Write About Now

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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
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Write About NowBy Jonathan Small

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