Norma Kamali

Walmart Brings Back the Norma Kamali Sleeping Bag Coat

By Mary Hall | December 20, 2010

Pictured: Just in time for the Holiday chill: The Norma Kamali Sleeping Bag Coat is back at Walmart

It’s freezing around most of the world, and a lot of you have asked me about the Norma Kamali Sleeping Bag Coats at Walmart.com. These coats completely sold out last year when they first came to Walmart. Now, good news, they are back in stock, and still available for delivery before Dec. 24th. This year’s version comes in silver, camouflage plus the original black. Last year’s styles were over sized, so you might want to order a size smaller than what you usually wear. The coats are currently selling for just $20.00 (this was on 12/19). That’s $15.00 less than the Walmart original launch price of $35.00. As of 12/21, the coats are now priced at $35.00 on the Walmart website. Norma Kamali still sells this classic coat at her store in New York and on her website for $600.00. If you’re interested in that version, click here.

Norma told The New York Times a great story about this coat last year. The idea for the coat was born on a camping trip. “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,” she said, “I was thinking, ‘I need to put sleeves in this thing.’ ”