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Brand profile
Norma Kamali
New York label founded in 1967, known for jersey draping, the Sleeping Bag Coat and swimwear, still owned and designed by Norma Kamali.
New York CityOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Athleisure / SportswearStyle
$$$Price
What to know about Norma Kamali
The archive is the collection
Instead of a seasonal calendar, Kamali reissues and reworks pieces from her own back catalogue, so the line is a rotating set of house designs rather than new themes.
Down coats and jersey, specifically
The signatures are the down Sleeping Bag Coat, shirred and draped jersey dresses and jumpsuits, maillots and high-heeled sneakers — sportswear logic applied to eveningwear.
Founder-owned since 1967, sold direct
Kamali still owns and runs the New York label and sells mainly through her own site, which is why mid-to-high pricing skips the usual wholesale markup.
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Brand facts
Norma Kamali is an independent New York womenswear label founded in 1967 by its namesake designer, who still owns and runs it. The range covers jersey ready-to-wear, coats and swimwear: the down Sleeping Bag Coat, shirred and draped jersey dresses, jumpsuits, high-heeled sneakers and maillots. Kamali continually reissues and reworks her own archive instead of following a conventional seasonal calendar, and sells largely direct-to-consumer online. In 2025 she presented generative-AI design experiments built on a custom model trained on the brand's archive.
- Founded
- 1967
- Origin
- New York City, United States
- Made in
- USA
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Athleisure / Sportswear, Minimalist / Contemporary, Y2K