Fashion is nothing if it's not about having fun...

Dressed in stripy monochrome leggings, a yellow cycling t-shirt and a chequered cap, the extrovert fashion designer Betsey Johnson ensured that she created the ultimate finale by cartwheeling down the catwalk at New York Fashion Week.

With simple activities such as a ‘relaxed bike ride through New York’
apparently being her inspiration, the designer presented series of mini collections. Some were channeled on Brooklyn’s punk rock scene and another on News Years Eve in Times Square. She wowed the audience with flowing ball gowns and sailor skirts, proving her motto ‘fashion is nothing if it’s not about having fun’.

Born August 10th 1942, Johnson is still said by many to be one of the top ten fashion designers in the world. Her designs are often described as being ‘over the top’ and embellished, but the ‘punky’ yet appealing appearance of her creations still prove to be popular with all age groups both in America and internationally.

Johnson made her mark on the fashion map in the sixties and seventies. After graduating from Syracuse University her career began when she spent a summer as an intern at Mademoiselle magazine. Before long she won the Mademoiselle Guest Editor Contest, and within a year she was the in-house designer for the Manhattan boutique Paraphernalia.