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Fashion legend Norma Kamali discusses five decades of innovation in fashion, from the sleeping bag coat to swimwear design. Covers how she maintained creative independence in an industry driven by conformity.
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Kamali chose to own and operate her own business rather than license her name to a conglomerate, accepting the harder path of full responsibility in exchange for creative freedom.
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Kamali describes producing designs that were ridiculed when released and celebrated years later. The courage to be unfashionable — to trust your vision against industry consensus — is the fundamental requirement for creative innovation.
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