Prabal Gurung
Prabal Gurung (born March 31, 1979 in Singapore ) (nepal. प्रबल गुरुङ) is a Nepalese-American fashion designer.
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Fashion
Gurung started his own label in 2009. Before that, he worked for Cynthia Rowley and Bill Blass . He did an internship with Donna Karan while studying The New School for Design at Parsons . His first exhibition was at New York Fashion Week . In 2010 the New York Times named him, together with other designers of Asian origin such as Alexander Wang , Philipp Lim and Jason Wu, as the future of fashion .
In 2013 Gurung designed a collection under his name for the American department store chain Target . Well-known wearers of his clothes are Michelle Obama and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge . Other well-known stars who had Gurung outfitted for appearances on the red carpet are Maggie Q , Elettra Wiedemann and Emma Watson .
Life
Gurung was born in Singapore to Nepalese parents and grew up in Kathmandu , Nepal . He studied at the Indian National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi , where he designed his first commercially available clothes for the Indian label Manish Arora .
After Gurung came to the United States in New York City in 1999 , he received American citizenship in 2013.
Remarks
- ^ A b Clifford Pugh: Snow what? Alexander Wang, Jason Wu and Prabal Gurung seize their fashion week moment , Culture Map Houston
- ↑ a b c master of the cuts: Prabal Gurung , Elle.de
- ↑ Yasmin Boeck: Dream job of fashion designer: the guide for studies and training Stiebner Verlag GmbH, 2011, ISBN 3-8307-0872-6 , p. 45
- ↑ Prabal Gurung At The Met Gala 2013
- ↑ Prabal Gurung Shares His American Citizenship Excitement! , lexlimbu September 25, 2013
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gurung, Prabal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nepalese-American fashion designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Singapore |