Eccentric heiress and unsung hero of Netflix's 'Bling Empire,' Anna Shay proves she's Beverly Hills' true Couture Queen. 

Fans familiar with <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81039144">Bling Empire</a>&mdash;Netflix&#39;s <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/new-movies-tv-shows-february-2021">newest binge-worthy series</a> about an ultra-glam clique of Asian American big spenders in Los Angeles&mdash;might know Christine Chiu as the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/the-most-spectacular-dresses-from-spring-summer-2021-haute-couture-fashion-week">Couture Queen</a>.&nbsp;On the show, the Taiwan-born, Beverly-Hills raised millionaire famously compared a donation she made for her son&#39;s birthday as costing a &quot;half a season of couture.&quot; However<a href="https://www.instagram.com/annashay93/?hl=en"> Anna Shay,</a> Chiu&#39;s unreconciled foil and Bling Empire&#39;s unsung hero, might be more worthy of the title. The 60-year-old heiress looks just as natural demolishing walls for her home renovation in her own collection of hand-crafted gowns and highly-coveted jewels as she does jetting off to Paris in a moment&#39;s notice. Both occasions, however, require caviar. At the conclusion of the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/paris-haute-couture-fashion-week-2021-highlights">Spring/Summer 2021 Haute Couture</a> Fashion Week, Shay&mdash;who has being wearing coutuer&nbsp;since Richard Tyler designer her prom dress&mdash;gives L&#39;OFFICIEL her reviews of the masions&#39;&nbsp;latest collections.&nbsp;

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<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/chanel-haute-couture-spring-summer-2021-family-virginie-viard">Chanel</a> Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2021

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Says Anna:&nbsp; 
 
&quot;[<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/chanel-virginie-viard-spring-2020">Virginie Viard</a>] was with Karl for 20 years. What she did here keeps in line with the integrity&nbsp;of Karl and the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gabrielle-chanel-history">house of Chanel</a> but opens it up to a new, younger eye. I think it&#39;s amazing! This isn&#39;t the classic Chanel that my mom would wear&mdash;or that I have worn&mdash;but maybe something for my daughter if I had one. But to be honest, I might&nbsp;still wear this, too.&quot;

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/dior-haute-couture-spring-summer-2021-tarot-maria-grazia-chiuri">Dior</a> Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2021

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Says Anna:&nbsp; 
 
&quot;I love, love, love Dior. I always have. <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/past/posts/15368">Raf Simons for Dior</a>&nbsp;was my all-time favorite time. It was so elegant but so modern. You know, I go to the [Dior store] a lot, and sometimes&nbsp; I&#39;ll find something I like but I&#39;ll realize I already have something very similar from Valentino. I think this collection looks a lot like [<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/dior-new-it-bag-bobby">Maria Grazia Chirui</a>&#39;s] past work. Or maybe it&#39;s a combination of the two. Everything goes full circle and there&#39;s only so much you can change. Don&#39;t get me wrong, some of these looks are amazing. Look 26 is my favorite. It just says powerful.&quot;&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/valentino-haute-couture-spring-summer-2021-pierpaolo-piccioli-robert-del-naja">Valentino</a> Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2021&nbsp;

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Says Anna:&nbsp; 
 
&quot;This coat is gorgeous. It&#39;s not for me, no, but I can see someone wearing it fabulously and a lot of people taking photos. As far as these <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fall-2020-shoe-trends-runway-popular">shoes</a>...no, I don&#39;t think they&#39;re appropriate&nbsp;for a 60-year-old. You know, Valentino was my mom&#39;s time, but she was more Chanel, Herm&egrave;s. Everyday with her Chanel and&nbsp;Herm&egrave;s she would wear a pair of Nikes. Not everyday&nbsp;but nearly everyday. Of course she had fancy nice shoes too, but I always thought&nbsp;that was so cool. &quot;

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/fendi-spring-summer-2021-haute-couture">Fendi</a> Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2021

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Says Anna:&nbsp;

&quot;Kim Jones is a genius. Specifically&nbsp;at Dior. I love what he did for <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/dior-men-fall-winter-2021">Dior Men&#39;s</a>. I wear a lot of the stuff! It was very smart of the&nbsp;Arnaults to keep him in the family with <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/fendi-spring-summer-2021-haute-couture">Fendi</a>. I mean, Dior is their baby, but Fendi is very important, too. I love Kim but I do think [brands] should consider adding new people once in a while. Kim did a great job here, but he&#39;s always&nbsp;going to do that. These two looks&mdash;wow!&quot;

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/sevdaliza-iris-van-herpen-spring-2021-couture-interview">Iris Van Harpen</a>&nbsp;Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2021

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Says Anna:&nbsp; 
 
&quot;This was very interesting and some of the technique is cool, but it&#39;s not for me. It&#39;s not the&nbsp;kind of couture I think of when I think of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/paris-haute-couture-fashion-week-2021-highlights">haute couture</a>. It&#39;s probably more for&nbsp;artistic people...Maybe people&nbsp;who perform?&quot;

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/schiaparelli-spring-summer-2021-haute-couture">Schiaparelli</a>&nbsp;Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2021

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Says Anna:&nbsp; 
 
&quot;I like the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/schiaparelli-fashion-regina-king-dress-emmys-charity">shocking pink</a>! That&#39;s very&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/politics-culture/lady-gaga-wears-giant-dove-for-peace-while-singing-inauguration-s-national-anthem">Schiaparelli</a>. But is this couture? Couture should be feminine&nbsp;and beautiful. Not hard and weird. The dress attached to the earrings is beautiful. Is that a velvet silk? It looks like it. I probably wouldn&#39;t wear it as intended, though. I&#39;m actually known for that&mdash;for wearing dresses the wrong way. Sometimes I&#39;ll wear something backwards because I don&#39;t like part of it. Yes, the pink is nice.&quot;

'Bling Empire' Star Anna Shay Reviews the Recent Spring/Summer 2021 Haute Couture Shows

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