Betsey Johnson On Her Life As A Fashion Designer And Icon

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Betsey Johnson went from a “cornball Connecticut” childhood to hanging out with Andy Warhol and selling clothes to Prince. 

Her stories about combining life in the avant-garde and the volatile business of fashion make for an intriguing memoir.

She joined me on the podcast to chat about:

  • How she got her start in fashion sewing clothes at night to sell to her co-workers

  • Hiring sex workers and strippers to model her clothes at her early shows

  • Getting married in a top that barely covered her crotch because the marriage officiant didn’t approve of her bell-bottom pants

  • How she worked with Mark Vitulano, her former receptionist, to write the book 

  • Why pedaling her own bicycle is her secret to success

  • Why you’re only as good as your last sale

Order Betsey’s memoir below.

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