Prabal Gurung
Designer, Prabal Gurung
The Nepalese designer trained in India and has earned the favour of celebrities for his ladylike dresses with sexy flourishes.
The Nepalese-Amercian fashion designer Prabal Gurung launched his line in 2009 at New York Fashion Week. The designer’s line is now sold in over twenty countries, is featured in fashion’s top publications and is regularly worn by those in the public eye. The designer counts Michelle Obama, The Duchess of Cambridge, Sarah Jessica Parker and Anne Hathway as fans.
As well as designing for his own line Gurung was named chief designer for Onward Kashiyama's ICB brand in 2011, and collaborated with Target as the retailer’s 2013 designer collaborator.
Born in Singapore and raised in Kathmandu Gurung began his design career in New Delhi, before moving to New York to complete his design studies at Parsons The New School of Design. He has since become a US citizen and resides in New York.
Gurung joined Cynthia Rowley straight out of Parsons, the designer spent two years in the design and production teams before being appointed design director at Bill Blass. Gurung stayed a Bill Blass for five years, leaving the company to start his own label.
In 2010 he was the recipient of the Ecco Domani Fashion Fund Award and selected as runner up for the 2010 CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund. He would go on to win the 2011 CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear.
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Inside BoF and Shop With Google’s New York Fashion Week Dinner
Designers Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Sergio Hudson and Brendon Babenzien, together with Steven Kolb, Laurent Claquin, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Julie Gilhart, and more, joined BoF’s Imran Amed and Google’s Stephanie Horton.
Inside BoF and Shop With Google’s New York Fashion Week Dinner
Designers Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Sergio Hudson and Brendon Babenzien, together with Steven Kolb, Laurent Claquin, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Julie Gilhart, and more, joined BoF’s Imran Amed and Google’s Stephanie Horton.
This Fashion Month, Let’s Take Care of Ourselves First
Post-Covid, people across fashion are seeking alternatives to the pressure and expectations that come from working in such a fast-paced industry, writes Imran Amed.
This Fashion Month, Let’s Take Care of Ourselves First
Post-Covid, people across fashion are seeking alternatives to the pressure and expectations that come from working in such a fast-paced industry, writes Imran Amed.
What Is New York Fashion Week Without Its Billion-Dollar Brands?
The organisers behind the in-flux event have doubled down on selling the city as the place for independent designers.
What Is New York Fashion Week Without Its Billion-Dollar Brands?
The organisers behind the in-flux event have doubled down on selling the city as the place for independent designers.
#BoFLIVE: Phillip Lim and Prabal Gurung on How to Navigate the Pandemic as an Independent Brand
Independent businesses need to reconsider their five- and ten-year plans, the designers told BoF Founder and Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed.
#BoFLIVE: Phillip Lim and Prabal Gurung on How to Navigate the Pandemic as an Independent Brand
Independent businesses need to reconsider their five- and ten-year plans, the designers told BoF Founder and Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed.
Why Fashion Brands Keep Telling You to Vote
With everything from $850 cashmere sweaters to screen-printed tote bags, brands are using ‘vote’ merchandise to connect with consumers.
Why Fashion Brands Keep Telling You to Vote
With everything from $850 cashmere sweaters to screen-printed tote bags, brands are using ‘vote’ merchandise to connect with consumers.
#BoFLIVE: Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim on Fashion Week, Culture and Politics
Those brands that make it through the industry’s implosion will need to find a better, more viable way of doing business. What are some of the solutions?
#BoFLIVE: Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim on Fashion Week, Culture and Politics
Those brands that make it through the industry’s implosion will need to find a better, more viable way of doing business. What are some of the solutions?
KCD and CAA Announce Joint Venture
The full-service fashion communications firm and entertainment agency will retain their own businesses while pooling resources to pursue new projects together.
KCD and CAA Announce Joint Venture
The full-service fashion communications firm and entertainment agency will retain their own businesses while pooling resources to pursue new projects together.
Black Stylists Form Collective for Support and Advocacy
Co-founded by Law Roach, Jason Rembert, and Lacy Redway, The Black Fashion & Beauty Collective will serve as a kind of “black glam union” for behind-the-scenes creatives.
Black Stylists Form Collective for Support and Advocacy
Co-founded by Law Roach, Jason Rembert, and Lacy Redway, The Black Fashion & Beauty Collective will serve as a kind of “black glam union” for behind-the-scenes creatives.
The Verdict on New York Fashion Week
The sparse schedule was crushing, as was the lack of new ideas. But if America’s premier fashion showcase has indeed hit bottom, there’s nothing to do but evolve and nowhere to go but up.
The Verdict on New York Fashion Week
The sparse schedule was crushing, as was the lack of new ideas. But if America’s premier fashion showcase has indeed hit bottom, there’s nothing to do but evolve and nowhere to go but up.
8 Key Takeaways From New York Fashion Week
What people were talking about, who went viral and why it matters.
8 Key Takeaways From New York Fashion Week
What people were talking about, who went viral and why it matters.
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