Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnsonis an American fashion designer best known for her feminine and whimsical designs. Many of her designs are considered "over the top" and embellished. She also is known for doing a cartwheel at the end of her fashion shows...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth10 August 1942
CityWethersfield, CT
CountryUnited States of America
fantasy
You have to hold onto your fantasy.
dream color drawing
Making clothes involves what I like...color, pattern, shape and movement...I like the everyday process...the people, the pressure, the surprise of seeing the work come alive walking and dancing around on strangers. Like red lipstick on the mouth, my products wake up and brighten and bring the wearer to life...drawing attention to her beauty and specialness...her moods and movements...her dreams and fantasies.
labels customers
My customer isn't wrapped up in labels and money.
going-away use stuff
A good use for me is to let me go away with my sewing machine and come back with some really new stuff.
lsd 1960s
[In the 1960s]...you could take LSD but you couldn't wear a pantsuit.
cheerleading years nine
I was a cheerleader for nine years!
designer ifs
I couldn't live if I wasn't a designer.
dancing acrobatics specialty
I was always dancing and acrobatics was my specialty.
hate dresses levels
I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though it's much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress.
clothes people support
It's just been so heartwarming to see my clothes on people in wheelchairs and people needing physical support.
wall faces your-face
I don't like to have time on my wall; it's too-in-your-face.