FEBRUARY 2011

• THE RED NORMA KAMALI SWIMSUIT THAT HELPED MAKE FARRAH FAWCETT A 1970’s ICON IS DONATED TO THE SMITHSONIAN.

DECEMBER 2010

• "FASHION INVEST" SPEAKER TO INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS ABOUT BEING ONE

NOVEMBER 2010

• HONORED AS ONE OF WWD'S "100 DESIGNERS WHO SHAPED FASHION"

OCTOBER 2010

• WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS LAUNCH IN THE WELLNESS CAFÉ

• "CONVERSATIONS" FILM IS PLACED ON HULU AS WELL AS THE NORMA KAMALI WEBSITE

• LAUNCH OF THE NORMA KAMALI FOR WALMART PLUS SIZE COLLECTION

• GUEST APPEARANCE ON PROJECT RUNWAY

SEPTEMBER 2010

• "CONVERSATIONS" WITH NORMA FILM DEBUTS AT THE MOMA FEATURING NINE WELLNESS PROPONENTS WITH A Q & A SESSION FOLLOWING AFTERWARD LAUNCHING MORE INTERACTION WITH WELLNESS AUTHORITIES. THE AUDIENCE IS COMPRISED OF GUESTS AND FRIENDS OF WELLNESS.

AUGUST 2010

• HUFFINGTON POST BLOGS FEATURING CURRENT EVENTS BY NORMA KAMALI

JULY 2010

• SHOWCASE OF INTERACTIVE MANNEQUIN FOR SIDEWALK CATWALK PROJECT

• APPEARANCE AS PANELIST FOR NEW YORK TIMES TALK

JUNE 2010

• NAMED TO CFDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MAY 2010

• LAUNCH OF THE MICROSITES EBLAST TO CLIENTS WITH PROMOTIONS FEATURING THESE AS INDEPENDENT WEBSITES THAT CAN BE VIEWED AND ABLE TO BE USED TO PURCHASE FROM DIRECTLY

• PENCIL AWARD FOR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

• RECEIVES AN HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE IN FINE ARTS AS WELLS AS ACTING AS FIT COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

APRIL 2010

• FIRST ISSUE LAUNCH AD IN INTERVIEW MAGAZINE ON IPAD

MARCH 2010

• LAUNCH OF NORMA KAMALI TIMELESS EYEWEAR (ALSO FEATURED ON THE COVER OF 20/20)

FEBRUARY 2010

• SCANLIFE BAR CODE ALLOWS SHOPPERS TO BUY FROM THE WINDOW AT NIGHT OR IN-STORE AND CONNECT DIRECTLY TO THE PRODUCT INFORMATION AND TRY BEFORE YOU BUY INSTANTLY

OCTOBER 30TH 2009

APPLIED BRILLIANCE
NORMA KAMALI GUEST SPEAKER...
THE THEME WAS INVESTIGATION IMAGINATION, INVENTION AND
IGNITION. GUEST SPEAKERS PRESENTED THEIR PROJECTS, AND THEN THERE WAS A SOCRATIC DIALOGUE TO SOLVE A DESIGN PROBLEM, SPONTANEOUSLY.  IT'S MEANT TO BE AND IS STIMULATING, INSPIRING, ENTERTAINING AND PROVOCATIVE.

SEPTEMBER 17TH 2009

THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF FASHION AND HOW NEW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING FASHION PRESENTATION AT THE APPLE STORE IN SOHO ON SEPTEMBER 17TH MARKED THE LAUNCH OF THE NORMA KAMALI IPHONE APP.
DOWNLOAD THREE COLLECTIONS THE OMO MADE IN THE USA COLLECTION
THE EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION FOR EBAY ALSO LAUNCHED AT THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AND THE WALMART COLLECTION.
THEN A CONTEST WINNER SKYPED A  FASHION QUESTION TO NORMA AT THE PRESENTATION, AND THE NEW ROIWORLD CLOSET GAME WAS LAUNCHED, WHERE FOR THE FIRST TIME A COMPLETE DESIGNER COLLECTION FILLED THE CLOSET. GAME PLAYERS COULD STYLE OUTFITS, POST THEM, AND THEN BUY THEM DIRECTLY FROM THE ROIWORLD SITE WHICH WOULD LEAD EACH PLAYER TO WALMART.COM.
THE THREE COLLECTIONS FEATURED ON THE APP, WERE THE SAME STYLES SHOWN AT THE PRESENTATION, AND WERE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AT THE SAME TIME. NEW TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATES INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY AND THEREFORE WE PRODUCE TO PROVIDE THE STYLES AT THE SAME TIME.

