Norma Kamali Is Your Friend

Designer Norma Kamali has done it all - from disco chic to sleeping bag coats, she's usually on the cutting edge. The cutting edge right now is diffusion, and on the cheap. This can be highly successful, as Target has proved, but Kamali is boldly going where no designer has gone before: to Wal-Mart! Prepare for sticker shock!

Skirt, $15. Shirt, $15.

All in one jersey top, $20.

Skirt $15, tee $6, jacket coming in June.

Batwing cardigan, $18.

If you've picked yourself up off the floor, here's part two of the scoop:  Kamali's Wal-Mart stuff is well made.  Couture it is not, but it's very nicely turned out, as I found myself when I tried a few pieces.  What's next?  Oscar de la Renta for Payless? It's a brave new world.

To purchase, visit Wal-Mart.  All images, Norma Kamali.