On Saturday afternoon, Prabal Gurung took fashion week to church.
The designer held his spring 2026 runway show inside St. Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue in midtown. Pews were cleared away in favor of two long rows of chairs, which framed the central runway for guests including Shailene Woodley, Rachel Zoe, June Ambrose, football player Sam Hartman, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, designer Maxwell Osborne, Sarita Choudhury, Jordan Chiles and more.
”We go way, way back,” said MJ Rodriguez of the designer. She was, of course, dressed in a Prabal Gurung design, one of many she’s worn in recent years. “Him, along with Christian Siriano, were the first people to really be involved in styling me for red carpets,” she added. “His clothes are extremely inclusive.”
“ Fashion Week has been busy. It’s a lot going on,” said Kandi Burruss, seated next to daughter Riley Burruss a few chairs down. “I’m not from here — I’m from Atlanta, so I’m not used to jumping from show to show to show. It’s been pretty cool.”
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“ I love that it brings my mom out, because I don’t see her that often,” added Riley. “Whenever it’s fashion week, she’s here. So we get to hang out.”
During the show, a choir sang renditions of “Running Up That Hill” and “Hallelujah” from the pulpit, with arrangement and piano accompaniment by Chloe Flower and organ by Anna Lapwood.
“That was magnificent,” enthused Jordan Roth afterward, as he made his way toward the “only clergy and staff permitted” sign that led backstage.
“ This is kind of my first time arranging choral music,” said Flower, adding that it was her third Prabal Gurung show performance. “ I just love him for always empowering female composers, because we’re so underrepresented. We have so many female composers, but people don’t play our music — and so I think the change happens in venues like this.”
Flower is gearing up to release new music later this fall. “ A lot of choral music on there, too,” she teased.
