Gloria Steinem Made Her New York Fashion Week Debut For Prabal Gurung

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by Rebecca Cope |
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Gloria Steinem made her New York Fashion Week debut this week, sitting front row at Prabal Gurung's politically-charged show on Sunday.

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The iconic activist and journalist, who is often credited as being the leader of the American feminist movement, was the guest of honour at Gurung's spring/summer 2018 collection, having inspired him the previous season. For autumn/winter 2017, he sent his models down the runway wearing tees and jumpers emblazoned with feminist quotes, citing Steinem as his muse.

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Joining her on the FROW were Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's right-hand woman and the ex-wife of Anthony Weiner, Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson and poet Cleo Wade. Rounding off the right-on aesthetic of the show were a diverse roll-call of models, including plus size star Ashley Graham, trans Andrea Pejic and of course, the Hadids. Gurung himself came out at the end wearing a T-shirt that said 'Resist With Love', while guests left with ones that said 'I Am Michelle'.

The collection itself riffed on old signatures; cut-outs, ruffles and a bold colour palette of turquoise, yellow and indigo. Our favourite pieces were probably the safest bets - the hippie-ish floral print dresses with thigh-high split that closed the show.

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