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>> FABULOUS!
THE BIGGEST SHOW OF MY LIFE IS
ALMOST HERE.
>> DON'T BE NERVOUS UNLESS I'M
NERVOUS.
>> WE'VE BEEN GOING VERY SLOWLY.
WE'VE GOT A SHOW TO DO TOMORROW.
>> I'M VERY STRESSED.
>> THE SURFACE IS AN ICE-SKATING
RINK.
I'VE GOTTA CARTWHEEL IN THAT.
SOMEBODY'S GONNA GO OFF THE
EDGE.
WHERE'S LULU?
>> both: SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AT
5:00.
>> WHAT'S THE GLITCH?
>> ARE WE READY?
>> THIS IS IT.
I'LL CRACK MY HEAD OPEN.
>> ♪ THE THINGS WE DO ♪
♪ FOR FASHION ♪
♪ WE DON'T MIND ♪
♪ WE DON'T MIND ♪
♪ THE THINGS WE DO ♪
♪ FOR FASHION ♪
♪ ♪
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> HEY, BRAN.
>> HEY, BETSEY.
>> OH, MAMA MIA!
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> IT'S GETTING CLOSE!
I'M GETTING A LITTLE "NOY-VOUS,"
"NOY-VOUS."
>> DON'T BE NERVOUS.
REMEMBER WHAT I ALWAYS SAY.
DON'T BE NERVOUS UNLESS I'M
NERVOUS.
>> THE BIGGEST SHOW OF MY LIFE
IS ALMOST HERE.
IT SPANS MY 47 YEARS IN FASHION.
BUT IT'S THE FIRST SHOW I'M
DOING SINCE DECLARING BANKRUPTCY
AND JOINING THE MADDEN FAMILY.
AND IF I WANNA MAKE A COMEBACK,
THIS SHOW HAS TO BE PERFECT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO MODEL
FITTINGS TOMORROW.
I JUST TO SPOKE THE MADDEN
PEOPLE, AND IT'S TWO DAYS TILL
SHOW.
SO WE RECAPPED AND CAME UP WITH
A PLAN OF ACTION AS TO WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND WHERE WE ARE
FOR DAY OF SHOW.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE 30 MODELS WHO
WE DO HAVE CONFIRMED.
>> GREAT.
>> AND THEN EACH GIRL HAS THREE
LOOKS.
THREE OUTFITS PER GIRL.
AND ONCE THE GIRLS ARE IN THEIR
FIRST OUTFITS, CYNDI LAUPER GOES
ONSTAGE AT 8:50.
>> YAY!
CYNDI AND I LIVED IN THE SAME
BUILDING IN THE '80s, SO WE GO
WAY BACK.
HER STYLE IN MUSIC FIT PERFECTLY
WITH MY FASHION SENSIBILITY,
SO FOR HER TO OPEN MY SHOW
IS TRULY AMAZING.
THE GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
ONE-- THAT'S CLASSIC.
>> THAT YOUR GIRLS
"JUST WANNA HAVE FUN."
>> THAT'S A GREAT CONNECTION
BETWEEN ME AND THE MUSIC,
CYNDI AND ME.
>> THEN, AT 9:05, IT WILL BE
SHOWTIME.
SO WE START...
>> TA-DA!
>> WITH THE RETROSPECTIVE.
30 LOOKS FROM EACH DECADE OF
YOUR CAREER, FROM THE '60s,
'70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s.
>> FASHION SHOW HAPPENS IN THREE
PARTS.
THE FIRST IS MY VINTAGE, WHICH
SPANS ALMOST 50 YEARS.
I SPENT DAYS GOING THROUGH MY
STORAGE AND IN MY GARAGE IN THE
HAMPTONS TO FIND THE PERFECT
DRESSES.
CLASSIC BETSEY MINIDRESS.
WHOA!
>> WOW!
>> AH! LULU!
I FOUND IT! I FOUND IT!
LOOK! BA-DOOP-BOOP!
>> AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE
SECTION, IT'S GONNA BE THE 30
BRANDED PRODUCTS, MEANING THE
CURRENT PRODUCT FROM--
>> THOSE ARE TOUGHIES IN TERMS
OF CHANGES, THE AMOUNT OF THE
NECKLACES...
AND THE HANDBAGS.
THE SECOND PART OF THE SHOW
SHOWS OFF MY BRANDS--
MY JEWELRY, MY WATCHES, MY
SHOES, MY BAGS, EVERYTHING.
THE STUFF THAT I'VE DESIGNED
THAT IS NOW CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
IT'S COOL BECAUSE IT'S LIKE THE
PAST AND THE PRESENT IN ONE
SHOW.
TROPEZ BOY TOY.
BUT I THINK SHE NEEDS TO BE
RHINESTONE-COLLARED.