JUNE 20TH 2009

NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEW ECONOMY ARE THE CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE IN EVERY BUSINESS TODAY. IN FASHION RETAIL YOU LISTEN TO YOUR CLIENTS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND SOMETIMES THAT MEANS BIG CHANGES. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE IN PRESENTING MY CONTEMPORARY DESIGNER LINE EXCLUSIVELY ON EBAY.
EBAY IS A VIRTUAL ON LINE DEPARTMENT STORE SELLING EVERYTHING IN A UNIQUE MANNER I FIND PERFECT FOR MY NEW GOALS IN DIVERSIFYING MY DISTRIBUTION. I LIKE BEING A DESIGNER BRAND IN THE MIX. I WAS LOOKING FOR RETAILERS WHO WOULD BE A PERFECT FIT FOR THE CONTEMPORARY LINE I ONCE DID FOR EVERLAST, AND THOUGHT THAT EBAY IN FACT WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION.
MANY NORMA KAMALI SHOPPERS ARE ON EBAY BUYING AND SELLING NORMA KAMALI VINTAGE FROM THE OMO COLLECTION FROM 1967 THROUGH TO THE MORE RECENT EVERLAST COLLECTION, AS WELL AS THE SOLD OUT CURRENT STYLES FROM NORMA KAMALI FOR WALMART. NOW THEY WILL HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE NORMA KAMALI CONTEMPORARY DESIGNER LINE JUST FOR EBAY.
ON EBAY I PRESENT MY LINE DIRECTLY TO THE SHOPPER AND DO SO AT WHOLESALE PRICES AND PROVIDE FREE SHIPPING.

MAY 13TH 2009

FASHION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT AT THE 31ST AAFA AMERICAN IMAGE AWARDS

THE NEW ECONOMY DEMANDS NEW IDEAS..

 SMART WAYS TO SHOP….TRY BEFORE YOUR BUY
• SHOP SMART FOR YOUR STORE…TRY BEFORE YOU BUY ON LINE
• SHOP FOR FREE…..TRY BEFORE YOU BUY PARTIES 25% OF SALES BECOMES SHOPPING CREDIT
• START A BUSINESS AS A TRY BEFORE YOU BUY REP AT HOME …AFTER OVER $5,000 SOLD, YOU CAN  BUY AT WHOLESALE  
• NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEW ECONOMY….INTERN TO APPRENTICE TO FULL STAFF IN 9 MONTHS

NORMA WINS THE TRAVEL AND LEISURE AWARD FOR HER $30.00 TRENCH COAT FOR WALMART.COM

THE WWW.NORMAKAMALICOLLECTION WEBSITE IS UPDATED TO PROVIDE THE TRY BEFORE YOU BUY SERVICE  ON LINE FOR SHOPPERSNATIONWIDE

NORMA KAMALI //WAL-MART COLLECTION SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR WOMEN'S, CHILDREN'S, HOME AND WELLNESS CATEGORIES IN 2007 FOR THE LAUNCH OF A TIMELESS STYLE COLLECTION FOR WAL-MART. THE LINE ALSO MAKES ITS DEBUT IN THE NORMA KAMALI FLAG SHIP STORE AT 11 WEST 56 STREET IN THE FALL OF.

