Norma Kamali Sleeping Bag Coat Short

The sleeping bag coat began to multiply and be knocked off by other brands mostly because kamali didn t have the resources to stop the copycats.

Norma kamali sleeping bag coat short.

The sleeping bag coat came about on a camping trip in the early seventies. Nwt 500 norma kamali gray sleeping bag short coat jacket xs s. The sleeping bag coat is one of the classic icons of the norma kamali brand. Norma kamali sleeping bag short coat.

Look cool on the outside while you keep warm on the inside. Mirrored by her far flung design pursuits in interiors and architecture kamali s sartorial style is pointed focused and often unexpected. View all short coats long coats day coats padded coats coats description norma kamali s famous sleeping bag coat here seen in a khaki green iteration was conceived during a camping trip in which the designer threw her sleeping bag over her shoulders for warmth and realised it made a practical as well as a stylish wardrobe addition. Using the nasa method for warmth each coat is actually two coats sewn together with air pockets in between.

Here a conversation about the state of fashion. There are times when the coat was famous on its own for example at the door of studio 54 when steve rubel and the guys at the door of studio all wore my coats through the cold winter months. Norma kamali s sleeping bag coat was first popularised in the late 1970s and continues to be a label signature to this day as demonstrated in this short black iteration. It remains as relevant and chic today as it was back then.

From high heeled sneakers to the sleeping bag coat and parachute haute couture legendary designer norma kamali has always been an innovator. Norma kamali the new york based designer known for her exuberant tracksuits and sleeping bag coats is still doing her thing at 75 and better than ever. Originally designed in 1973 the sleeping bag coat created a frenzy among fashion hungry style seekers. The sleeping bag coat is one of the classic icons of the norma kamali brand.

It remains as relevant and chic today as it was back then. Originally designed in 1973 the sleeping bag coat created a frenzy among fashion hungry style seekers. It s made in the usa from padded shell and can be reversed to reveal an identical interior. I came home and cut up my sleeping bag into a coat and the coat has been a timeless commodity in my collections ever since.

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