>> YEAH.
AND THEN THE LAST PART IS THE
30...
>> BIRTHDAY PROM!
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARTY DRESSES!
>> I'M TURNING 70 SOON, AND IT'S
TIME TO CELEBRATE!
SO THE LAST PART OF THE SHOW ARE
MY ICONIC TUTU PARTY DRESSES.
THEY'RE WHAT I'M MOSTLY KNOWN
FOR.
THE MADDEN CREW HAS SELECTED
30 OF THEIR FAVORITES IN HONOR
OF MY BIRTHDAY.
>> THEN THEY'RE GOING TO ROLL A
CAKE OUT ONTO THE STAGE.
HUGE CAKE!
>> LIKE, TA-DA!
LULU'S ALWAYS BEEN IN MY FASHION
SHOWS.
BUT BECAUSE THIS ONE IS THE
BIGGEST SHOW EVER, I WANNA GIVE
HER SOMETHING GREAT TO DO:
NOT JUST WALK THE RUNWAY,
COME OUT OF THE CAKE.
>> CONFETTI CANNONS GO OFF.
>> A MILLION.
>> [humming a fanfare]
>> DAH!
>> BOOM!
>> AND THEN I HAVE TO COME OUT
AND CARTWHEEL.
I'M ALWAYS SCARED WHEN I PUT MY
HANDS DOWN THEY'LL SLIP APART
AND I'LL CRACK MY HEAD OPEN.
I'VE BEEN DOING A CARTWHEEL
AT THE END OF MY SHOW FOR THE
PAST 15 YEARS.
PEOPLE EXPECT MY CARTWHEEL.
SO DO I.
THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST ONE EVER
BECAUSE IT IS THE BIGGEST SHOW
OF MY LIFE.
I LOVE THE CONCEPT.
>> YEAH, AMAZING.
>> I REALLY LOVE THE RETRO,
THE BRANDS, THE PARTY DRESSES.
>> HEY, LULU!
>> HEY, KIDDO!
>> HELLO!
HOW ARE YOU?
>> OH, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
LULU'S HERE BECAUSE IF ANYBODY
POPS OUT OF THE CAKE ON MY
BIRTHDAY, I WANT IT TO BE LULU.
THIS SHOW IS NOT A TENT SHOW.
>> IT'S A PARTY.
>> THIS IS A PARTY.
>> A BETSEY JOHNSON FASHION
SHOW ALWAYS IS A PARTY!
>> AND I WANT YOU TO COME OUT OF
THE CAKE.
>> YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
I'M NOT POPPING OUT OF A CAKE.
>> I THINK IT SOUNDS GREAT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING?
>> JUST POPPER-OUTTING.
WE'RE NOT SMOKING HERE.
IT'S A NON-SMOKING BUILDING.
>> THIS IS A NON-SMOKING...
>> YEAH, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING
IN YOUR COFFEE.
>> [laughs]
LULU!
[mouths]
>> OF COURSE, SHE WANTS SOMEONE
TO POP OUT OF A CAKE.
MOM...
>> OH!
>> BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
THIS IS FOR YOU...I CAN'T
BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS, BUT I
WILL POP OUT OF YOUR BIRTHDAY
CAKE.
>> YAY!
WHOO!
>> I'LL DO IT.
>> I ONLY TURN 70 ONCE, KIDDO.
>> I KNOW.
AND THERE'S--ONCE IN A L--
YOU ONLY POP OUT OF A BIRTHDAY
CAKE ONCE.
>> IT'LL BE RECORDED FOREVER.
BE THERE AT 5:00, KIDDO.
>> YAY.
[dance music]
>> ♪ SO WHAT, SO WHAT, SO WHAT ♪
♪ SO LOVE WILL FIND US ♪
>> HEY!
HI, EVERYBODY.
[laughs]
SORRY, WE'RE A LITTLE LATE.
>> WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU, I
THINK, RIGHT HERE, BETSEY, IF
THAT'S COOL WITH YOU.
>> AND DO WE TALK TOGETHER?
>> I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU, BUT
I'M GONNA BE OFF-CAMERA.
>> THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF PRESS
BEFORE THE BIG FASHION SHOW
STARTS, AND TODAY IS BIGGER
THAN EVER BECAUSE I WANT PEOPLE
TO KNOW THAT I'M STILL HERE.
I HAVEN'T STOPPED.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY CELEBRITY
MUSE?
OR ARE THERE CERTAIN CELEBS YOU
COULD SEE WEARING IT THAT'S SORT
OF THEIR STYLE?
>> IT'S GAGA-MINAJ-PERRY TRIO,
I THINK.
AND I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF AND
DESIGNED FOR THE ROCK AND ROLL
GIRLS, THE GIRLS THAT GET LOOKED
AT, THE GIRLS THAT LIKE
ATTENTION.
