Betsey Johnson S/S 2011

The show proceeded into six mini collections. The line-up included a parade of brightly-colored flouncy dresses, navy-inspired fitted outfits complete with sailor hats and gold buttons, sexy biker shorts and bodysuits, floral maxis, and a handful of awesome dresses splashed with bright highlighter paint.

Johnson may have gotten some unwanted attention before Fashion Week, when word spread that Steve Madden Ltd. took up a $48.8 million loan her company had defaulted on, but it’s great to see the designer didn’t let that dampen her spirits.

And, if there’s any doubt about the 68-year-old designer’s eternal youth, just take a look at the dazzling “Ride Me” necklaces many of the models wore on the runway. If only more people in fashion had Betsey Johnson’s sense of humor!



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