THE WELLNESS CAFÉ OPENED IN JULY  AND IS A RETREAT FROM THE SENSORY OVERLOAD WE FACE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.  THE CALM SPACES IS A WARM WHITE ENVIRONMENT THAT FEELS LIKE THE BOLD COMFORTING LIGHT OF THE SUN,  AND WITH THE SOUNDS OF THE BEACH. THE SCENT IS THAT OF THE OLIVE YOU FRAGRANCE OF OLIVE AND LIME, OR THE AROMATHERAPHY RANGE OF SIMPLE FLORALS FROM THE GARDENS OF FRANCE, SPAIN, ITALY  OF JAZMIN , LAVENDER, ROSE, ZAGARA AND VIOLETTE.  SIT AND HAVE A CUP OF TEA OF THE SAME SIMPLE FLORAL SCENTS TO CALM AND AFFECT OUR FEELING OF WELL BEING. THE TEAS INCLUDE ANTI BACTIRIAL, ANT VIRAL TEAS USING OLIVE LEAF AS WELL AS  OTHER BLENDS OF LICORICE, GINGER AND PEPPERMINT.

THE MENU INCORPORATES THE GOURMET PRODUCTS FROM THE WELLNESS COLLECTION AND WITH THE HELP OF CHEFS FROM WELL KNOWN RESTAURANTS IN NEW YORK INNOVATIVE TREATS ARE A PERFECT MATCH WITH THE TEAS. OLIVE OIL CUP CAKES, SHORT BREAD MADE OF LAVENDER AND OLIVE OIL AND FRESH POPPED POP CORN WITH OLIVE OIL AND SEA SALT. OLIVE OIL GELATO, LAVENDER HONEY DROPS AND CHERRY JUICE TO RELIIEVE SORE MUSCLES AND COCONUT WATER FOR A POTASSIUM BOOST AND A WELLNESS BOOST ALL ARE A PART OF THE EVER EXPANDING CREATIVE MENU THAT IS VERY TASTY.

THE WELLNESS CAFÉ MENU AND THE WELLNESS MENU PRESENT THE MANY OPTIONS FOR A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR US ALL TO BRING WELLNESS INTO OUR LIVES.

THE EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE DISTRIBUTION OF THE NORMA KAMALI EVERLAST COLLECTION BEGAN IN THE 2007 SPRING COLLECTION.THE COLLECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN CANADA, JAPAN, GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, ITALY, AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

AN AD CAMPAIGN FOR THE BRAND WAS FEATURED IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER OF 2007.

NORMA KAMALI AND SPIEGEL TEAMS UP TO CREATE NORMAKAMALITIMELESS. A COLLECTION OF STYLES EDITED ESPECIALLY FOR SPIEGEL CATALOGUE AND SPIEGEL.COM. ALL STYLES HAVE MULTISTYLE OPPORTUNITIES. THE SPIEGEL CATALOGUE SHOWCASES THE VARIETY OF WAYS THE STYLES CAN BE WORN. THE SPIEGEL WEBSITE, WWW.SPIEGEL.COM, FEATURES VIDEOS OF THE MANY WAYS EACH STYLE CAN BE WORN FOR EASY REFERENCE. THE COLLECTION PRICE RANGE IS $12-$89.

NORMA KAMALI IS ONE OF CFDA'S HONOREE TO RECEIVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S SPECIAL TRIBUTE AWARD.

