Betsey Johnson Designer Handbags

Betsey Johnson is a designer label launched by punk fashion wild child Betsey Johnson in 1906. Her lines are inspired by her love of costumes and passion for the over the top, one of a kind designer pieces. Betsey Johnson fashions are timeless with a touch of class. Johnson's lines reflect a free spirited playfulness while using quality fabrics and materials. In 2002, for her contributions to American fashion, Johnson was awarded a bronze an granite plaque with and original sketch and embedded into the Seventh Avenue sidewalk in New York. Johnson is noted for her signature cartwheel, which she does on stage at the end of her fashion shows. Betsey Johnson’s love of movement and costumes stems from her days as a dancer. Later, as part of the Warhol scene in the sixties, Johnson put the velvet in the Velvet Underground (she later married band member John Cale) and dressed legendary models Twiggy and Verushka; Edie Sedgwick served as house fit model. Her foray into retail began with the Betsey Bunki Nini boutique in 1969. Now in her 60s, Johnson, seems unstoppable, and the awards continue to pile up: In 1999, the CFDA created the Timeless Talent Award just for her, and in 2002, she was inducted into the Fashion Walk of Fame on New York City’s Seventh Avenue. A survivor of breast cancer, Johnson remains an advocate in fighting the disease, creating one-of-a-kind items for auction and serving as Honorary Chairperson for the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer initiative. Get Betsey Johnson Designer Handbags at affordable prices.