Norma Kamali

Raquel Welch. I did every outfit she ever wore to the Oscars or any of those. Working with her one-on-one... With this body that's the most spectacular body, this gorgeous human being who focused on her body, her face, herself. And so what was designed, we worked together on them. So if you have somebody like that and then people today, it's an amazing experience.

Raquel Welch. I did every outfit she ever wore to the Oscars or any of those. Working with her one-on-one... With this body that's the most spectacular body, this gorgeous human being who focused on her body, her face, herself. And so what was designed, we worked together on them. So if you have somebody like that and then people today, it's an amazing experience.

phenomena to me that that happens but i have nothing to do with it i'm not giving clothes away i'm not paying people to come to support me it's really a beautiful thank you that i appreciate more than anything

phenomena to me that that happens but i have nothing to do with it i'm not giving clothes away i'm not paying people to come to support me it's really a beautiful thank you that i appreciate more than anything

How did you learn? Well, don't forget the airlines I was selling for four years. I was selling tours to the Orient, round-the-world trips, where I would learn if you liked oranges, I would find out everything you liked. So every time you were at a new hotel room, there would be oranges there. So I learned from the airlines.

How did you learn? Well, don't forget the airlines I was selling for four years. I was selling tours to the Orient, round-the-world trips, where I would learn if you liked oranges, I would find out everything you liked. So every time you were at a new hotel room, there would be oranges there. So I learned from the airlines.

And I don't know if it's Lebanese people are born with the selling gene, but I'm Lebanese. And I think we just do it because that's somewhere it's streaming in our blood.

And I don't know if it's Lebanese people are born with the selling gene, but I'm Lebanese. And I think we just do it because that's somewhere it's streaming in our blood.

Negotiate. Right. But also, the idea of selling wholesale is very different from retail. So I remember... We had the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, and it was Christie Brinkley on the cover, and Francesco Scavullo took the picture. And Cosmo was the magazine du jour for this girl, this feminine kind of power that was happening. Helen Gurley Brown was writing all these provocative stories

Negotiate. Right. But also, the idea of selling wholesale is very different from retail. So I remember... We had the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, and it was Christie Brinkley on the cover, and Francesco Scavullo took the picture. And Cosmo was the magazine du jour for this girl, this feminine kind of power that was happening. Helen Gurley Brown was writing all these provocative stories

articles about masturbation and everything else. And the cover was the cover to get more than Vogue, more than anything. And here I have the cover of Cosmo on Christie Brinkley, who nobody knew. And this gorgeous girl shows up out of nowhere wearing one of my swimsuits. And at the time, swimwear was, was more of a two-piece conversation from the waist down.

articles about masturbation and everything else. And the cover was the cover to get more than Vogue, more than anything. And here I have the cover of Cosmo on Christie Brinkley, who nobody knew. And this gorgeous girl shows up out of nowhere wearing one of my swimsuits. And at the time, swimwear was, was more of a two-piece conversation from the waist down.

Some suits were lower rise, but mostly more covered and many prints, not so much solid suits. And I made this bikini that had two triangles, a small bottom with strings that would wrap around your body. And it just pushed me into the wholesale world. And in order to produce the amount of swimsuits we needed to produce, it was bigger in numbers. So we decided to try to sell them wholesale.

Some suits were lower rise, but mostly more covered and many prints, not so much solid suits. And I made this bikini that had two triangles, a small bottom with strings that would wrap around your body. And it just pushed me into the wholesale world. And in order to produce the amount of swimsuits we needed to produce, it was bigger in numbers. So we decided to try to sell them wholesale.

So we got a model. And we invited buyers up. And I remember when Bloomingdale's came up, I had the swimsuit, and nobody had seen swimsuits like this before. And I had a group of swimsuits, and I was showing some of the swimsuits over jeans and

So we got a model. And we invited buyers up. And I remember when Bloomingdale's came up, I had the swimsuit, and nobody had seen swimsuits like this before. And I had a group of swimsuits, and I was showing some of the swimsuits over jeans and

And they came up, they sat down, they didn't take off their coats, and they're looking at this model that I have, modeling the suits, and they just get up and walk out. And I thought, oh, this wholesale thing is really different. They don't say goodbye. They don't take their coats off. I just thought this was the way it was done.

And they came up, they sat down, they didn't take off their coats, and they're looking at this model that I have, modeling the suits, and they just get up and walk out. And I thought, oh, this wholesale thing is really different. They don't say goodbye. They don't take their coats off. I just thought this was the way it was done.

I didn't realize that they were horrified by what they saw, and they just walked out. I remember years later, I was in a license negotiation and the buyer, our buyer from that group was at the meeting and it was a big table of people. And she was part of the team that was trying to get me to sign a license with this company. And I'm looking at her and she said, oh, hi, do you remember me?

I didn't realize that they were horrified by what they saw, and they just walked out. I remember years later, I was in a license negotiation and the buyer, our buyer from that group was at the meeting and it was a big table of people. And she was part of the team that was trying to get me to sign a license with this company. And I'm looking at her and she said, oh, hi, do you remember me?