Heavens To Betsey!

Designer Betsey Johnson talks to a reporter before her fall fashion show during Fashion Week in New York, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. "I am doing a retrospective show mostly of my favorite zone of the last 30 years were the eighties. It is mostly clothes from 78' when we opened and 88.'They were my favorite clothes," Johnson explained.

Models wait for instructions before the show Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, in New York. Backstage was a party atmosphere complete with champagne, cake, a disc jockey and bongo players.

The Betsey Johnson Fall 2008 fashion collection is modeled in New York, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. Outrageous patterns are mainstays of the collections.

The Betsey Johnson Fall 2008 fashion collection is modeled in New York, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. The runway show was bright and colorful. Much of the collection included tiny shorts, leggings and cotton material.

The Betsey Johnson Fall 2008 fashion collection is modeled in New York, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008.

The Betsey Johnson Fall 2008 fashion collection is modeled in New York, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. "It's tighter and sexier, but I still believe the girl brings the sex to the clothes," says Johnson of the collection. "You won't look sexy in a tight, below-the-knee skirt if you don't feel good in it."

The Betsey Johnson Fall 2008 fashion collection is modeled in New York, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. In celebration of her 30 years in fashion, Johnson's runway show paid homage to her favorite designs of the past.

After ending the show with her signature catwalk cartwheel, Betsey Johnson picked up her granddaughter and waved to the audience. With this collection, the colorful fashion icon celebrated her 30th anniversary as a designer.

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