GURUNG
Prabal

• 1. Career
• 1.1. Prabal Gurung

Prabal Gurung is a Nepalese American fashion designer based in New York City.

He launched his own eponymous label in 2009. Since 2017, he has also been the creative director for Japanese jewelry house Tasaki.

Gurung is a co-founder of the House of Slay. As of December 2024, he is vice chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). His memoir, Walk Like a Girl, will be released in May 2025.

Career

While studying at Parsons School of Design, Gurung had an internship with Donna Karan. He then spent two years on the design and production team at Cynthia Rowley. In 2004, he was appointed design director at Bill Blass, where he remained for five years.

Prabal Gurung

In February 2009, launched his own label, PRABAL GURUNG, during New York Fashion Week. His eponymous label has become known for its gowns and dresses. His many fans include former First Lady Michelle Obama; former Vice President Kamala Harris; the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton; multihyphenate Oprah Winfrey; and actresses Sarah Jessica Parker, Anne Hathaway, and Demi Moore.

His collections are known for taking inspiration from a diverse range of cultural influences from season to season. These have included his favorite designer, Yves Saint Laurent; erotic photographs by Nobuyoshi Araki; and the character Miss Havisham from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

In 2011, Gurung was appointed chief designer for the relaunch of Onward Kashiyama's ICB collections in Europe.

Also in 2011, Gurung was commissioned by Sephora to create new uniforms for all its beauty advisers in North America, making it the first change to the retailer's employee wear since 2001. He later worked on collections with Lane Bryant (2017), Target (2013), and MAC Cosmetics (2014).