Why Prabal Gurung Is A Socially-Minded Designer

At a time when fashion is in a state of flux, we're looking to the industry's next generation of influencers as a guiding light. This New York Fashion Week, Refinery29's Future of American Fashion series is highlighting the designers, brands, and retailers we're betting on big. The future starts here. Since launching his label in 2009, Prabal Gurung's shrunken blazers and graphic cocktail fare have had the fashion industry hooked. Recently, though, the designer has stepped into more of an advoca...