Once again, despite the season, Betsey Johnson is colorful, optimistic and joyful (okay, skulls may not be that joyful, but it definitely takes the edge off when paired with tulle).  And to make matters even more exciting, she is collaborating with Opening Ceremony on some reissues of past  hits for Fall.  SO EXCITED!!!! We have our Opening Ceremony appointment on Friday and I will try to sneak some pix, but until then, enjoy some faves of mine from her Fall09 presentation.

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Okay, I haven’t mentioned this yet, but I love Betsey Johnson. Now before you get all crazy thinking that I love this dress, let me explain: I do love this dress, but only because it is so ridiculous, so exaggerated, so impractical, and above all so very, very Betsey.  

Betsey does politics

For me, Betsey Johnson was my first real foray into the designer world. I used to adore her floral-print dresses and wore them lovingly with my Doc Marten lace-up boots (can you tell I’m a child of the 80’s?). To me, there was nothing sexier than anything that Betsey came up with. It was the only place I would shop and I would save and save to buy myself something new.

Classic Betsey, circa 1982

To this day, I adore her. She has stayed true to who she is — kooky, outrageous and fun — and has still managed to remain relevant and successful, having recently celebrated 30 years in the business. Crazy as ever, who else could come up with such an outrageous dress option for our future first lady? And seriously, who else do you know who is doing cartwheels at the age of 66? ? While in the public eye, no less? I mean, come on. How can you not love Betsey?

Betsey’s cartwheel ( NY Fashion Week, 2008)