The Who What Wear Podcast: Fashion Designer Prabal Gurung on His New Memoir, "Walk Like a Girl," Joy as an Act of Defiance, and His Modern Approach to Americana

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Business, Careers, Society & Culture, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Personal Journals

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Prabal Gurung is a world-renowned Nepalese American fashion designer who established his eponymous label in 2009. In this episode, Gurung joins Senior Fashion and Social Media Editor Tara Gonzalez to discuss the origins of his brand—from his childhood in Nepal and India to becoming a prominent New York–based designer—and his newly published memoir, Walk Like a Girl (order a copy here!). He also shares insights into his design philosophy of “West meets East” rather than “East meets West,” his experience dressing notable figures like Michelle Obama and Sarah Jessica Parker, and the role that joy, resilience, and authenticity play in his work. Shop our editor's eBay picks here!

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0:45.7	That's audible.com slash Wondery UK. Welcome to the Who What Wear podcast, your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts, editors, and tastemakers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion.
1:12.2	I'm Who What Wears co-founder and chief content officer Hillary Kerr, and today on the podcast,
1:18.0	senior fashion and social media editor Tara Gonzalez is chatting with the designer and founder
1:24.3	of his eponymous label, Probel Gurum.
1:28.4	Proble's memoir, Walk Like a Girl, was just published yesterday, so of course we had to have him on the podcast.
1:35.2	P.S. we're putting a link to order Proble's book in the description of this episode, if you want to go
1:39.7	ahead and do that. Proble joins Tara today to talk about how the opportunity to write this book came
1:45.4	about, his mother's influence on his creativity, and what he hopes people will take away from this
1:51.1	book. Plus, they discuss his background and fashion, his most recent collections, and the message
1:57.2	he hopes to send with his clothing in 2025. It's all coming up on Who What, Where.
2:10.1	Well, thank you so much for joining me. I'm so excited to chat. Hi, Tara. Thank you for having me.
2:16.2	I'm looking forward to our conversation. Yeah. And
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