Betsey Johnson does a split on the runway at the Betsey Johnson Fall 2012 fashion show. She is also known for doing a cartwheel at the end of each fashion show.
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Betsey Johnson does a split on the runway at the Betsey Johnson Fall 2012 fashion show. She is also known for doing a cartwheel at the end of each fashion show.
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Betsey Johnson was awarded the Medal Of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Fashion Presentation at The National Arts Club in 2009.
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Betsey Johnson was awarded the Medal Of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Fashion Presentation at The National Arts Club in 2009.
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A model walks the runway at the Betsey Johnson Spring 2011 fashion show in New York City.
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A model walks the runway at the Betsey Johnson Spring 2011 fashion show in New York City.
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Betsey Johnson is known to adorn her sweet silhouettes with edgy details, like these skulls seen during the Mastercard Luxury Week Hong Kong in 2009
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Betsey Johnson is known to adorn her sweet silhouettes with edgy details, like these skulls seen during the Mastercard Luxury Week Hong Kong in 2009
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Breast cancer survivor Betsey Johnson at the Gilda's Club Comedy Gala in 2002. Gilda's Club helps breast cancer patients live with the disease.
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Breast cancer survivor Betsey Johnson at the Gilda's Club Comedy Gala in 2002. Gilda's Club helps breast cancer patients live with the disease.
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When Betsy Wanless married her husband, Matt Johnson, she became Betsy Johnson. She wore bright red Betsey Johnson heels on her wedding day because she wanted the brand to be a part of her big day.
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When Betsy Wanless married her husband, Matt Johnson, she became Betsy Johnson. She wore bright red Betsey Johnson heels on her wedding day because she wanted the brand to be a part of her big day.
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Betsy Johnson wore these "I Do" emblazoned red slippers by Betsey Johnson because she and her husband are from Kansas.
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Betsy Johnson wore these "I Do" emblazoned red slippers by Betsey Johnson because she and her husband are from Kansas.
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18-year-old fan Linda Ross loves Betsey's use of hot pink, cheetah print, roses, lipstick, bows, and vintage pop art in her designs.
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18-year-old fan Linda Ross loves Betsey's use of hot pink, cheetah print, roses, lipstick, bows, and vintage pop art in her designs.
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Ross received her first pair of Betsey Johnson earrings as a gift for her 16th birthday.
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Ross received her first pair of Betsey Johnson earrings as a gift for her 16th birthday.
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Longtime fan Janna Robles wore a Betsey Johnson dress to Philippine Fashion Week in 2009. Robles always makes a stop at the Betsey Johnson Store when she visits the United States from the Philippines.
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Longtime fan Janna Robles wore a Betsey Johnson dress to Philippine Fashion Week in 2009. Robles always makes a stop at the Betsey Johnson Store when she visits the United States from the Philippines.
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Betsey Johnson announced it would be closing all its retail stores, including this one on New York's Upper West Side, after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2012.
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Betsey Johnson announced it would be closing all its retail stores, including this one on New York's Upper West Side, after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2012.
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