Betsey Johnson Quotes
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My prom dress was very sweet, very puffy, but I also wore little stiletto, pointed-toe heels, nylon hosiery, the whole nine yards.
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I just get makeup from wherever I can. From Maybelline to Chanel - you know, all over the place.
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I just feel the traditional runway format is old-fashioned.
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My favorite era was the '60s because it was filled with incredible creative newness, from panty hose to landing on the moon to Twiggy and Andy Warhol - I loved them, and they loved to wear my silver clothes.
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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.
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I was always dancing and acrobatics was my specialty.
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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.
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I never studied fashion design.
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I was a cheerleader for nine years!
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You have to hold onto your fantasy.
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Hard times always lead to something great.
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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.
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I couldn't live if I wasn't a designer.
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If I hadn't decided to be a fashion designer, I would have loved to be a Broadway showgirl or a Rockette!
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It is a special, weird thing being a cheerleader. You need to want to yell and perform, dance, and wear a cute little costume. It's a thing you're kind of born with or without.
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I love New York. You want to find out if you're any good? Try New York. Who sang that? Frank Sinatra? If you make it here, you can make it anywhere.
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I've always been very into interior design, and I can't stand to have anything in my apartment that I don't aesthetically love.
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I don't like to have time on my wall; it's too-in-your-face.
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It's just been so heartwarming to see my clothes on people in wheelchairs and people needing physical support.
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If I could choose to have one superpower, I would want to be able to make everyone love everyone!