I ASKED CHRISTINE FROM MADDEN
TO MODEL A DRESS FOR THE
INTERVIEWS.
SHE'S SO CUTE.
THIS IS CHRISTINE IN THIS SCUBA
STUFF.
WORK TIME, PLAYTIME.
AND WHAT YOU GO IS YOU GO TO
WORK, AND YOU GO OUT AT NIGHT.
AND YOU GO TO WORK, AND YOU GO
OUT AT NIGHT.
AND CHRISTINE HAS DEFINITELY
DRESSED FOR THE "OUT AT NIGHT,"
WITH HER WHITE BRA MATCHING THE
LITTLE WHITE EDGES.
OH, SORRY.
>> [all laugh]
>> YOU'RE SCARING ME HERE.
>> ARE WE CENSORED?
[all laughing]
>> THIS DRESS IS ONE OF THE
LOOKS FOR THE BRANDED PART OF
THE RUNWAY SHOW, BUT IT'S GONNA
LOOK A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT AFTER
I STYLE IT.
OKEYDOKEY, ROCK AND ROLL.
>> ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ ALL DAY ♪
>> OKAY, I HOPE I CAN DRAW.
THIS IS MY RITUAL OF MAKING THE
"HELLO" SIGNS BACKSTAGE.
IT'S THE FINAL DAY BEFORE MY
FASHION SHOW.
WE'RE SENDING 90 LOOKS DOWN THE
RUNWAY, SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
TO BE DONE.
WE'VE GOT TONS OF INTERNS TO
HELP.
YEAH, IT IS GREAT.
>> I'M SORRY TO HAVE MY PAINT
[bleep] IN THE MIDDLE.
WHAT SEPARATES ME FROM OTHER
DESIGNERS ARE MY PERSONAL
TOUCHES.
I HAND-DRAW THE SIGNS FOR MY
MODELS AND EVERYBODY WORKING
BACKSTAGE.
I WANT BACKSTAGE TO BE AS FUN AS
THE SHOW.
IT SETS THE TONE FOR A GREAT
RUNWAY PERFORMANCE.
BRANDON, HOW MUCH LONGER?
'CAUSE KIDS ARE JUST FLAILING
AROUND, THEY NEED JOBS.
>> HAVE A MILLION THINGS TO DO.
THERE'S FINAL FITTINGS, THERE'S
COORDINATING LOOKS WITH
ACCESSORIES, THERE'S PUTTING ALL
THE LOOKS IN ORDER, MATCHING UP
ALL THE PETTICOATS.
I WANT ANYBODY WHO'S NOT DOING
ANYTHING OUT OF THE ROOM,
PLEASE.
I'M SORRY, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE
RUDE, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH GOING
ON HERE.
>> I KNOW.
BUT WE GOT A SHOW TO DO
TOMORROW.
>> AND IT'S SERIOUSLY STRESSING
ME OUT.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW'S IT GOING?
>> A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY BUSINESS
PARTNER ALLISON AND I PITCHED
A FEW IDEAS TO A HANDBAG COMPANY
CALLED AHQ.
ABE IS THE PRESIDENT OF AHQ AND
AN INDUSTRY VETERAN.
>> HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
>> I'VE BEEN WELL.
VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> YOU'VE BEEN BUSY-BUSY, HUH?
>> YES.
I'M REALLY NERVOUS, BECAUSE THIS
IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST TIME THAT
I'M MEETING WITH ABE SINCE
ALLISON AND I HAVE PARTED WAYS.
>> I DON'T THINK I WANT TO DO
THIS.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS?
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE--
>> I'M NOT GONNA HAVE, LIKE--
TO GANG--I CAN'T HAVE THAT.
>> I REALLY HOPE THAT ABE
DOESN'T LOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE
FACT THAT I CAN DO THIS ON MY
OWN.
>> I JUST WANNA UNDERSTAND SOME
THINGS.
FIRST, WHAT HAPPENED WITH
ALLISON?
>> OH, [bleep], HERE WE GO.
WELL, UM, WE BASICALLY DECIDED
TO GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE JUST HAD SOME
DISAGREEMENTS, AND IT'S JUST
SOMETHING THAT I REALLY BELIEVE
IN AND WANT TO DO ON MY OWN, ALL
BY MYSELF.
SO I'M HERE, AND I'M THE ONLY
ONE YOU NEED.
SO THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.
OKAY, SO WE GOT THAT OUT OF THE
WAY, AND NOW I'M JUST PRAYING
THAT THE REST OF THE MEETING
GOES WELL.
>> WE TOOK SOME DIRECTION THAT
YOU GAVE US, PUT TOGETHER SOME
SKETCHES.
AND WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A LOOK
AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK?
