Norma Kamali is credited with innovations that have influenced fashion globally throughout her 56 years while running her own business. She invented many firsts in fashion: the Sleeping Bag Coat in 1973, sweats as ready-to-wear fashion in 1980, influential swimwear from her early beginnings, active sportswear as lifestyle in the 80s, and always washable, easy-care collections as an easily adaptable approach to sustainability.