Betsey : a memoir
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Honeoye Public Library - Biographies
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272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Johnson, B., & Vitulano, M. (2020). Betsey: a memoir . Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Johnson, Betsey and Mark, Vitulano. 2020. Betsey: A Memoir. New York: Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Johnson, Betsey and Mark, Vitulano. Betsey: A Memoir New York: Viking, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Johnson, Betsey,, and Mark Vitulano. Betsey: A Memoir Viking, 2020.

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