{"id":13585,"date":"2021-02-14T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=13585"},"modified":"2021-02-22T14:10:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T14:10:32","slug":"prabal-gurung-fall-2021","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/prabal-gurung-fall-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodega Flowers Hit Different Now Thanks to Prabal Gurung"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While millions of people moved out of New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, Prabal Gurung<\/a> stayed and took mental notes of his participation in the city’s historical chapter. He attended Black Lives Matter protests, the Brooklyn Liberation march, peaceful demonstrations by the Stonewall Inn\u2014and people-watched fashionable people “draped in thrifted wares” in Washington Square Park. Perhaps the most meaningful observation made by the Nepali-American fashion designer over the summer of 2020 was the abundance of bodega roses that lifted New Yorkers’ spirits and served as a symbol of respect and love during such a seminal time in our nation’s history.<\/p>\n

As I write this, my own bodega flowers sit on a little kitchen table in my studio apartment\u2014one of my few consistent in-person purchases besides bagels from my local deli. They’re undeniably a little New York<\/a> luxury, a respite that takes our nose away from the smell that wafts from subway grates, and a sight much more pleasant than an overweight mouse leaping out of a trash can. Bodega flowers are, as Gurung puts it<\/a> in a letter penned to his Instagram followers on Friday, February 12, “too often overlooked.” They’re a motif rich in symbolism and meaning, imbued in the city’s rich history, and the famed designer looked to them as inspiration for his Fall 2021 collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Bodega beauties took on a special meaning this summer. During a heartbreaking and tumultuous period, they filled us with hope and joy in the moments we needed them most.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure>
\"Prabal<\/div>Credit: Leeor Wild \/ Prabal Gurung<\/span><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n

The designer incorporated the bodega flower theme into his collection with a striking lineup of statement-making silhouettes in pink and red:\u00a0<\/span>Bridgerton<\/span><\/em>-approved corsets, mega-flared ombr\u00e9 trousers, and floral ruched minidresses with statement sleeves and custom\u00a0<\/span>Commando tights<\/span><\/a>. In his letter to fans, Gurung explains the importance of these colors and the meaning they have in South Asian culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“In Nepal and India, the colors pink and red represent an auspicious beginning. An apt color story imbued with the moody darkness of New York City; the collection is a collision force of matriarchal energy and rebellion.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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