Designer Prabal Gurung

Designer Prabal Gurung backstage at his spring 2013 at Pier 57 in New York on Sept. 8, as the models are just getting into hair and makeup.
STORY: How Prabal Gurung Became the Hottest New Name in Fashion
Designer Prabal Gurung backstage at his spring 2013 at Pier 57 in New York on Sept. 8, as the models are just getting into hair and makeup.
STORY: How Prabal Gurung Became the Hottest New Name in Fashion
Prabal Gurung's spring 2013 shoe collaboration was with the Italian line Casadei – they did this pointy strappy open-sided pump in a number of colors and fabrications.
MAC makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury created a natural but heightened face to complement Gurung's colorful clothing palette.
The spring 2013 show took place at Pier 57 at the Chelsea Piers on the west side.
Show producers and photographers convene before Prabal Gurung's show gets underway.
The designer checks out his show's lighting design.
A pensive pre-show moment for Prabal Gurung – who's become an A-list designer when it comes to the red carpet.
A lot of work goes into those un-done runway hairstyles!
Breaking down the show and packing up – the breakdown is a lot faster than the setup.
Each model has their own dresser who helps them change looks and shoes backstage – at the speed of light.
The models rehearse the Prabal Gurung power march down the runway.
Journalists (including THR's own Fash Track editor Merle Ginsberg) watch pensively backstage as the action starts to come together.
The dressers get ready to make the show happen.
Prabal Gurung's shoe design with Casadei in red strappyness.
The models get ready to storm the runway.
The designer poses for THR's photographer Dorothy Hong.