Li-Ning, the eponymous Chinese brand of sports apparel, celebrated its 30th anniversary at its third fashion show in Paris, held at the Centre Pompidou. The guest list included the basketball player Dwayne Wade, the DJ Honey Dijon and the Italian designer Stefano Pilati, but the star of the show was Jackie Chan, the world-famous martial artist and cinema stuntman. At the show, Li-Ning introduced Chan’s “futurist” capsule collection of 10 black-and-white, Kung Fu-inspired items, which went on sale in China on Jan. 19. Last year’s show featured Stefano Pilati’s sneaker collection, Random Identities. Li-Ning has also collaborated with the English designer Neil Barrett for the Milan Fashion Week. Li-Ning has also signed a three-year deal to hold other fashion shows at the Centre Pompidou. In addition, it will sponsor the museum’s performing arts and Move festival, and help fund one art exhibition per year. The first of these will be “Matisse as a Novel.”

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