Honoring Betsey

HONORING JOHNSON: Betsey Johnson will be honored by The National Arts Club’s fashion committee today, when she will receive the Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Fashion. The black-tie event will be held at the club located at 15 Gramercy Park South in New York, beginning at 6:30 p.m. “I’m so excited, honored and thrilled. It doesn’t get any better than this,” Johnson said of the award. Johnson’s business partner, Chantal Bacon, will introduce the designer along with International Fashion Syndicate editor Marylou Luther. Artist Dianne B. Bernhard is also at work on a painted portrait of Johnson that will be presented to the designer and eventually hang at the club. (WWD)

Betsey Johnson has been a driving force in the fashion world for many years and I have long been an admirer of her work. her vision is such that her many followers always look forward to her eclectic collections. She certainly has created and walks her own path when it comes to fashion. She is one of those designers who makes her sometimes kitschy and quirky pieces desirable because that is the niche that she has carved in the fashion industry. Hats off to Betsey!