Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson is an American fashion designer best known for her colorful, cute, and whimsical designs. Many of her designs are considered "over the top" and embellished. She is also known for doing a cartwheel ending in a split at the end of her fashion shows. She is a recipient of the 2015 CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.
"...On one side, there was super, super conservative, regular girl-next-door. And on the other side, there was this kind of fantasyland, pretend, dancing-school, wonderfulness: you know, the hair, the makeup, the costumes, the music, the recital halls. I mean, so for me, I needed that balance."
"It took me quite a while to learn how to do the corporate dance. I was just too defensive. I just got involved with too much and I dont have to do that. All my companies that I work with have been around for years with me. They got the brand down. They keep it going in a really good way. I realized one day I am not going to love all the people around me. I did with my company, because we really ran it like a family. Everybody loved everybody else, and they still do. I still have my pink lady sorority club going on."
"Every time I went down the aisle, I was totally, 100 percent in love. I loved being in love. And the downside was, I really was attracted to men very opposite from myself. You know, that old story. You know, if youre warm, theyre cold. If youre a hard worker, maybe theyre lazy. If you were realist, theyre a pessimist?..."
"I have my on and I have my off switch. Im as exuberant and whatever else you want to call me; Im very private. I usually go out to dinner here by myself, five oclock. I love it. I mean, who could ever live up to that Betsey? Im too much for myself to live up to. Im very opposite, privately…"
