The doormen at studio 54 would wear the sleeping bag coats and people would buy them with the hope of getting in.
Norma kamali sleeping bag coat red.
I had red hair for 15 years.
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.
View all xxs 32 xs 34 s 36 m 38 l 40 xl 42 xxl 44 xxs 28 xs 29 s 32 m 34 l 36 xl.
Originally designed in 1973 the sleeping bag coat created a frenzy among fashion hungry style seekers.
Norma kamali is an american fashion designer best known for the sleeping bag coat.
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.
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.
Home sleeping bag coats.
The sleeping bag coat came about on a camping trip in the early seventies.
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.
The sleeping bag coat is one of the classic icons of the norma kamali brand.
New norma kamali red sleeveless belted sleeping bag vest red xs s 300 150 00.
It would be easy to attribute norma kamali s almost preternatural luster solely to the magic of genetics but the designer credits clean skin care acupuncture a clean diet daily dance parties and currently the transformative powers of being in love she just got engaged on her seventy fifth birthday.
Free shipping on many.
Way too many swimsuits stay in the closet but that s not true of the norma kamali number i bought in the 1980s after a photo shoot with the legendary designer.
One look at her supple skin signature bangs swingy hair and graceful body and you.
Using the nasa method for warmth each coat is actually two coats sewn together with air pockets in between.
Lady gaga wore a giant red norma kamali sleeping bag coat during her joanne world tour which will be on sale in the fall get the details.
Norma kamali photographed by tom newton in new york on april 23 2019.
Kamali also designed the red one piece bathing suit worn by farrah fawcett in the iconic 1976 poster.
Here a conversation about the state of fashion.
It remains as relevant and chic today as it was back then.