NETTING A CHINESE LEGEND. Lin Dan, one of China’s top badminton players and a two-time Olympic Gold medallist, will be the new spokesperson for Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana.
He joins fellow brand ambassadors such as Monica Belucci and David Gandy in being dressed exclusively in Dolce & Gabbana. The choice was seen as a bold decision to gain the notice of the burgeoning, and increasingly competitive market for luxury apparel in China. Dolce & Gabbana has worked with a number of well-known athletes over the years such as Italian soccer stars Antonio Di Natale, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Claudio Marchisio, Federico Marchetti and Domenico Criscito in their 2010 underwear campaign, which coincided with the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.