NORMA KAMALI HAS COME UP WITH SO MANY DESIGNS THAT SHE CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A GREAT AMERICAN PIONEER IN FASHION. WILE HER AESTHETIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN GROUNDED IN SOPHISTICATION, IT'S ALSO BASED ON THE UNORTHODOX JUXTAPOSITIONS OF TECHNIQUE AND MATERIAL. SHE HAS TRANSFORMED RECYCLED ARMY SURPLUS PARACHUTE SILK AND DOWN SLEEPING BAG INTO COCOONS OF FEMINITY. SHE REINVIGORATED THE WHOLE IDEA OF GLAMOUR, UPDATING ADRIAN'S PEPLUM SUIT AND SHOULDER PADS FOR HER CLIENTS AND FANS, AND IN THE PROCESS IGNITED THE RAGE FOR VINTAGE. SHE WAS THE FIRST TO RECREATE THE GLAMOUROUS SWIMSUIT, WHICH HAS REMAINED SO INFLUENTIAL IN THE MARKETPLACE. THE WAY COCO CHANEL TOOK MEN'S UNDERWEAR JERSEY AND MADE IT A STAPLE FOR WOMEN, KAMALI MADE INDUSTRIAL GRADE GYM SWEATSHIRT FABRICS INTO A GROUND-BREAKING COLLECTION IN 1980 THAT PRACTICALLY LAUNCHED THE LEISUREWEAR REVOLUTION. AND THERE IS NO IMAGE MORE MEMORABLE THAN RAQUEL WELCH IN A GREAT KAMALI SIREN DRESS, OR PALOMA PICASSO IN A KAMALI SUIT. MANY OF HER SHAPES OF THE PAST THREE DECADES REMAIN SO CONTEMPORARY, AND AT THE SAME TIME, SO TIMELESS, THAT SHE STILL SELLS THEM IN HER SHOP. AND YOU SEE HER SLEEPING BAG COATS, WHICH WERE A UNIFORM IN THE '70S, ON THE STREETS EVERY WINTER.
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AN INDEPENDENT, IN BOTH FASHION AND IN RETAILING. HER FIRST SHOP ON EAST 53RD STREET FEATURED LIZARD AND LEATHER, THEN SHE MOVED IT TO MADISON AVENUE IN 1974, AND STARTED ATTRACTING SOCIETY GIRLS. FOUR YEARS LATER, SHE BROUGHT CUTTING-EDGE STYLE TO SHOPPING WITH THE LAUNCH OF OMO. AND SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DESIGNERS TO SELL FASHION ON THE INTERNET. IN HER WAY OF THINKING AND IN HER WORK ALWAYS THERE IS A STREAK OF SOMETHING IMAGINATIVE AND QUITE REMARKABLE. SHE DOESN'T LOOK TO ANYONE, AND SHE IMITATES NO ONE BUT HERSELF. IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT HER STYLE. TO ME, SHE IS AMERICA'S ELSA SCHIAPARELLI.
BY ANDRE LEON TALLEY

NORMA KAMALI AND EVERLAST PRESENT A CONTEMPORARY SPORTSWEAR COLLECTION STARTING SPRING 2006.
SHE IS WELL KNOWN FOR HER SWEATS FROM THE 80'S AND THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS COLLECTION WILL CARRY FORWARD THIS TIMELESS CONCEPT.

THE NORMA KAMALI HEADQUARTERS AT 11 WEST 56 STREET WAS RENOVATED TO CREATE A NEW RETAIL STYLE ENVIRONMENT AND A NEW PHILOSOPHY.

NORMA KAMALI DESIGNED THE SPACE AND PRESENTS HER NEW WELLNESS COLLECTION, A LIFESTYLE CONCEPT OF PERSONAL CARE, GOURMET AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

BARXV IS THE NAME OF THE SPACE WHERE IT IS PRESENTED. EVERYTHING IS WHITE WITH GLOWING WHITE LIGHT THROUGHOUT AND THE SOUND OF WAVES, CHILDREN GIGGLING AND MELODIC RHYTHMS FILL THE HEAVENLY ATMOSPHERE.

DE STRESS WHILE EXPERIENCING BEAUTIFUL SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO MODERN DAY GROOMING FROM THOUSAND YEAR OLD HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES AND GRANDMA RECIPES.

TASTE FRAGRANT GOURMET SPECIALTIES CREATED FROM SCENTS THAT ARE UNCOMPLICATED SINGLE NOTE AROMAS THAT ENHANCE RELAX AND ENERGIZE WITH THERAPEUTIC RESULTS.

THE RETAIL SPACE FOR CLOTHING IS FREE OF CLOTHING RACKS AND IS AN OPEN SPACE OF HANGING MANNEQUINS DISPLAYING THE FULL NORMA KAMALI CLOTHING COLLECTIONS AND CONTAINERS THAT HOLD THE SWIMWEAR AND THE PACK ABLES COLLECTIONS ARE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE.

WELLNESS NIGHTS OFFER RESTORATIVE YOGA, TAI CHI, PILATES AND GYROKINESIS MONDAYS TO THURSDAYS FROM 6:30-8:00 PM INTERACT IN THE SPACE. TASTE SAMPLE THE WELLNESS COLLECTION AND RELAX.

