Style Edit: Shanghai Tang’s ‘Source of Strength’ SS 2024 show at Milan Men’s Fashion Week – the Hong Kong-born brand celebrates Chinese elegance and traditional tea silk at Mudec museum
- On June 19, the luxury fashion house – founded by Hong Kong’s David Tang in 1994 – brought its traditional Chinese craftsmanship to the international stage at Milan Men’s Fashion Week
- Entitled ‘Source of Strength’, the collection takes inspiration from the relationship between humans and nature, and coincides with 2024’s Chinese Year of the Dragon and the brand’s 30th anniversary
The unique museum show titled “Source of Strength” took inspiration from the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. At Museo delle Culture, Milano (Mudec), the brand married tradition and innovation in looks ingrained with Chinese elegance.
Established in Hong Kong in 1994 by the late David Tang, Shanghai Tang’s roots trace back to a tailor shop dedicated to safeguarding Chinese traditional craftsmanship.
Over the past 30 years, the fashion house has established itself as a pioneer of preserving traditional Chinese handicrafts while modernising and reinterpreting the long history of tea silk.
The house’s fabric manipulation technique has deep connections to Chinese cultural heritage. Its 2024 spring/summer collection is filled with the idea of the “primitive”.
