From acclaimed fashion designer Prabal Gurung comes a captivating, courageous literary memoir, a testament to the transformative power of creativity, and a celebration of the power of femininity and individuality With brutal honesty, Prabal takes us on a journey from Nepal to New York, and from the harrowing experiences that shaped him to his inspiring, hard-won ascent to the designer he is today, dressing American icons like Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and Kamala Harris. A defiant anthem for the soul, <Walk Like a Girl< is an invitation to rewrite your story. To shatter the mold into which society has tried to cast you. When we learn to embrace the power of vulnerability, the beauty of imperfection, and the infinite possibilities within each of us, we begin to see the extraordinary power within ourselves, waiting to be unleashed.

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Prabal Gurung

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"A moving, inspiring memoir from a leading voice in fashion about owning who you are, taking up space, and being seen in a world that doesn't want to recognize you for who you are. So many people think of fashion as superficial, or artifice. For Prabal Gurung, it is a direct expression of who he is. His path to becoming a successful, celebrated fashion designer who has dressed the world's most powerful women-from Oprah Winfrey to Michelle Obama to Kamala Harris-has never been easy: his very existence has always threatened the status quo. Walk Like a Girl is a memoir and manifesto about Prabal's journey from a childhood in Nepal where he was unrelentingly teased, bullied, and beaten for his innate femininity, to the consistent racism and sexism he encountered-and continues to encounter-as he rose up within the glossy world of New York high society and high fashion. No matter how brutally he was punished for being himself, Prabal always knew that the things people wanted to shame and beat out of him were very same things that made him special. This powerful and empowering memoir inspires readers to follow their instincts, celebrate what makes them different, and always question and challenge the status quo-and by doing so, redefine what it means. Walk Like a Girl is proof that you can take a taunt and turn it into a powerful life philosophy. It is also an invitation to be bold, to be colorful, to defy stereotypes, because you deserve to be seen"--