So here is veteran designer Norma Kamali who shows the so called hot and new designers that she may not be 20 something but she gets it. She understands hot, she understands “gender fluid” she understands sexy without cleavage and most of all she understands price and that clothes don’t have to be a major investment to look of the moment.
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She riffs on herself more than once but the clothes look fresh and they look young and now they aren’t of the Balenciaga (the real one) variety but hell I’ll take her over 80% of the crap that makes its way to the runways of NYC and elsewhere. I keep seeing these stupid looking milk maid granny dresses that look like they came straight out of a Goodwill shop from the clearance rack and the so called fashion media lauds it as new and fresh when its old and tired…. more Woodstock era and before hippy dressing….
Don’t get me wrong Kamali is not the answer to all that ails the business.
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Kamali does denim and it’s not blue, she does fringe like few others and she runs circles around the so called “it” designers of the moment and more than 75% of her collection is under $500, if not less. She gets it... she does it... does she get the attention she deserves...no way!
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People/consumers and so called fashion authorities need to open their eyes and see what’s in front of them without a press release and without bullshit inspirations and hype.
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PS.. I hate the way it’s shown but the clothes are far timelier than what is lauded and applauded by designers who won’t make it through a second year.
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