I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though it’s much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress. – Betsey Johnson
Real success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead. – Betsey Johnson
I used to design for my body, which was flat-chested with big hips. That’s why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts. – Betsey Johnson
In the 60’s there was a look. In the 70’s there was a look, and in the 80’s. Now, it’s a free-for-all. – Betsey Johnson
With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer. – Betsey Johnson
It’s just been so heartwarming to see my clothes on people in wheelchairs and people needing physical support. – Betsey Johnson
Just to see what a pink dress can mean to a woman, any woman, but a disabled woman, that’s extra special and thrilling because they shouldn’t be separated and their disabilities don’t have to separate them in anyway. – Betsey Johnson
If it hadn’t been for the rise of the working woman’s wardrobe, I never would have found the time to sneak a kid in. – Betsey Johnson
If a girl comes to me first for a prom or a bar mitzvah and she likes the way she looks and her boyfriend likes the way she looks, she’ll come back. – Betsey Johnson
A good use for me is to let me go away with my sewing machine and come back with some really new stuff. – Betsey Johnson