11 Facts About Shanghai Tang

Shanghai Tang is a Hong Kong luxury fashion house founded in 1994 by Hong Kong businessman David Tang.

David Tang stated that Shanghai Tang is a Chinese label that set out to rejuvenate Chinese fashion of the 1920s and 1930s.

Shanghai Tang is noted for its use of Chinese culture and heritage in its product styling, branding and marketing.

Shanghai Tang was partially inspired by Tang's desire to create a global brand that represented China, stating, "as Coca-Cola is American, as Mercedes is German, I think there should be something that is quintessentially Chinese".

Shanghai Tang expanded his business to sell ready-to-wear items in 1996.

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Shanghai Tang's then picked themes based on her notes that formed the basis of the company's seasonal collections.

Shanghai Tang helped design costumes for the 2004 Yonfan film Colour Blossoms, starring Teresa Cheung.

Shanghai Tang brought in designer Raffaele Borriello as creative director the same year.

In 2013, Shanghai Tang announced a 12-year partnership with Inter Parfums to create fragrances under the Shanghai Tang name.

Bastagli bought the business believing there was potential in Shanghai Tang to grow and attract a younger generation of customers who wanted a Chinese brand.

In 2019, Shanghai Tang celebrated its silver jubilee by collaborating with Chinese artist Xu Bing on calligraphic artwork inspired by Shanghai Tang's vision.