It’s just been so heartwarming to see my clothes on people in wheelchairs and people needing physical support.
BETSEY JOHNSONIt’s just been so heartwarming to see my clothes on people in wheelchairs and people needing physical support.
BETSEY JOHNSONI was always dancing and acrobatics was my specialty.
BETSEY JOHNSONIf a girl comes to me first for a prom or a bar mitzvah and she likes the way she looks and her boyfriend likes the way she looks, she’ll come back.
BETSEY JOHNSONReal success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead.
BETSEY JOHNSONWith over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer.
BETSEY JOHNSON[In the 1960s]…you could take LSD but you couldn’t wear a pantsuit.
BETSEY JOHNSONI never wanted to join fashion industry or being another Donna or another Dianne. I made clothes that I wanted to wear. I would cut, I would sew and I would wear, and it made me to feel better.
BETSEY JOHNSONI was a cheerleader for nine years.
BETSEY JOHNSONAt any appearance, I make sure that before the person takes a pic and runs away, that I make contact. All I can do is give that little bit of me, the kickback is miraculous.
BETSEY JOHNSONThere is an excitement about having nightmares.
BETSEY JOHNSONYou have to hold onto your fantasy.
BETSEY JOHNSONI never keep anything beautiful in the closet.
BETSEY JOHNSONHard times always lead to something great.
BETSEY JOHNSONMy customer isn’t wrapped up in labels and money.
BETSEY JOHNSONLove is a disease of the heartin the end, there is no treatment curable and it might just kill you.
BETSEY JOHNSONWhen you’re designing clothing, you really only have one point of focus, and that’s the body. But home is fabrics and furniture and floors and natural light. If fashion is a planet, home is more like a universe.
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