from the electric New PaperStefanie Sun leaves tomboy image & old label behind and... DRESSES FOR SUCCESS By Ng Hui Hui, September 20, 2006 THROUGHOUT her six years in showbiz, homegrown songbird Stefanie Sun seldom showed her feminine side.
She eschewed dresses or skirts during public appearances for pants.
NOW - FEMININE LOOK: Stefanie in a feminine Lanvin dress (above) during Sunday's media conference. -- NG HUI HUI So when she appeared at a media conference in Hong Kong on Sunday in a dainty, black Lanvin dress, with perfectly-manicured nails painted in a pretty pink, one could not help but ask: What's with the girly ensemble, Stef?
She giggled before letting on that recently, friends have been telling her that she has changed a lot, especially in her image.
But that shouldn't come as a surprise, the 28-year-old singer insisted.
'I do wear skirts and dresses. In fact, I like to wear them,' she told more than 100 reporters from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore who were gathered at the Inter-Continental Hotel.
'In the past, I tended to want to stick very closely to the image that my record company had crafted for me, which was something more androgynous,' she said matter-of-factly.
Therefore, with a label change came an image change.
Sunday marked the day that Stefanie, or Yanzi to most fans, officially became part of the EMI and Capitol Music family. The former Warner Music Taiwan artiste said she personally chose the Lanvin dress to signify her re-birth.
Her management contract with Warner expires next year.
This move is also significant because it means Stefanie officially becomes record label mates with Taiwanese pop princess Jolin Tsai.
As to why she left the familiar nest of Warner where she has cut nine albums, Stefanie explained: 'I have to admit it's largely because of Sam Chen (managing director of Taiwan's Capitol Music).
'I love working with him. I have many ideas and they are forever changing. Not many people can catch up with me, let alone allow me to pursue what I want.
'The important thing is, it feels right to work with him. I'm sure that I'll have lots of space to pursue what I want.'