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Prabal Gurung
Designer: Prabal Gurung

• “A stylishly militaristic vision.” [AFP]
• “Strong, focused and confident. It was good to see Gurung take a rest from prints and bring things down to earth after a couple seasons of exploring more fantasy looks.” [All The Rage/Los Angeles Times]
• “Military touches are shorthand in high fashion for strength and confidence. Gurung added some exclamation points, specifically citing as his muse a woman in combat.” [AP]
• “This time round, looking to the recent US army policy to adapt military uniforms due to the growing number of female troops as well as researching the all female, empowered Ukrainian Asgarda tribe, gave this show much needed focus, especially when it came to showcasing Gurung’s precise tailoring and draping skills.” [The Daily Telegraph]
• “Prabal Gurung introduced military propriety to New York Fashion Week with a show that had the audience salivating over uniforms, bondage and sabre-sharp footwear.” [ELLEuk.com]
• “Though the inspiration was masculine, the clothes were supremely feminine and sexy.” [Forbes.com]
• “Gurung had seemed to be stuck in a groove the last couple of seasons, but he sprung himself loose here with a more confident collection in which he put the emphasis on structured daywear.” [Style.com]
• “As much as fashion people love to reference the urban warrior and talk about dressing for the combat that can be daily life, there’s no arguing that models marching through a warehouse on Manhattan’s far West Side bear no resemblance to women living and working in a war zone.” [Vogue.com]
• “Gurung is most definitely a designer with a conscience. Using his coveted spot on the New York schedule to highlight unspoken political issues and generate optimism for the youth of his homeland, while simultaneously creating a collection for, as he puts it, ‘strong, beautiful women’-–today in sub-zero Manhattan, two halves completed one whole.” [Vogue.com UK]
• “This was sex appeal as brute force.” [WWD]