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Feb 17, 2009
Betsey Johnson
With Irina Pantaeva, Liam McMullan and Michael Musto.
Label Overview
Johnson snagged a spot on the fashion map in the sixties and seventies for helming culty brands and heading up chic boutiques. She started her eponymous line in 1978 with ex-model Chantal Bacon. The two opened a boutique in Soho and sold Johnson’s dancewear-inspired creations, tapping into a punk-cum-Warholian aesthetic. Decades later, she's still producing frilly retro dresses and kooky-sexy separates. While countless brands describe themselves as “flirty” or “sassy,” Betsey exemplifies both. The CFDA award-winner has licensed her name to watches, lingerie, and a Samsung cell phone, all of which can be found in more than 50 colorful, joie de vivre–filled boutiques.
- Status
- Established, Household Name
- Clients
- Paris Hilton, Katy Perry, Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, Janis Joplin
- Other Product Lines
- Fragrances, Lingerie, Shoes, Underwear
- Owned By
- Betsey Johnson, Chantal Bacon, Castanea Partners
- Address
- 498 Seventh Ave., 21st fl.
New York, New York 10018
212-244-0843 - Where To Buy
- Betsey Johnson, Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Macy's
- Related Websites
- Betsey Johnson (Official)
- Fan Pop: Betsey Johnson (Fan site)
- Facebook: Betsey Johnson (Personal)
- Style.com: Betsey Johnson (Media)
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The Collection
- Designed By
- Betsey Johnson, Spring 1979 - Present
- Shows In
- New York
- Collection Types
- RTW
- Similar Clientele
- Patricia Field, Heatherette, House of Holland
- Styles & Tags
- American, Eccentric/Whimsical, Feminine
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What's Been Said
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“I do only two cartwheels a year,” she said. That would be at the finale of her spring and fall runway shows, where they are as much of a signature as the colorful jersey prints and sweaters, the laced-up corsets and frilly petticoats she finds new ways of showing every season.”
—Anne-Marie Schiro New York Times -
“Spiced with sweet sexuality and a strong dose of insanity.”
—Michael Gross New York Times -
“Tulle tutus, poufy petticoats, leopard spots and hearts—Johnson has come to own that genre of sweet tart, particularly at prom time.”
—Jessica Iredale Women's Wear Daily -
“The Sixties were the big new time and the last new time for fashion. I was one of those very lucky few to be among that very Uptown/Downtown scene of collaboration between artists, musicians, models, photographers.”
—Betsey Johnson Women's Wear Daily
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