Shanghai Tang
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| Private | |
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | Hong Kong (1994) |
| Founder | David Tang |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
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Number of locations
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34 (2009) |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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David Tang (Founder) |
| Parent | Richemont |
| Website | shanghaitang |
Shanghai Tang (Chinese: 上海灘; pinyin: Shànghǎi Tān) is a Hong Kong luxury fashion house founded in 1994 by Hong Kong businessman David Tang. In 1998, Richemont acquired David Tang's controlling stake in the business.
David Tang stated that Shanghai Tang is a Chinese label that set out to rejuvenate Chinese fashion of the 1920s and 1930s. The fundamental design concept is inspired by 1920s Cheongsam combined with the modernity of the 21st century. The brand is noted for its use of bright colours.
The original Shanghai Tang store was on the ground floor of Pedder Building, Central, Hong Kong; this was followed by 24 outlets worldwide, including Bangkok, Beijing, Honolulu, London, Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Madrid, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Macau. They are often located in well-known areas such as Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road, and Shanghai's Xintiandi.
After 17 years, the 6,300sqft flagship store in Hong Kong's Pedder Building closed in October 2011, with rising rents being cited as the main reason. In the meantime, the company set up several project units to continue its presence in Central, namely “A New Journey as a Nomad of Central,” in a series of Mongolian gers on the roof of Central Pier 1 from 4 November to 31 December 2011. This was followed by “Shanghai Tang Loft” in Pedder Building, upstairs to the old store, from 23 October to 20 February 2012. As of 2016, there are 8 stores in various regions of Hong Kong.
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