Prabal Gurung sent New York Fashion Week models down a long, desolate runway in the shadow of the United Nations on Saturday. “

The designer told The Associated Press that he discovered the building housing the United Nations Consulate and a nonprofit while riding his bike on Manhattan’s East Side. High metallic, bondage looks, and neon glow pop.

“For this particular show, we wanted to create a place where we could feel what we feel about the culture itself. I want to be optimistic,” he said. “We needed to be close to reminding the United Nations that our work in fashion can only be done with vigilance and vigilance.”

Last year, Gurung said hope and optimism were fading as “status quo, patriarchy” seemed increasingly nervous to those resisting “regressive values.” said he noticed.

To find joy and belonging again, he wrote in his show notes: The same fire her mother gave me when I was a boy. “

So how did that translate into his latest spring collection on his clean white runway?

In a fiery red mini dress. A jet-black bodysuit paired with a wrinkled chiffon, hand-draped skirt. A white corseted jumpsuit worn by Ella Emhoff, daughter-in-law of Vice President Kamala Harris, and a barely mint blouse in black leather lambskin. I paired it with a mini skirt.

He called his misfits “my family, my tribe, my friends.” Their rights are often exploited. As a creative person, Gurung said the pandemic has reaffirmed the need to tell stories, not just send clothes down the runway.

His story continued in a bright pink dress with hand-embroidered sequins and multicolored ostrich feathers, an acid-wash denim corset blazer, and a fuchsia and black mesh goddess gown. There was a soft pink and black tulle gown and a soft blue and black tulle gown.There were tap shorts and a lilac one-shoulder blouse.

As with Gurung’s sheer cobalt blue trousers, a sheer chartreuse long-sleeve blouse is opened to reveal a black bralette that moves with the model, as do many of his liquid looks. Appeared. It was definitely the other direction for Gurung.

“We wanted to create an experience instead of doing a normal show,” he told AP. “A storyteller is a healer.”