New York fans divided over Tina Leung’s fashion show drama

Tina Leung is gone Empire bling: New York fans were divided after scenes showed the Netflix show star missing the chance to sit front row at a Chanel fashion show due to being late.

The star, 40, is part of the cast of the new Netflix show which was released on January 20 and is the sister show to a hit Los Angeles-based series empire bling.

During the season premiere episode, fans learn about Leung, a fashion stylist and blogger who has worked with luxury brands like Valentino, Loewe and Georg Jensen, as well as launching her own designer retail service. vintage called Era.

Leung is seen heading to Paris, France for Haute Couture Fashion Week, where she excitedly reveals that she was asked to sit front row at a fashion show for a brand she loves .

Although Leung doesn’t say the show is for Chanel, the camera pans to her outfit, bag and jewelry, with the luxury brand’s logo clearly visible, as she admits it took her “to many many years to get an invitation”.

As she prepares for the event, a clock is visible on the screen, and as she eats her breakfast, the clock reads 11:42 a.m.

Leung then discusses her schedules, saying, “After doing this for so many years, I’m pretty good at calculating exactly when to arrive. I don’t like to arrive too early because you usually have to wait at least 15 to 30 minutes. and that [is] basically my main exercise, running towards the show.”

As she arrives at the venue, Leung, whose car was also stuck in traffic en route, runs to enter the show but security guards inform her that it is too late and the show started at noon. The clock then reappears and indicates that Leung arrived at the scene at 12:06 p.m.

After being turned away from the show, Leung immediately phones her agent and is seen bursting into tears because she missed the chance.

Taking to Twitter after watching the episode, many Empire bling: New York fans expressed their commiseration for Leung for missing out on such a prestigious event.

“My heart breaks for Tina. Losing front row seats at the Chanel Paris show. I would have cracked up on camera. #BlingEmpireNewYork My poor baby,” the viewer wrote.

As another asked, “I know it’s not that deep in the grand scheme of everything going on in the world, but why am I so sad that Tina missed her Chanel show #blingempirenewyork # BlingEmpireNY.”

Other viewers, however, were less sympathetic towards the reality TV star, with many pointing out that it was Leung’s choice to be late in the first place.

One fan posted, “Baby…Tina! How late for a CHANEL show!!! Oh no honey #blingempirenewyork.”

While another wrote, “Tina is late to her 12:00 p.m. fashion show like she’s not eating in her 11:40 a.m. dress #blingempirenewyork.”

“Tina is crying for being late to the Chanel show when she was the one who was late? Lol #blingempirenewyork,” added an unimpressed third. Empire bling: New York fan.

As another said, “I know Tina is our favorite, but how do you miss a show because you wanted to be fashionable late? Fashion week?? #blingempirenewyork madness.”

Alongside Leung in the cast of Empire bling: New York are Dorothy Wang Blake Abbie, Richard Chang and his partner Vika, jewelry designer Lynn Ban, Stephen Hung and his wife Deborah Valdez-Hung, among others.

The episodes follow “a new group of wealthy, sophisticated, and hilarious Asian Americans in New York City, where the quality of real estate is measured by address, not square footage. Conversations are direct, not coded. And the competition – for love, for money, and for power – is fierce.”

Empire bling: New York is available to stream on Netflix now. All eight episodes were released at the same time.