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Jaime King on Prabal Gurung\'s Military-Inspired Fall 2013 LineFebruary 10 6:00 PMby Lorraine Cwelich 0 CommentsPhoto: Kelsey BennettEve, Jaime King, and Analeigh Tipton watched from the front row at St. John’s Center yesterday as Prabal Gurung sent his elegant, military-themed Fall 2013 collection down the runway.Especially striking were the peplum jackets and fox-lined anoraks in loden green and navy, and the jewel-toned satin screen-goddess gowns that Jean Harlow would have adored. Backstage, Gurung told us that his collection was about \"the empowerment and advancement of femininity.\"He explained, \"I was reading a Time magazine article about the invention of body armament for women and the redesigning of women’s uniforms, and the lifting of the [front-line combat] ban. We take for granted that all these women are out there and don’t always get their due. To me, there’s nothing more powerful for women than being able to assert their femininity in a confident way and ruling the world. If more women were in power, I think the world would be a better place.”Jaime King shared her enthusiasm for Gurung\'s collection. “What I love about Prabal’s work is the incredible mix of masculine and feminine,\" she said. \"I feel like his clothing comes from a dream. He uses color, design, and patterns in a way that nobody else does. I think it’s really exciting what he does.”As we continued down his front row, we bumped into Eve, who later performed at Gurung\'s after party. She told us why she is a fan of Prabal’s work. \"It’s very structured but also beautiful,\" she noted. \"Structure works well on my body. I love beautiful elements but don’t like to be frilly and Prabal splits the difference.” The hip-hop artist described her personal style as: “Schizophrenic! I like to be relaxed in what I wear; I like to be chill...but also look glamorous. The [url=http://uk-karendresses.co.uk/]cheap karen millen[/url] dress I have on now is Prabal’s and it works, you know?”Eve’s latest album, Lip Lock, drops on May 14. [url=http://sunglassesfactory.net/]discount ray ban sunglasses[/url] We wondered if she planned on collaborating with Gwen Stefani again; they won the first-ever [url=http://sunglassesfactory.net/]sunglassesfactory.net[/url] Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy in 2002 for “Let Me Blow Ya Mind.” “Wouldn’t that be great?” she mused. [url=http://sunglassesfactory.net/]cheap oakley sunglasses[/url] “Actually I do have a pop singer on [url=http://sunglassesfactory.net/]cheap oakley sunglasses[/url] this album, from Cobra Starship. It’s a song dedicated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of [url=http://uk-karendresses.co.uk/]uk-karendresses.co.uk[/url] America; I’m their new ambassador. It’s an amazing organization from Philly, where I’m from, and it’s all about the importance of mentoring.\" Our final chat before the show was with Analeigh Tipton from America’s Next Top Model season 11 in Amsterdam, who went on to star in Crazy, Stupid, Love. “I’m not doing any more modeling,” she told us. “For one thing, it’s taking all my strength to stand up in these heels!” She was wearing Gurung\'s insanely cool, sky-high, multi-colored platform Mary Janes.Photo: Kelsey BennettSee the Fall 2013 Prabal Gurung Ready-to-Wear collection.See all the Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear collections.