Movies are a formative part of the American psyche. Historically, their influence has perhaps been strongest when times are rough; there are innumerable stories of people who found escapism and/or a reason to keep pushing forward for the price of a nickel or a dime at a theater. The fourth edition of Vogue World will take on Hollywood, in October; Norma Kamali arrived there early with her richly-hued, playful, even slightly decadent resort collection.

Kamali asked a rhetorical question on our walk-through: “What’s the point where American fashion came into its own? To me, it’s really the classic films of the ’20s, ’30s, ’40s, ’50s. I was thinking about how these films really are not celebrated as our fashion history. There was Vogue, there were fashion magazines, but they were very e

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