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In 1999 Prabal Gurung moved from New Delhi to New York City to continue his designing career. Upon arrival into the United States he attended Parsons School of Design and studied under an internship with Donna Karan for many years. Following this, in the midst of the American recession he pursued apprenticeships under established designers such as Cynthia Rowley and Bill Blass, with whom he worked with for five years as a design director. Once he established himself as a powerful name in the fashion world, he was able to eventually give rise to his own collection PRABAL GURUNG, which was released during Fashion Week in February, 2009 with the FLAG Art Collection. Some of his other achievements in fashion include designing for first lady Michelle Obama and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, being listed as a finalist for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award (2012), receiving the CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear (2011), winning the Drawing Award from the Creativity Center (2015), and working with Lane Bryant (2017), Target (2013), and MAC Cosmetics (2014). Aside from his full time career as a fashion designer, Gurung also established the Shikshya Foundation in Nepal, a non-profit program to benefit underprivileged children in Nepal. This program was created in 2012, and since then has benefitted over sixty students. The Shikshya Foundation also funds workshops and orientations for teachers to provide students with a positive education in reading, writing, mathematics, and finance. To raise awareness for his project he worked with TOMS design company in 2016. In addition, Gurung has made strides in supporting Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and created a relief fund for Nepal earthquake victims in 2015 which raised almost one million in funds.

Design Style
Prabal Gurung has his own attitude about fashion design, the main idea of his design is to find the beauty of women and create beautiful cloth. The influence he had from his own country and society played a big role in his design career, the idea of feminism made huge changes into his life and most of his designs are inspired by feminist ideologies. His mother and other women in his family life serve as the primary inspiration for his work, along with the traditional saris of Nepal. His work emphasizes the strong power, beauty, and freedom of women. His inclusion of different races and cultures is also very effective in his designs and promotion, as he respects everyone’s rights as human beings. He insists that no matter which nation a person comes from, there is always beauty. Negative comments about his designs from others infrequently bother him, and he cares more about his own designs to show and explore the beauty of cloth and the charm of different people. As for the opinions of others on social media, he is never afraid of confrontation. Gurung uses his work and profit to benefit underprivileged people all over the world such as orphans and female prisoners, and he gives them the chance of receiving a valuable education. Despite facing difficult economic situations in his lifetime, his priority in design is consistent with empowering people who wear his clothing. (From Yixin) Most of his work is characterized by bold colors, shapes, and textures. His inspiration from his culture is apparent in his use of bright color combinations and embellishments. His clothing is distinguished with intricate sequin designs of gold, purple, turquoise, red, and more. A lot of his designs are also very floral or decorative, and their designs are used to highlight the unique curves and features of the women who wear them. He makes his work wearable for the everyday bold woman, staying away from avant-garde fashion