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Photos: What Millennials Like Me Can Learn From 70-Year-Old Norma Kamali

When a 24-year-old writer worked out with the 70-year-old design legend, she learned the designer had a few wise life lessons to impart about being a woman in fashion.

by Emilia Petrarca
June 6, 2016 11:00 am
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Norma Kamali in her 56th street flagship store. Photo by Emilia Petrarca.

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Norma Kamali at the 2005 CFDA Awards. Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images.

Norma Kamali and Marc Jacobs
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Norma Kamali and Marc Jacobs circa 1980.

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Norma Kamali, 1997. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images.

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Norma Kamali, 1998. Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images.

Rihanna
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Rihanna wearing Norma Kamali to perform at the 2016 BRIT Awards. Photo by Getty Images.

Miley Cyrus
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Miley Cyrus wearing Norma Kamali to the 2012 “VH1 Divas” event.

Kourtney Kardashian
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Kourtney Kardashian wearing Norma Kamali in 2012.

Ralph Lauren and Norma Kamali
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Ralph Lauren and Norma Kamali circa 1990. Photo by Raoul/IMAGES/Getty Images.

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Norma Kamali shows her designs circa 1988. Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images.

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Norma Kamali at the 40th Annual Coty Awards, 1982. Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage.

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Norma Kamali at The Warhol Look/Glamour Style and Fashion Exhibition Gala, 1997. Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage.

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Norma Kamali in 2003 wearing her signature sleeping bag coat. Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images.

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Norma Kamali, 2015. Photo by Getty Images.

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Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali in her 56th street flagship store. Photo by Emilia Petrarca.

Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali at the 2005 CFDA Awards. Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images.

Norma Kamali and Marc Jacobs

Norma Kamali and Marc Jacobs circa 1980.

Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali, 1997. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images.

Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali, 1998. Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images.

Rihanna

Rihanna wearing Norma Kamali to perform at the 2016 BRIT Awards. Photo by Getty Images.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus wearing Norma Kamali to the 2012 “VH1 Divas” event.

Kourtney Kardashian

Kourtney Kardashian wearing Norma Kamali in 2012.

Ralph Lauren and Norma Kamali

Ralph Lauren and Norma Kamali circa 1990. Photo by Raoul/IMAGES/Getty Images.

Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali shows her designs circa 1988. Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images.

Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali at the 40th Annual Coty Awards, 1982. Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage.

Ron Galella Archive - File Photos 2009

Norma Kamali at The Warhol Look/Glamour Style and Fashion Exhibition Gala, 1997. Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage.

Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali in 2003 wearing her signature sleeping bag coat. Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images.

Norma Kamali

Norma Kamali, 2015. Photo by Getty Images.

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When a 24-year-old writer worked out with the 70-year-old design legend, she learned the designer had a few wise life lessons to impart about being a woman in fashion.

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