Prabal Gurung
Prabal Gurung
Prabal Gurungis a Singapore-born Nepali american fashion designer based in New York City...
NationalityNepalese
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth31 March 1979
thinking fabric fit
I love draping; it's less about proportion than fit and the fabric. It's very specialized and I think when women see the construction, they respond to it immediately.
beautiful thinking littles
I think I'm just really in love with women, and I love to see them looking incredibly, truly beautiful. I think every time a woman wears one of my dresses, you know, in a matter of speaking, I'm having a little love affair with her!
school thinking color
I'm constantly thinking about design, shapes, patterns and colors, so I just want to be more of a blank canvas. But there is a comfort in knowing what you're going to wear, and that probably comes from Catholic school, where I wore a uniform for 10 years.
moving thinking living-right
I just think the idea of moving away from the body and discovering sensuality by skimming the body, not tightening the body, seems rather new to me. Especially in this world where we're living right now, where the idea of giving freedom to women, especially in politics what's happening, it seemed so appealing to me, so that was the starting point.
hard-work opportunity thinking
I'm not a believer of luck. I think opportunity and hard work becomes luck.
beautiful design looks
There is one universal truth: All women, all over the world, want to look beautiful. That is always the theme of my designs.
girl clothes body
Girls who wear certain kind of dresses, who show certain areas of the body, are not going to like my clothes. You can't please everyone.
glasses guy roles
I came from Bill Blass, where it was a well-oiled machine and if I said I needed a fabric, it was done. Now, I have to budget everything. I have to take on the role not just as a designer but a business. But Im a glass half-full kind of guy.
next aspire
Always aspire to become the next you, not someone else
beautiful clothes want
I want to make clothes that make women feel beautiful.
growth racing important
I am not the kind of designer who is racing to the finish line, so while collaborations are important for our growth, each and every one has to be strategic and well-timed with what we have going on internally.
dream fashion new-york
I decided if it was going to be a mistake to come to New York and try and make a career in fashion, then it was going to be my mistake... But the American dream is real. I'm living it.
girl niece years
I have a 6-year-old niece who doesn't look like the majority of girls on the covers of magazines. I hope that by the time she's 16, the world will have changed.
fashion jobs new-york
I make 98% of my collection in New York City and am generating jobs, so fashion isn't just frivolous for me. I understand levity about it. I also understand the depth of it.