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 its 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. Thats why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts. – 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
The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy. The smoke hung sluggishly above the chimney-tops as if it lacked the courage to rise, and the rain came slowly and doggedly down, as if it had not even the spirit to pour. – Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers