Betsey Johnson
Birth Name:
Betsey Johnson
Birth Place:
Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States
Profession
Actress, Costume designer
Fast Facts
- The National Arts Club presented her with its 2009 Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Fashion
- Was inducted into the Fashion Walk of Fame in 2002
- Won "Mademoiselle" magazine's Guest Editor Contest in 1964, catapulting her into the New York fashion scene
- Studied at the Pratt Institute and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Syracuse University
- Spent her childhood taking dance classes, and her love for costumes laid the foundations for her future as a fashion designer
- Interned at Mademoiselle magazine during the summer following her college graduation
- Held the top designer position for the clothing boutique Paraphernalia
- Her feminine and whimsical designs began to gain traction in the fashion industry in the 1960s
- Joined the Alpha Xi Delta women's sorority at Syracuse University
- Known for doing a cartwheel at the end of her fashion shows