(1 of 8) NYFW Fall 08: Betsey JohnsonHappy birthday, Betsey! For her 30th-anniversary show, the designer played up her greatest hits. Johnson sent her signature sequined party dresses, kicky dance-inspired skirts, and leotard tops down the runway, and when paired with bright stockings and coy berets, each gave off a hip '50s beatnik vibe. In honor of her career milestone, Johnson treated her guests—which included Tyra Banks and Russell Simmons—to a retrospective show of her most standout designs from the past three decades. And instead of closing her presentation with a bow, the ageless dreadlocked designer cartwheeled down the runway, a feisty move that echoed the punky joie-de-vie found in all her collections. Look 1
