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Betsey Johnson

Betsey Johnson

Betsey Johnson (born August 10th, 1942 in Wethersfield, Connecticut). She is a fashion designer best known for her feminine and whimsical designs. She also is known for doing a cartwheel at the end of her fashion shows. She took many dance classes as a child and adolescent which inspired her love of costumes. After high school, Johnson studied at the Pratt Institute and then later graduated from Syracuse University.

In 1967 she married Velvet Underground's John Cale. They later divorced in 1971. She had a daughter, Lulu, in 1975 who now works with Betsey.

She is a survivor of breast cancer and is a breast cancer advocate.

She resides in New York but once a week in a month she spends time in her house in Mexico, which she dubbed "Betseyville".

Career


Her fashion career started when she entered and won Mademoiselle Guest Editor Contest. Within a year she was the in-house designer for the Manhattan boutique, Paraphernalia. She became part of the youthquake movement. She was part of Andy Warhol's underground scene, along with The Velvet Underground, Edie Sedgwick and Lou Reed.

In 1969 she opened up her very own boutique called Betsey Bunki Nini in New York's Upper East Side. Edie Sedgwick was her house model, and designed the clothing Sedgwick wore on her last film, Ciao! Manhattan.

In the 1970s she took control of the fashion label "Alley Cat" which was popular with the rock 'n roll musicians of the day. In 1972 she won the Coty award. In 1978 she started her own fashion line, the same year she opened up her first retail store in Soho. Today, there are over forty five of her stores worldwide.

In 2002 Johnson was inducted into the Fashion Walk of Fame.

In 2003, Johnson expanded her line to include shoes, lingerie and jeans. She continued expanding her line in 2004 with handbags, accessories, hats, scarves and many more.

She has designed for many celebrities including but not limited to: Courtney Love, Sarah McLachlan and Salma Hayek.

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    All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople (2000). Salival - Tool (2000). The Supremes - The Supremes (2000). The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (2000).

    The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country - George Jones (2000). The Eternal Dance - Earth, Wind & Fire (2000). Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992 - Various Motown artists (2000). At the Close of a Century - Stevie Wonder (1999).

    Music Bank - Alice in Chains (1999). The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper - Alice Cooper (1999). The Crown Jewels - Queen (1998). Ray Charles: The Complete Country & Western Recordings 1959-1986 - Ray Charles (1998).

    Tracks - Bruce Springsteen (1998). Anthology - John Lennon (1998). 1: 1967-1975 - Genesis (1998). Genesis Archive, Vol.

    Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection - Ray Charles (1997). Heart and Soul - Joy Division (1997). The Doors Box Set - The Doors (1997). The Aeroplane Flies High - The Smashing Pumpkins (1996).

    Down Every Road – Merle Haggard (1996). Strait Out of the Box – George Strait (1995). Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 - Willie Nelson (1995). Clouds In My Coffee - Carly Simon (1995).

    The Master: 1961/1984 - Marvin Gaye (1995). The Thrill of It All - Roxy Music (1995). Peel Slowly and See - The Velvet Underground (1995). Permanent Record: Al In The Box - "Weird Al" Yankovic (1994).

    Thirty Years of Maximum R&B - The Who (1994). 35th Anniversary Collection - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1994). Emperors of Soul - The Temptations (1994). Box of Fire - Aerosmith (1994).

    Thank You For The Music - ABBA (1994). The Instant Monty Python CD Collection (1994). Rare, Live & Classic - Joan Baez (1993). What Goes On - The Velvet Underground (1993).

    Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding - Otis Redding (1993). Led Zeppelin Box Set II - Led Zeppelin (1993). Complete Studio Recordings - Led Zeppelin (1993). Live Shit: Binge & Purge - Metallica (1993).

    Roots 'N Blues: The Retrospective, 1925-1950 - various artists (1992). Songs of Freedom - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1992). The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings - Aretha Franklin (1992). Onobox - Yoko Ono (1992).

    Time3 - Journey (1992). Jefferson Airplane Loves You - Jefferson Airplane (1992). Boats, Beaches, Bars, and Ballads - Jimmy Buffett (1992). Shine On - Pink Floyd (1992).

    Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 - Various Motown artists (1992). The Birth Of Soul : The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings, 1952-1959 - Ray Charles (1991). The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 - Bob Dylan (1991). Star Time - James Brown (1991).

    Yesyears - Yes (1991). Lennon - John Lennon (1990). To Be Continued... - Elton John (1990). Complete Recordings - Robert Johnson (1990).

    This Woman's Work - Kate Bush (1990). Led Zeppelin Box Set - Led Zeppelin (1990). The Good, the Bad and the Live - Metallica (1989). The Beatles Box Set - The Beatles (1988).

    Crossroads - Eric Clapton (1988). Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live/1975-85 - Bruce Springsteen (1986). Biograph - Bob Dylan (1985).