Prabal Gurung Spring / Summer 2016

NEW YORK — Reverberations of the devastating earthquake that shook Nepal in April this year found wholly different expression Sunday night than the destruction initially wrought from that catastrophic tectonic event. The occasion of course was Prabal Gurung’s Spring / Summer 2016 runway show, which Grace Hartzel closed wearing a vermilion silk chiffon halterneck gown. Grace was in full flow striding down the runway, a veritable extension of the calm instilled at the beginning of the runway program by a benediction delivered by over 30 Tibetan monks. The designer’s country of birth has figured prominently in some shape or form throughout his body of work, but Sunday night that spirit suffused everything from the color palette of saffron, lemon, and jasmine to the ethereal movement of the gowns of this impressive collection. It is a testament to the designer’s extraordinary ability to create beauty in a world that so often is anything but. Also featuring on the runway Sunday evening were Julie Fleming, Odette P, Olivia Jansing, Anna Cleveland, and Lineisy Montero. Credits include: Client, Prabal Gurung; Collection, Women’s Ready-To-Wear Spring / Summer 2016; Designer, Prabal Gurung; Production, Villa Eugénie; Hair, Paul Hanlon for Wella Professionals; Makeup, Diane Kendal and the M∙A∙C Pro Team; Manicure, Madeline Poole for Sally Hansen; Music, Sébastien Perrin; Casting, Piergiorgio Del Moro; Video, Damien Neva.