Betsey Johnson went from a “cornball Connecticut” childhood to hanging out with Andy Warhol and selling clothes to Prince. She joined me on the podcast to chat about her new memoir, which includes stories on:

• How she got her start in fashion sewing clothes at night to sell to her co-workers
• Hiring sex workers and strippers to model her clothes at her early shows
• Getting married in a top that barely covered her crotch because the marriage official didn’t approve of her bell-bottom pants
• How she worked with Mark Vitulano, her former receptionist, to write the book 
• Why pedaling her own bicycle is her secret to success
• Why you’re only as good as your last sale