William Tang (fashion designer)

William Tang Tat-chi (邓达智 Deng Dazhi, born 1959) is a Hong Kong fashion designer. Tang studied fashion at London College of Fashion, and established his own brand in 1985.[1][2]

William Tang Tat-chi
William Tang in 2014.
Born (1958-04-20) April 20, 1958
Ping Shan, Yuen Long
Alma materUniversity of Guelph
London College of Fashion
Spouse(s)Clement Chan Tsz-yan

His 1989 collection was based on a "peasant" look which came to him during a visit to China.[3] He was well received in Hong Kong but subsequent collections in the early 1990s featuring cheongsam (qipao) failed to make an impression in Paris.[4]

Tang also did corporate image design for Dragon Air and Hong Kong Airport. One of his works was displayed along with other Hong Kong fashion designers at the "Fashion Attitude - Hong Kong Fashion Design" exhibition in 2007.[5]

He is a member of the Tang Clan of the New Territories.[6]

References
  1. Edward L. Davis Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture p.269
  2. Jayne Sheridan Fashion Media Promotion The New Black Magic 2013 p210 "new designers emerging as creative forces: William Tang, Lulu Cheung, Ben Yeung and.."
  3. Asiaweek 1989 p.99
  4. Antonia Finnane Changing Clothes in China: Fashion History Nation p283 citing Hockx and Strauss Culture in the Contemporary PRC 2005 p84
  5. http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200708/18/P200708170181_photo_400264.htm
  6. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125618375973500731
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