WWW.BARXV.COM IS LAUNCHED. THE WEBSITE OFFERS THE FULL LINE OF NORMA KAMALI WELLNESS PRODUCTS.

WWW.NORMAKAMALICOLLECTION.COM IS REDESIGNED. THE BENEFIT OF THE UPDATED SITE INCLUDES A NEW E-COMMERCE SYSTEM WHERE SHOPPERS CAN SHOP LIKE A CELEBRITY. THEY ONLY PAY FOR WHAT THEY KEEP.

THE NORMA KAMALI HEADQUARTERS WAS RENOVATED TO CREATE A NEW RETAIL STYLE ENVIRONMENT AND A NEW PHILOSOPHY.

THE NEW WELLNESS COLLECTION IS A LIFESTYLE CONCEPT OF PERSONAL CARE, GOURMET AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

BARXV IS THE SPACE WHERE IT IS PRESENTED. EVERYTHING IS WHITE WITH GLOWING WHITE LIGHT THROUGHOUT AND THE SOUND OF WAVES, CHILDREN GIGGLING AND MELODIC RHYTHMS FILL THE HEAVENLY ATMOSPHERE. DETOX FROM OVER STIMULATION WHILE EXPERIENCING BEAUTIFUL SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO MODERN DAY GROOMING FROM THOUSAND YEAR OLD HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES AND GRANDMA RECIPES. THE SCENTS ARE UNCOMPLICATED SINGLE NOTE AROMAS THAT ENHANCE RELAX AND ENERGIZE WITH THERAPEUTIC RESULTS.

NORMA KAMALI RECEIVED THE 2002 ENTREPRENEUR AWARD BY THE FASHION GROUP

THE WOMAN'S HISTORY MONTH AWARD WAS PRESENTED BY THE NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLERS OFFICE TO NORMA KAMALI IN MARCH.

THE FASHION CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT INDUCTED NORMA KAMALI INTO ITS 2002 FASHION WALK OF FAME. NORMA WAS HONORED, ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHER DESIGNERS, FOR HER ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. PLAQUES ARE LOCATED ON THE SIDEWALK OF SEVENTH AVENUE BETWEEN WEST 34TH AND 41ST STREETS.

NORMA'S PLAQUE READS AS FOLLOWS: "A SPIRIT OF EXPERIMENTATION IS CENTRAL TO THE WORK OF NORMA KAMALI. SHE FIRST BECAME FAMOUS IN 1980 FOR DESIGNING SEPARATES MADE FROM SWEATSHIRT MATERIAL. ANOTHER INNOVATION WAS HER USE OF PARACHUTE SILK TO MAKE JUMPSUITS. PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HER MUCH IMITATED "SLEEPING BAG COAT," KAMALI ALSO BECAME THE ULTIMATE SWIMWEAR DESIGNER BY INFUSING HER WORK WITH HOLLYWOOD-STYLE GLAMOUR."

NORMA KAMALI WAS HONORED WITH MANY REFERENCES TO HER DESIGNS THAT INSPIRED OTHER DESIGNERS COLLECTIONS THIS YEAR. IN FACT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS EXHIBIT, "EXTREME BEAUTY", FEATURED HER PATENTED HIGH HEELED SNEAKER NEXT TO A NEW VERSION FEATURED IN CURRENT COLLECTIONS.

THE MANHATTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTED NORMA KAMALI WITH THE 2001 BUSINESS OUTREACH AWARD FOR HER WORK WITH THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

NORMA KAMALI CREATED AN AUTHENTIC STATE-OF-THE-ART DESIGN ROOM AT WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL. EVERY OTHER WEEK SHE TEACHES THE SCHOOL'S FIRST FASHION DESIGN CLASS IN THAT ROOM. ROOM 741 WAS NORMA'S HOME ROOM CLASS WHEN SHE WAS A STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL. IT WAS TOTALLY GUTTED AND RENOVATED TO AN ALL WHITE DESIGN LAB WHERE THE STUDENTS LISTEN TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AS THEY WORK AND WEAR LAB COATS IN THE DESIGN ROOM.

