Set
Designer
Norma Kamali
(born 1945)
1981
Cotton knit
Gift of Oscar de la Renta
Object number86.130.115
“Just when you thought the influence of active sportswear on street fashion was running out of breath, along sprints Norma Kamali,” said the New York Times in April 1981. The newspaper was referring to Kamali’s line of fashion garments crafted from the humble gray cotton of gym sweatshirts. “The Hot-Selling Locker Room Look”—as Time magazine called it—could be worn nearly anywhere.
DescriptionPull-on knickers in sweatshirt fabric of grey heathered cotton fleece backed knit; pleated to ribknit cuff; elasticized waist. Oversize long pullover tunic top in sweatshirt fabric of grey heathered cotton fleece backed knit; crew neck with ribknit band collar; raglan sleeve with darted shoulder, double top-stitched dart seam; double top-stitched seams; ribknit cuffs and hemCollections
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