Prabal Gurung

Prabal Gurung: Biography in Details

Who is Prabal Gurung?

Prabal Gurung is CFDA Award-winning fashion designer and philanthropist.

Gurung is renowned for working with the legendary fashion designer, Bill Blass, and Cynthia Rowley.

Prabal Gurung- Birth Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings

Prabal Gurung was born on 31st March 1979 in Singapore. He is Far-East Asian ethnicity with Nepali ancestry.

He happens to be the youngest child of her parents; Durga Rana. His mother, Durga used to own a boutique whereas his father was an army.

He has two elder siblings including a brother, Pravesh Rana Gurung, and a sister, Kumudini Shrestha. Pravesh is an Indian movie director. Her elder sister, Kumudini leads her life away from the glamour as a teacher and social worker. He shared a picture of his family via Instagram post.

In which school did Prabal Gurung attend?

Moving to his academics, he completed his High School at the reputed school, St. Xavier’s School.

Later, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the National Council For Hotel Management And Catering Technology in India.

However, his keen interest in the fashion world led him to the National Institute of Fashion Technology.

Prabal Gurung’s Early & Professional Career

Early & Fashion Career

After attending the Fashion Institute, he started working with the various fabrics, embroideries, and textiles in Chandni Chowk under the fashion designer, Manish Arora as his mentor.

Later, in 1999, he got an opportunity to attend the Parson School of Design where he worked under the designer, Donna Karan. After that, he worked for various designers including Cynthia Rowley and Bill Blass.

In February 2009, he launched his first Fashion Week along with FLAG Art Collection. Following that, he has designed for numerous celebrities from Hollywood like Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and Lady Gaga, and Bollywood including Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone.

Besides that, his designs have been flaunted by the personalities like first lady Michelle Obama and Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.

Philanthropy

Besides being a fashion designer, he is also the founder of the Shikshya Foundation. The foundation has launched various programs that have benefited underprivileged children in the education sector.

Also, he created the relief fund for the victims after Nepal was hit by the earthquake in 2015.

Awards & Honors

• 2010- Ecco Domani Fashion Fund Award.
• 2010-2012- CFDA Fashion Incubator.

How much does Prabal Gurung earn?

As of 2023, he has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Also, details on her salary are not available. As a fashion designer, he makes in As a fashion designer, he makes in the range of $36k to $104k.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

He has black eyes with black hair. He stands at a height of 5 feet and 9 inches and went around 68 kg.

Talking about his appearance, he has a charming persona with oval-shaped facial features.

Controversy, Rumors

To date, he has not been part of any sort of controversy and scandals that created headlines in the media. Besides that, he has managed to maintain distance from any kind of rumors.

Prabal Gurung- Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

He has 760k followers on Instagram, 161.1k on Facebook, and 219k on Twitter.

On Instagram, he is following the personalities like Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden.

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