THE BEST PLACE TO TRY SWIMSUITS IS AT HOME, ALONE, AND THERE ARE ALSO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW CLIENTS CAN DO THIS THROUGH THE "SHOP LIKE A CELEBRITY" SERVICE.

AFTER 48 HOURS, THE CLIENT IS CHARGED ONLY FOR WHAT SHE KEEPS. FED EX PICKS UP THE RETURNED ITEMS.

WWW.NORMAKAMALIVINTAGE.COM

NORMA KAMALI'S CAREER SPANS SEVERAL DECADES AND NK VINTAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO DOCUMENT ON LINE PRESS PHOTOS, VIDEOTAPES, LOOKBOOKS AND NORMA KAMALI'S COMMENTS ABOUT SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES AT EACH TIME.FIMAT - LE FETE INTERNATIONAL THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL FASHION SHOW EVER PRESENTED IN TOKYO FEATURING WORLD FAMOUS DESIGNERS FROM FIVE FASHION CAPITALS.

NORMA KAMALI PRESENTED TWENTY FIVE WEDDING GOWNS.

WWW.NORMAKAMALICOLLECTION.COM
EXPANDS ITS SERVICE, OPPORTUNITIES AND INFORMATION.

WWW.NYCPUBLICSCHOOLART4U2C.COM
IS SET UP BY NORMA KAMALI FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO EXHIBIT STUDENTS' ARTWORK, FASHION AND POETRY.

NORMA KAMALI RECEIVES THE 1999 PENCIL AWARD FOR EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION.

THE LOWER EAST SIDE GIRLS' CLUB PRESENTS NORMA WITH THE WILLOW AWARD, CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN.

THE NORMA KAMALI "LIVING RUBBER" COLLECTION IS INTRODUCED. A MOOD RING CRYSTAL COATED FABRIC THAT CHANGES COLORS, LIVING RUBBER INTRODUCES A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT PROMOTES INVENTION IN FASHION.

NORMA KAMALI RECEIVES THE FASHION OUTREACH STYLE AWARD FOR CONTINUED WORK IN DESIGN INNOVATION AS WELL AS WORK WITH NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

DIRECT MARKETING THROUGH THE INTERNET. CLIENTS WORLDWIDE USE THE "SHOP LIKE A CELEBRITY" SERVICE, WHICH ENABLES THEM TO RECEIVE A BOX OF CLOTHES AT EITHER THEIR HOME OR OFFICE ON SPEC, AFTER PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND A PERSONAL SHOPPER ASSISTS IN THE SELECTION.

WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL INDUCTS ALUMNUS NORMA KAMALI IN THEIR HALL OF FAME HONORING DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ARTS.

NORMA KAMALI ORGANIZES STUDENTS OF WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL'S ART HOUSE, HER ALMA MATER, TO FORM A BUSINESS IN ORDER TO LEARN WHILE STILL IN SCHOOL THE IMPORTANCE OF ART AND COMMERCE AS A LIVELIHOOD WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL ENTERPRISES IS A BUSINESS FORMED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE ART HOUSE.

NORMA KAMALI RECEIVES THE "YOUTH FRIENDS AWARD" FOR OUTSTANDING PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN EDUCATION, PRESENTED ANNUALLY BY THE SCHOOL ART LEAGUE TO AN ARTIST THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO YOUNG ADULTS REALIZATION OF THEIR OWN POTENTIAL AS PROFESSIONAL VISUAL ARTISTS.

NORMA KAMALI PRESENTS THE FALL 1996 COLLECTION AS A WORLDWIDE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE THROUGH A SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST EXHIBITION FOR THE INTERNET.

NORMA KAMALI HONORED AS THE 1995 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER FOR THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN NEW YORK.

NORMA KAMALI LAUNCHES NORMA KAMALI BEAUTY, CREATED WITH A REVOLUTIONARY CONCEPT IN SKIN CARE AND COSMETICS. THE CONCEPT CONDITIONS AND ENHANCES THE SKIN TO REPLACE FOUNDATION. THE LINE IS LAUNCHED THROUGH DIRECT MARKETING WITH NORMA KAMALI BEAUTY PARTNERS

INTRODUCTION OF OMO GYM ATHLETICWEAR COLLECTION. THE COLLECTION IS INSPIRED AND DESIGNED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF WOMEN'S ACTIVE LIFESTYLES IN THE 90'S.

