Prabal Gurung
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How New York Fashion Week is taking a stand against Trump
From pro-immigrant runway statements to outrage over a designer's involvement with a Trump fundraiser, the fashion scene is getting political.
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'Curviest model ever' Hunter McGrady, Candice Huffine and more body-positive moments at NYFW— so far
Plus-size women are seeing themselves represented in fashion by designers and retailers in ways unseen before.
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Models from more than 35 countries walk in this diverse NYFW show that 'sees no borders'
Prabal Gurung's spring 2019 show during New York Fashion Week on Sunday night was a showcase of global fashion diversity.
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Prabal Gurung Gathers Designers for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Screening
"It means visibility, representation, the way we want our community to be shown: beautiful, flawed, like any other human beings," Gurung said of the film, the first Hollywood movie with an all Asian cast in 25 years.
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Feminist front row helps designer send message of solidarity and empowerment
There’s been much hypothesizing about how New York Fashion Week would address the current #MeToo moment. Despite an event called the “#MeToo fashion show” — that was not on the official NYFW calendar and was not organized with #MeToo creator Tarana Burke — no designers have so boldly proclaimed their allegiance to the women’s movement with pins or ribbons like they did exactly one year ago during the Fall 2017 runways. Sitting in the front row of Gurung’s Fall 2018 ready-to-wear presentation on Sunday was a who’s who of famous activists including Burke, Huma Abedin, Janet Mock, and Laverne Cox.
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A 10-year-old drag kid, breast cancer survivors, plus more inclusive modeling moments at NYFW
For NYFW: Men's, Willy Chavarria, a queer Chicano designer, shook things up. His show featured an amputee model and a woman (in the men's show).
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Actresses may wear black to the Golden Globes to protest sexual harassment. Is that 'slacktivism'?
Actress Amber Tamblyn: "Our movement is big. And a black dress is just the beginning of the darkness that will be drained from every industry across the country by the time we’re done. That’s a promise.”
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Shop Jessica Alba's holiday wish list through philanthropic retail concept, Olivela
A new company called Olivela is making luxury shopping not only irresistible, but it also makes you feel good by giving back.
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Target knows you can't stop spending at its stores
Most people can relate to going into Target to pick up one item and walking out with a cart full of stuff — and Target knows it.
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Slogan T-shirts as a powerful political tool: 'Help Us We Are Dying'
Slogan T-shirts are a powerful political tool. They instantly say something that the wearer wants to convey, and in the Instagram-obsessed world, they provide messages that are easily shared, reposted, understood.
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Designer Prabal Gurung on plus-size fashion: 'We need to change the status quo'
Designer Prabal Gurung sits down with Yahoo Lifestyle to talk Lane Bryant, plus-size fashion, and how Gloria Steinem wound up front row at his NYFW show.
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Gloria Steinem and Huma Abedin sat front row for Prabal Gurung at NYFW, but the designer's politics were subtle
Sitting front row at the Prabal Gurung NYFW Spring 2018 show were Gloria Steinem and Huma Abedin. But Gurung, who is known for his political messages, delivered a more implicit message this year.
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Iskra Lawrence Gives Off Major Jessica Rabbit Vibes, Defends Herself Against Haters
Iskra Lawrence is giving major vavavoom vibes. The model and body-positive activist known, among other things, for her extensive work in the Photoshop-free Aerie campaign, shared a photo of herself in a bright red Prabal Gurung dress on Instagram Tuesday afternoon. Posing next to a full-length mirror and in front of the New York City skyline, Lawrence holds a photo of herself in said red Prabal dress in one hand and a gold clutch in the other.
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The Problem With Candice Huffine’s Vogue Cover
Plus-size model Candice Huffine just landed the cover of Vogue, and while her photo is gorgeous and ethereal, the moment is a missed opportunity for fuller-figured women. On Monday, Huffine posted a photo of her upcoming Vogue Mexico cover. In the image, the brunette beauty is completely naked, clutching a strategically placed bouquet of flowers.
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Hunter McGrady's Supersexy Red Carpet Look Has an Important Message
Model Hunter McGrady knows the importance of proper clothing selection. The rising star walked the iHeartRadio Music Awards red carpet in an outfit that could’ve come straight out of Christian Grey’s red room. McGrady, who recently shot for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, opened up about the importance of feeling sexy — and of clothes that make that possible for curvy women. “I just threw on what I wanted to wear.
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Fashion With a Side of Politics: All the NYFW Shows That Political Personalities Are Attending
New York Fashion Week 2017 has definitely been one of the most politically charged fashion weeks in recent history, with themes of feminism, equality, and patriotism ruling many shows.
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Why Bella Hadid Cried at Two Fashion Shows at NYFW
The model got emotional walking for Prabal Gurung and Oscar de la Renta.
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Ashley Graham, Candice Huffine, and More Body Positive Moments at New York Fashion Week — So Far
Diverse casting, in both race and body type, seems to have hit an all-time high at New York Fashion Week.
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See A Sneak Peek Of Prabal Gurung's Lane Bryant Collection
“About a year and a half ago at the Victoria’s Secret’s show, Instagram was filled with my friends and models posting, and I was on 6th Avenue and West 4th and I was thinking this is always happening and I am happy they are getting recognition but, what about the other women?" Gurung says of how the idea came to fruition. Although the designer has previously offered designs up to a size 22, he was elated to partner with a plus powerhouse such as Lane Bryant. “What I wanted to do was have the platform that reaches a large audience and have the conversation.
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Politically Charged T-Shirts Are What's Hot This Season
Politically themed clothing, resistance wear, or whatever you want to call it is already taking over the runway at New York Fashion Week.
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Prabal Gurung Launches Capsule Collection With Pokémon
Clearly, the designer takes his Pokemon very seriously.
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Should We Blame Men for Body-Shaming and Slut-Shaming? One Designer Thinks So
Fashion designer Prabal Gurung, a native of Nepal, has taken a bold stance on the culture of shaming women, placing accountability primarily on men.
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One Designer Just Spoke Out to Urge Others to Accept All Bodies
The fashion industry is notorious for its exclusivity. Although some designers have made strides in recent years to connect with plus-size women as well as the typical sample-size crowd, the subset of larger women is often overlooked.
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Sad Face: Jennifer Lawrence & Amy Schumer Weren’t #Twinsies at the Golden Globes
Rumors have been swirling for the past month that BFFs Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer would be showing up to the 2016 Golden Globes together, wearing matching gowns. Schumer arrived on the red carpet first, wearing a black-and-white off-the-shoulder gown by Prabal Gurung.
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Cate Blanchett, Kirsten Dunst & More of This Week’s Best Dressed
When it comes to red carpet dressing, Cate Blanchett loves to take risks—something she made all the more clear on the press junket circuit while promoting her latest film, Truth. At a recent screening in Los Angeles, the Oscar-winning Aussie chose a white knit Proenza Schouler dress with a high neck and bare shoulders, fresh off the New York runway—paired with crisscrossed Louboutin pumps, an easy updo, and glowing makeup. But she wasn’t the only star with an eye for Proenza this week: Fargo’s leading lady, Kirsten Dunst, showed up to the Season 2 premiere of the hit FX show wearing a sleeveless, olive green leather dress with ruffled hem, also by the label. From Zendaya’s sleek, minimalist Elizabeth and James dress to Lily-Rose Depp’s shoulder-baring, technicolor Chanel top, here are the rest of this week’s best dressed.