“You have to feel casual [in] dressy and you have to feel special in casual, and that mix is where the magic is” ... and that is precisely what she does!
There is no question that Kamali is an acquired taste and that she has an almost cult like following that allows her to keep going and doing what she does exactly how she wants to.
It’s not fashion that sets the world on fire but it is fashion as seen by the designer’s eye and it’s just so her. She has never strayed from her point of view and consistently shows collections that are almost incestuous in that you can mix and match from any season any way you want and its pure Kamali.
Crazy about the gold, crazy about the sheer insets, navy, camo and crazy about these clothes that don’t require an instruction manual... put it together as you see and possibly its way she does and maybe it’s not.
It’s hard to believe that some of the DNA is almost 50 years old and yet it still looks fresh and timely... if you are a believer that age is but a number then you might also say these are classics and for women of any age.
Without a Grecian arena and 100 models Norma Kamali makes more of a fashion statement than that heritage maison that is no longer about design but just another brand with the emperor’s new clothes. I tip my hat to Norma Kamali who has weathered ever storm possible that has transpired in almost half of a century and the best part is that the clothes never look forced, maybe a little theatrical... but never truly far from its home base.
P.S. Norma understands how to inject athleticism into
the clothes without showing in a sports arena or showing homeboy clothes!
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