Prabal Gurung
| Prabal Gurung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 (age 38) Singapore |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Education |
St. Xavier's School National Institute of Fashion Technology Parsons School of Design |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Website | www |
| Labels | Prabal Gurung |
Prabal Gurung (Nepali: प्रबल गुरुङ) (born 1979) is an American fashion designer of Nepalese descent based in New York City.
Gurung, a Nepalese American, was born on March 31, 1979 in Singapore to Nepali parents and then raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. He went to St. Xavier's School, a reputed Catholic Jesuit school in Kathmandu, where he finished his high school education. Prabal then went and did his Hotel Management from the National Council of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Dadar, Mumbai. Post his Hotel Management, Prabal began his designing career in New Delhi, India. While studying at New Delhi’s National Institute of Fashion Technology, he apprenticed at several local production and fashion houses and designed with Manish Arora. In Melbourne and London Gurung assisted stylists for fashion shows and international publications.
In 1999, Gurung moved to New York City, where he interned for Donna Karan while attending Parsons School of Design. In his first year, he was awarded the “Best Designer” title at the annual Parsons/FIT design competition. After Parsons, Gurung spent two years with Cynthia Rowley’s design team. Soon after, he became the design director at Bill Blass. Following five successful years at Blass, Gurung launched his own collection, PRABAL GURUNG, during New York Fashion Week in February 2009 at the FLAG Art Foundation in Chelsea. For Fall 2010, he staged his first runway show in the Tents at Bryant Park.
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