FIRST EYEWEAR COLLECTION.
WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION OF SWIMWEAR COLLECTION.

NORMA RECEIVES THE "AMERICAN SUCCESS AWARD" FOR VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION (FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY) PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH IN THE ROSE GARDEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

FIMAT - LE FETE INTERNATIONAL THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL FASHION SHOW EVER PRESENTED IN TOKYO FEATURING WORLD FAMOUS DESIGNERS FROM FIVE FASHION CAPITALS.

NORMA KAMALI PRESENTED TWENTY FIVE WEDDING GOWNS.

NORMA KAMALI HONORED BY THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK AS OUTSTANDING GRADUATE. NORMA KAMALI IS A NATIVE NEW YORKER AND GRADUATED FROM THE WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL IN NYC.

NEW YORK FASHION GROUP HONOREE IN A SALUTE TO WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.

RECIPIENT OF THREE BEST CATEGORY AWARDS AT FIRST ANNUAL VIDEO AWARDS AND A SPECIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FOR THE FASHION AID VIDEO.

CFDA AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE USE OF VIDEO IN PRESENTATION AND PROMOTION OF FASHION.

LAUNCH OF THE NORMA KAMALI FRAGRANCE COLLECTION IN EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION. THE FRAGRANCE IS CREATED IN TWO PARTS: PERFUME AND INCENSE, FORMULATED FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. THE FRAGRANCES CAN BE APPLIED SEPARATELY OR LAYERED TOGETHER.

"FALL FANTASY" VIDEO DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY NORMA KAMALI PIONEERS AN IMPORTANT TREND IN FASHION MERCHANDISING.

FIDM AWARD FROM FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING IN LOS ANGELES.

COTY HALL OF FAME AWARD.
CFDA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WOMEN'S FASHIONS FOR 1982.

ERNIE AWARDS (EARNSHAW REVIEW) FOR OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S SPORTSWEAR DESIGN

BEST FIVE TOKYO FASHION SHOW FROM WORLD CAPITALS AT THE INVITATION OF FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS.

OMO NORMA KAMALI OPENS AT 11 WEST 56ST STREET AS WORLD HEADQUARTERS FOR RETAIL STORE, DESIGN STUDIO, SHOWROOM AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.

NORMA KAMALI RECEIVES COTY AWARD FOR WOMEN'S FASHION DESIGN.

NORMA KAMALI RECEIVES COTY AWARD FOR DESIGN INNOVATION

DESIGNS A FASHION AT A PRICE COLLECTION FEATURING THE SWEATSHIRT COLLECTION AND SIGNS A LICENSING AGREEMENT TO MANUFACTURE THE LINE.

(ON MY OWN) NORMA KAMALI OPENS AT 6 WEST 56TH STREET.

COSMOPOLITAN SWIMSUIT COVER BY FRANCESCO SCAVULLO ON CHRISTIE BRINKLEY FEATURES THE "PULL BIKINI" CREATING AN INTERNATIONAL DEMAND AND LAUNCHES NORMA KAMALI IN THE SWIMWEAR BUSINESS.

FIRST SLEEPING BAG COAT DESIGNED.

KAMALI SHOP MOVES TO MADISON AVENUE. PARACHUTE CLOTHING DESIGNED FROM REAL SILK PARACHUTES

MAGAZINE EDITORIALS, OF NORMA KAMALI ORIGINAL DESIGNS, HELP DEVELOP CONSUMER AWARENESS AND DEMAND FOR HER CREATIONS.

OPENING OF KAMALI SHOP AT 229 EAST 53RD STREET IN NEW YORK. FIRST DESIGNS FEATURE ELABORATE APPLIQUES, LIZARD AND LEATHER PATCHES, SNAKESKINS AND TEE SHIRTS WITH RHINESTONE STUDS.

NORMA KAMALI GRADUATES FROM THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN NEW YORK WITH A BFA DEGREE IN FASHION ILLUSTRATION.