Prabal Gurung

Prabal Gurung
Born 1979 (1979) (age 39)[1]
Singapore
Nationality American, Nepali
Education National Institute of Fashion Technology
Parsons School of Design
Label(s) Prabal Gurung
Website www.prabalgurung.com

Prabal Gurung (Nepali: प्रबल गुरुङ) (born K.K.Hospital in singapore 1975) is a Nepalese-American fashion designer based in New York City.

Early life

Gurung, a Nepalese American, was born on March 31, 1979 in Singapore to Nepali parents and then raised in Kathmandu, Nepal.[2]

Career

In 1999, Gurung moved to New York City, where he interned for Bill Blass.[2]

Awards and honors

In 2010 he was the recipient of the Ecco Domani Fashion Fund Award and received a nomination for the 2010 CFDA/Swarovski Womenswear Award. He was also chosen by prominent fashion editors, retailers, designers and business people for the CFDA Fashion Incubator for 2010-2012. In November 2010, Gurung was runner-up for the 2010 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.

See also

References

  1. Pugh, Clifford (10 February 2013). "Snow what? Alexander Wang, Jason Wu and Prabal Gurung seize their fashion week moment". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 Givhan, Robin (5 February 2018). "Is Prabal Gurung the most woke man in fashion?". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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