Prabal Gurung
United States
Prabal Gurung is a New York womenswear label founded in 2009 by the designer of the same name. It offers ready to wear and accessories, and the designer has also been creative director of the Japanese jewellery house Tasaki since 2017.
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Prabal Gurung |
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
| Segment | Luxury and designer houses |
| Tasaki | Creative director since 2017 |
| Memoir | Walk Like a Girl, May 2025 |
| Website | prabalgurung.com |
What is Prabal Gurung?
Prabal Gurung is an American womenswear label whose official site offers runway collections, dresses, tops, bottoms and knitwear, with seasonal collections archived from spring summer 2020 to spring summer 2027. The brand has also run campaigns under the Style with Substance banner and the Walk Like a Girl theme.
History
Gurung launched his eponymous label in February 2009 during New York Fashion Week. Earlier, in 2011, he helped relaunch the ICB collections in Europe. He has been creative director of the Japanese jewellery house Tasaki since 2017. He released his memoir, Walk Like a Girl, in May 2025, and showed a Fall 2025 ready to wear collection.
Business model and distribution
- Own online shop: prices in US dollars with many other currencies available.
- Retail partners: the site mentions a Spring Summer 2027 collaboration with Moda Operandi.
- Collaborations: Sephora uniforms (2011), Target (2013), MAC Cosmetics (2014) and Lane Bryant (2017).
Wikipedia does not detail the label's wholesale network, and the sources reviewed do not state who owns the company or give financial figures.
Why it matters
Prabal Gurung is one of the most prominent independent American designers to combine runway fashion with mass market collaborations and public advocacy. The label also illustrates a model in which a designer extends into jewellery and other categories through external creative director roles.
Frequently asked questions
Who founded Prabal Gurung?
The label was founded by the designer Prabal Gurung, who launched it in February 2009 during New York Fashion Week.
What is Prabal Gurung known for?
The brand is known for luxury womenswear and for mass market collaborations with Target and Lane Bryant. Gurung is also creative director of Tasaki.