Everlast Worldwide Inc. announced that Everlast women's apparel licensee Jacques Moret, Inc. and fashion designer Norma Kamali have entered into an agreement to design and manufacture a contemporary sportswear/lifestyle collection under the Norma Kamali and Everlast brands. The collection will launch at the Coterie Show and will be sold to better department and specialty stores commencing in the spring 2006 season.
Joey Harary, CEO of Everlast licensee Jacques Moret, said, “There is a genuine connection between Norma Kamali and Everlast as both are timeless and part of Americana. We are very excited to be working with Norma in the contemporary market.”
Norma Kamali stated, “I am very much at home doing this collection since it is where I left off with the sweats in the eighties. This is still one of my favorite collections and it's lots of fun to design.”
George Horowitz, chairman and CEO of Everlast Worldwide Inc., said, “Norma Kamali is a true leader in the fashion world. The value and cachet of the Everlast name is reinforced when a designer such as Norma Kamali recognizes the qualities of the brand.”
