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David Tang

David Tang, the Hong Kong entrepreneur and founder of the Shanghai Tang chain of clothing stores, died at the age of 63 on August 30, 2017.

Born

2 Aug 1954

Industry

Business, Fashion

Job Title

Late founder of Shanghai Tang

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Exclusive | A Tang is back in the hot seat at luxury brand Shanghai Tang

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Books and literature

Exhibition will give public rare glimpse into Shanghai Tang founder

Bookseller to let public view part of David Tang’s vast collection in free exhibition

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Obituaries

David Tang: the colourful life of the man behind the fashion brand

The Hong Kong businessman’s luxury clothes line redefined the garment industry and put him in a league of global celebrities – Tang was a globetrotter, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous for the past 20 odd years.

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David Tang at his home in Central, in 2013. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Global tributes flow for ‘renaissance man’ David Tang

Hong Kong businessman and socialite had been ill for a long time. He told friends earlier this month he planned to host a final farewell gathering, as he had been told he only had a month or two to live

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Shanghai Tang’s creative director Raffaele Borriello dies in Paris

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Models on the catwalk during Shanghai Tang's 20th anniversary celebration in Shanghai presenting it's spring/summer 2015 collection

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Fashion brand Shanghai Tang sold to Italian entrepreneur

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Shanghai Tang teams up with Chinese designers to appeal to mainlanders

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Raphael le Masne de Chermont (centre) with Nicole Kidman, Hu Bing (left), Lin Chiling (second from left) and Qi Qi (second from right).

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Shanghai Tang's Sir David Tang Wing-cheung