It is a spectacular explosion of flowers
In 1969 women were foregoing dresses more and more and the pant suit was to become a major trend through the seventies
There is a slight suggestion of over pressing down the front of the coat but it is only noticeable in certain lights
The skirt sweeps the floor and literally has yards and yard of tulle that make it up
Unlined and slips over the head with front ties down the front
Rare Early 1980s Norma Kamali Sleeping Bag Coat designer-balmain It is a spectacular explosionAs the legend goes, the sleeping bag coat was invented by Norma Kamali after a camping trip. From an interview with the NYTimes: "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 for the bush. As I was running,