The jacket is fully lined in a fine silk and closes with three silk satin covered buttons that are hidden when the jacket is buttoned
You see Oscar's nod to the orient with the offset row of buttons down one side of the bodice
The bodice is cut loose and easy with sleeves that come out form the waist and narrow to extensively beaded cuffs
This was made specifically for the Japanese market during the early licensing of the Dior house and is a rare find
There are faint fade marks round the arms and collar but when worn they do not detract - please see photos
1980s OMO Norma Kamali Black Sleeping Bag Coat with Hood designer-norman-norell The jacket is fully linedAs the legend goes, the sleeping bag coat was invented by Norma Kamali after a camping trip. Here is the story in her own words from an interview with the NY Times: After splitting with her husband, Mohammed (Eddie) Kamali, in the mid 1970s, she took to camping in the woods with a boyfriend. It was cold, she recalled, and I was always getting up at night to go to the bathroom. On one particularly nippy night, she threw on her sleeping bag and sprinted