One of New York's top designers has thrust Nepal onto the map of high fashion, unveiling one of the most exciting catwalk shows of the season, inspired by his Himalayan homeland.
Award-winning designer Prabal Gurung unveiled his northern autumn/winter 2014 season in the cavernous recesses of New York's Moynihan Station on Saturday, watched by a packed house led by style queen Anna Wintour.
Within minutes, a male streaker wearing a raincoat, gold crown, red socks and leopard print G-string dashed across the catwalk and dropped to his knees.
He then flashed his backside and racy G-string as fashionistas cracked into a few titters and security rushed to usher him out.
But Gurung, who formed his eponymous label in February 2009 after studying in India and New York, laughed it off.
The designer has dressed some of the world's most famous women. He grew up in Kathmandu, and said that his new collection was a glimpse of home.
"I wanted to share with the rest of the world a little piece of me," he said.
"It's our fifth year now and, you know, show the world a glimpse of where I'm from."
Effervescent and charming, dressed in jeans and a white T-shirt, the 34-year-old was delighted to show off a notice board backstage covered with pictures from his homeland.
He travels back to Nepal once a year and loves to trek in the Himalayas, often just with a porter for company to recharge his batteries from the chaos of the jetset life.
Gurung said Mustang, a plateau on the Chinese border where his mother's ancestors come from, had inspired his new collection.
"I was so taken aback by the culture, the landscape, the colours, but more than anything it was the serenity," he said.
"It was so beautiful, especially in this world where everyone is so chattery you know, so that was the starting point for the collection."
When Gurung returned to New York, he was further inspired by British painter Cecily Brown, whose prints he also pointed out on the notice board.
"It's like this chaotic place, amazingly and beautifully colourful and yet so peaceful at the same time," Gurung said.
"All the prints, all the textures, all the embroidery was informed by this."
His show featured pashmina and anklets from Nepal, which were made into shoes in Italy, embroidered feathers from India, chiffon from Paris and sunglasses from London.
It was a riot of claret, navy, scarlet, peach and grey. Models in minimal make-up powered down the runway in furs, feathers, capes, sequins and elegant chiffon evening gowns.
So what phrase sums up the Parang Gurung woman of 2014?
"Femininity with a bite," he said. "Very, very feminine and not afraid to have the fight, have the strength."
And the streaker?
"I hope he got his 15 seconds of fame and I hope it brought him joy," Gurung smiled.
"For me, the show went on."
And the crown he left behind?
"I'm going to wear it at the after-party!"
