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Betsey: A Memoir | Betsey Johnson, Mark Vitulano
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A memoir by the internationally famous fashion designer and style icon Mention the name "Betsey Johnson" and almost every woman from the age of 15 to 75 can rapturously recall a favorite dress or outfit; whether worn for a prom, a wedding, or just to stand out from the crowd in a colorful way. They may also know her as a renegade single mom who palled around with Edie Sedgwick, Twiggy, and The Velvet Underground, or even as a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Betsey is also famous for her iconic pink stores (she had 65 shops across the US) and for her habit of doing cartwheels and splits down the runway at the close of her fashion shows. Throughout her decades-long career, she's taken pride in producing fun but rule-breaking clothing at an accessible price point. What they might not know is that she built an empire from scratch, and brought stretch clothing to the masses in the 80s and 90s. Betsey will take the reader behind the tutu and delve deeply into what it took to go from a white picket fence childhood in Connecticut to becoming an internationally known force in a tough, competitive business. The book will feature Betsey's candid memories of the fashion and downtown scene in the 60s and how she started her own business from the ground up after designing successfully for multiple other companies. She will discuss that business's ups and downs and reinventions (including bankruptcy), and her thoughts on body image, love, divorce, men, motherhood, and her bout with breast cancer. Betsey will be richly illustrated with many of her landmark clothes, fashion sketches, and personal photos--making the book the perfect memento and gift for every girl (of any age) for whom Betsey is, as a recent New York Times profile noted, "a role model still."
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Tiffiney
Betsey: A Memoir | Betsey Johnson, Mark Vitulano
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Quick, easy read. Seems that her life has been fairly charmed…except when it comes to men!

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Tiffiney
Betsey: A Memoir | Betsey Johnson, Mark Vitulano
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New read... 💗

S3V3N She‘s one of my favorite designers. 4y
Tiffiney @BeaG one of mine too! 💜 4y
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LitLoverClare
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This is a must read if you love fashion and Betsey Johnson‘s brand. I found this memoir of her life to be very interesting as she talked about her early career, romantic relationships, her daughter, and her brand. Some chapters seemed a little lengthy and dull at times but overall it was a very interesting memoir. #fashion #BetseyJohnson #memoir

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lowellette
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Growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, my fav designer, to read about or follow in the media as I had no money to buy her clothes, was Betsy Johnson. She just seemed to be having so much fun. It was fun to read about her life and career in this book! It was so interesting to read about taking chances, how people championed her career, and, of course, her romances. I binge read it in one weekend.

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REPollock
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I don't know, i didn't hate it. I don't wish I had the hours of my life back i spent reading it. But, don't go into it thinking it's anything beyond an admittedly talented designer bragging about her mostly-awesome life.

I received a copy of this book from #netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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REPollock
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Next ebook. I have owned several of her dresses and an amazing pair of Betsey Johnson boots! 💖

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