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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.

Prabal Gurung
Luxury

10 Forces That Shaped Fashion in 2016

BoF and McKinsey & Company's in-depth report, The State of Fashion 2017, examines the trends that shaped the global fashion industry in 2016, from pervasive uncertainty to the deepening of discount culture.

Luxury

10 Forces That Shaped Fashion in 2016

BoF and McKinsey & Company's in-depth report, The State of Fashion 2017, examines the trends that shaped the global fashion industry in 2016, from pervasive uncertainty to the deepening of discount culture.


News & Analysis

Suno Quietly Closes Shop

The award-winning New York-based label will not ship its spring collection.

News & Analysis

Suno Quietly Closes Shop

The award-winning New York-based label will not ship its spring collection.


Fashion Week

A Mixed Bag at Prabal

Bias cuts and spaghetti straps played to Gurung’s strengths, however, the pleated, floor-trailing wizard sleeves did no favours to an otherwise pretty collection

Fashion Week

A Mixed Bag at Prabal

Bias cuts and spaghetti straps played to Gurung’s strengths, however, the pleated, floor-trailing wizard sleeves did no favours to an otherwise pretty collection


News & Analysis

Virtual Reality Hits NYFW

This season, designers at New York Fashion Week will offer fans the opportunity to view live runway shows in VR, adding a new layer to the consumer experience.

News & Analysis

Virtual Reality Hits NYFW

This season, designers at New York Fashion Week will offer fans the opportunity to view live runway shows in VR, adding a new layer to the consumer experience.


News & Analysis

Donald Trump for President: America, Is This a Joke?

Donald Trump is turning the American political process into a reality show, and forgetting that thriving industries in the US like fashion are built in no small part by the work of immigrants and their offspring, writes BoF's Imran Amed.

News & Analysis

Donald Trump for President: America, Is This a Joke?

Donald Trump is turning the American political process into a reality show, and forgetting that thriving industries in the US like fashion are built in no small part by the work of immigrants and their offspring, writes BoF's Imran Amed.


Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.

Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.


Technology

Vision Quest: 3 Technologies Shaping the Future of Fashion

How fashion companies can exploit three important innovations being talked about in tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: messaging, 3D printing and virtual reality.

Technology

Vision Quest: 3 Technologies Shaping the Future of Fashion

How fashion companies can exploit three important innovations being talked about in tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: messaging, 3D printing and virtual reality.


Fashion Week

Light as a Feather, at Prabal Gurung

Prabal Gurung presented a collection full of occasion wear that ran a gamut of gorgeous fabrications, realised in a land that utility forgot.

Fashion Week

Light as a Feather, at Prabal Gurung

Prabal Gurung presented a collection full of occasion wear that ran a gamut of gorgeous fabrications, realised in a land that utility forgot.


Fashion Week

Prabal Gurung’s Growing Pains

The designer can clearly make pretty things, but he needs to move forward creatively.

Fashion Week

Prabal Gurung’s Growing Pains

The designer can clearly make pretty things, but he needs to move forward creatively.


News & Analysis

At the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Winning Isn't Everything

It’s been more than 10 years since the most famous of fashion competitions was born, but what role does ‘the Fund’ play in today’s fashion landscape? BoF gets an exclusive, inside look at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.

News & Analysis

At the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Winning Isn't Everything

It’s been more than 10 years since the most famous of fashion competitions was born, but what role does ‘the Fund’ play in today’s fashion landscape? BoF gets an exclusive, inside look at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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