To me, beauty is inclusion - every size, every color - that's the world I live in. Prabal Gurung More Quotes by Prabal Gurung More Quotes From Prabal Gurung There is undoubtedly a lot of pressure that comes with recognition, which can be a good thing and bad thing all at the same time. But if you stay focused and don't lose sight of what you're doing and who you are, you can rise above it. Prabal Gurung recognitionpressuresight A beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, but a beautiful woman with a brain is an absolutely lethal combination. Prabal Gurung brainbeautifulbeauty I'm not a believer of luck. I think opportunity and hard work becomes luck. Prabal Gurung hard-workopportunitythinking I truly believe that a beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, but a beautiful woman with a brain is an absolutely lethal combination. Women of integrity, depth, sensuality and strength have always been my source of inspiration, the reason for what I do and how I got to where I am today. They are all my muse. If my quest, in what I do - to make women look and feel beautiful - reflects even a tiny fraction of my deep-rooted respect for them, and succeeds in celebrating these lives of strength and substance, then I will consider it a job well done. Prabal Gurung beautifulintegrityjobs Nails are the period at the end of the sentence. They complete the look Prabal Gurung nailsendslooks A modern Woman is not necessarily...s omeone who just buys expensive stuff... Prabal Gurung modern-womanmodernstuff It saddens me to see the reality-television shows that are getting so much fanfare that are a celebration of stupidity and the degradation of women. And those women are consistently wearing too short, too tight dresses. I hope the trend of aging gracefully returns. Prabal Gurung trendsstupidityreality Always aspire to become the next you, not someone else Prabal Gurung aspirenext I mean, I can cook, but I'd get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests. Prabal Gurung dinner-guestsnervousmean There's such a feeling of satisfaction when something you imagined turned into something real. Prabal Gurung satisfactionrealfeelings I love draping; it's less about proportion than fit and the fabric. It's very specialized and I think when women see the construction, they respond to it immediately. Prabal Gurung fabricfitthinking I make 98% of my collection in New York City and am generating jobs, so fashion isn't just frivolous for me. I understand levity about it. I also understand the depth of it. Prabal Gurung fashionnew-yorkjobs I think I'm just really in love with women, and I love to see them looking incredibly, truly beautiful. I think every time a woman wears one of my dresses, you know, in a matter of speaking, I'm having a little love affair with her! Prabal Gurung dressesbeautifulthinking I was in Nepal and I had watched Oprah Winfrey's show. I had no idea, as a kid in Nepal, who she was, but I remember watching an episode of hers about living your dreams. Prabal Gurung dreamkidsideas I would tell any aspiring designer to take the time to experience everything they can to really get a feel for what direction they want to go in. And most importantly, let your passion and your gut lead you. Prabal Gurung designerpassionwant I'm constantly thinking about design, shapes, patterns and colors, so I just want to be more of a blank canvas. But there is a comfort in knowing what you're going to wear, and that probably comes from Catholic school, where I wore a uniform for 10 years. Prabal Gurung knowingschoolthinking My goal is: I'm not trying to be snobby, but my clothes are not for everyone, not for every Hollywood celebrity. There is a designer for everyone, and a celebrity for every designer. Prabal Gurung clothesgoaltrying I have a 6-year-old niece who doesn't look like the majority of girls on the covers of magazines. I hope that by the time she's 16, the world will have changed. Prabal Gurung niecegirlyears I decided if it was going to be a mistake to come to New York and try and make a career in fashion, then it was going to be my mistake... But the American dream is real. I'm living it. Prabal Gurung fashionnew-yorkdream I wanted to do something not just commercial but also covetable. Prabal Gurung wanted
