Norma Kamali
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Norma Kamali is a New York-based fashion
designer born in 1945. She is best known for the "sleeping bag" coat, "parachute pants" made from silk parachutes, and versatile multi-use pieces. She designed the red one-piece bathing suit worn by Farah Fawcett in the iconic 1976 Charlie's Angels
poster. The suit was donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011. She is also credited with popularizing the shoulder pad in womenswear in the 1980s. Her work is on permanent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kamali was the first designer to create an online store on eBay. In addition designing clothing, she has also produced a fitness, health and beauty line. In 2008, Kamali produced a collection for Walmart.
Kamali attended the Fashion Institute of Technology
and received an honorary doctorate from the institution in 2010. Kamali has received Coty awards, CFDA awards, and a plaque on the Fashion Walk of Fame. She received the CFDA Board of Directors Special Tribute Award in 2005.
Fashion
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designer born in 1945. She is best known for the "sleeping bag" coat, "parachute pants" made from silk parachutes, and versatile multi-use pieces. She designed the red one-piece bathing suit worn by Farah Fawcett in the iconic 1976 Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
poster. The suit was donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011. She is also credited with popularizing the shoulder pad in womenswear in the 1980s. Her work is on permanent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
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Kamali was the first designer to create an online store on eBay. In addition designing clothing, she has also produced a fitness, health and beauty line. In 2008, Kamali produced a collection for Walmart.
Kamali attended the Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology, generally known as FIT, is a State University of New York college of art, business, design, and technology connected to the fashion industry, with an urban campus located on West 27th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of...
and received an honorary doctorate from the institution in 2010. Kamali has received Coty awards, CFDA awards, and a plaque on the Fashion Walk of Fame. She received the CFDA Board of Directors Special Tribute Award in 2005.