Prabal Gurung

Prabal Gurung was born in Singapore and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. After beginning his design career in New Delhi he moved to New York to finish his studies at Parsons The New School for Design. He spent two years with Cynthia Rowley’s design and production teams. Soon after, he was appointed design director at the iconic Bill Blass before launching his own collection, PRABAL GURUNG. A focus on quality and innovation has placed him at the forefront of American fashion with designs worn by leading ladies including First Lady Michelle Obama and The Duchess of Cambridge, to name a few. He has received many accolades and awards. He was the official 2013 designer collaborator for Target, launched a product collaboration with MAC Cosmetics in 2014, collaborated on a collection with TOMS to support Shikshya Foundation Nepal in 2016, launched a capsule with Lane Bryant in February 2017 and was named Global Creative Director of Tasaki in September 2017. He recognizes the unique opportunity and responsibility to instill a greater awareness of global needs by utilizing the brand’s growing visibility. His company ideal is founded in his personal exposure to the poverty and inequity in his homeland of Nepal. In 2011 the Gurung family established the Shikshya foundation Nepal to provide education to underprivileged children. In 2011 he was named ambassador for Maiti Nepal, started to prevent girl trafficking. Following the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, he launched the Nepal earthquake relief fund to assist in the aid of all relief efforts in Nepal. Walk Like A Girl: A Memoir is his first book.