The Designers | S1:E3 | Prabal Gurung’s exquisite sense of modern luxury and indelible glamour has earned him the respect of First Lady Michelle Obama, Nicki Minaj and Demi Moore, and has drawn acclaim from the CFDA who, in 2011, awarded the young designer the Swarovski Award for Womenswear. Born in Singapore and raised in Nepal, Gurung studied in both India and at New York’s Parsons School of Design where he was awarded “ Best Designer” in his first year before moving onto various styling jobs in Melbourne and London. After a two year stint with Cynthia Rowley’s design team, he was appointed design director at Bill Blass where, after five thriving years, he left to start his own collection in 2009.
The Designers | S1:E4 | If dressing the likes of Diane Kruger, Natalie Portman, and Tinsley Mortimer are tiers of success, then First Lady Michelle Obama is icing on the cake for praised designer Jason Wu. Clean lines, classic elegance, and flash-free colors and prints are Wu’s signatures, and wi...
The Designers | S1:E5 | A mix of downtown cool, rocker grunge, and French chic, Alexander Wang’s namesake label has attracted the attention of scores of the world’s premier luxury retailers and celebrities, including Megan Fox, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Gwyneth Paltrow. A Parsons drop-out, Wang launch...
The Designers | S1:E6 | Best known today for his shrunken men’s suit—and for dressing First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama—American designer Thom Browne started out as an economics major at Notre Dame University. After moving to the Big Apple to work as a salesman for Giorgio Armani, B...