>> THIS IS AMAZING, JUST TO SEE
MY NAME.
AND THIS IS FROM THAT VINTAGE
HANDBAG WITH THE MIRROR?
>> SO UNDERNEATH THE FLAP OF
THIS CLUTCH...
IS THIS HALF-MOON MIRROR, WHICH
I THINK IS A NICE FEATURE.
>> I LOVE THIS.
THIS IS SO SOPHISTICATED AND
SIMPLE.
SEEING THESE SKETCHES OF BAGS
WITH MY NAME IS JUST THE MOST
AMAZING HIGH FOR ME.
OH, I LOVE...
>> THEN, LADY FIERCE.
>> LADY FIERCE.
>> THE CHAIN DETAIL AND ALSO
THIS STUDDING.
HERE WE USE THE LULU JOHNSON
IDENTITY AS AN ICON.
>> I'VE BEEN SEEING
BETSEY JOHNSON ON LABELS FOR A
LONG TIME NOW.
IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE MY OWN
NAME ON IT.
I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER.
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH THE AHQ TEAM.
>> SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> THIS IS ALL AMAZING.
IT'S BEYOND, BEYOND...
>> OUR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB.
BUT I DO HAVE SOME, UM, IF I CAN
SAY CONCERNS?
>> UH-HUH.
>> DON'T GET ME WRONG, WE
BELIEVE IN YOU.
BUT WE GET OFFERED BRANDS ALL
THE TIME, AND, YOU KNOW, UNLESS
IT'S CONNECTED TO A RETAILER,
MEANING A CONNECTION TO THE
CONSUMER, WE REALLY DON'T, YOU
KNOW, ENTERTAIN THE BRAND.
SO I GAVE ANDY A CALL, AND HE
MENTIONED TO ME THAT THERE'S NO
CONNECTION TO A RETAILER AT THE
MOMENT.
SO WHY DON'T YOU FILL ME IN ON
WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?
>> MY LICENSING AGENT ANDY COHAN
HAS BEEN TRYING SO HARD TO GET
ME A RETAILER.
HE'S TRIED INTERNET, WHOLESALE,
RETAIL, AND JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN
ANY BITES YET.
I MEAN, YEAH, THAT'S STILL UP IN
THE AIR, BUT FROM, YOU KNOW, THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH
ANDY, YOU KNOW, HE'S BEHIND ME
SO MUCH SO THAT, YOU KNOW,
HE'S--ONE OF THESE GUYS IS
GONNA COME THROUGH.
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE
TO HAVE A CALL WITH ANDY AND
KIND OF GET A BUSINESS SIDE FROM
THEM INSOFAR AS WHERE THIS THING
STANDS.
I GUESS WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN
PROCEED BEFORE WE GET INTO ALL
THIS EFFORT AND EXPENSE.
>> THIS MEETING REALLY
[bleep]ING SUCKED, AND I DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT, AND I
REALLY NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH
ANDY COHAN TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> I REALLY WANNA GET KICKING ON
THIS STUFF.
GOING OVER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THE 90 LOOKS IN THE SHOW AND
GETTING READY FOR THE MODEL
FITTINGS, THIS IS STRESSFUL.
>> I'M VERY STRESSED.
>> I AM VERY STRESSED TOO,
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOING VERY
SLOWLY ALL DAY.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT A SHOW TO DO
TOMORROW.
THE CAT BAGS, RACH, THEY
ARE COMING, RIGHT?
>> THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.
>> AND WHAT ABOUT THE BIG ORANGE
GLASSES THAT THEY HAD THERE?
COULD THEY FIND 'EM?
THINGS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS,
AND THAT CAN'T BE.
THIS SHOW IS MY LIFE.
IT'S WAY TOO IMPORTANT.
I WISH SOMEBODY COULD BE SIGNING
ALL THESE CLOTHES OUT.
>> GONNA HAVE A MEETING WHERE
EVERY LAST THING THAT NEEDS TO
BE DONE, RACHEL WRITES DOWN
WHO'S DOING IT.
AND YOU'RE HANDLING THE FISH
LURES.
>> WE NEED TO MAKE THE SCUBA
HEADPIECE.
>> THE CHARMS ON THE ZIPPER,
SETH, YOU'RE GONNA DO.
AND, IF WE HAVE ANY SHOES TO GO
WITH 'EM.
CAN YOU SHOW ME THE SHOES?
THIS IS IT, AND THE SHOW
HAPPENS.
[dance music]
♪ ♪
HIYA, HIYA!
OH, GOODY!
BRANDON, THE MODELS.
WHOA-WEE.
PERFECT.
WE'RE GOING OVER EVERY SINGLE
LOOK IN THE SHOW TO MAKE
LAST-MINUTE CHANGES IF
NECESSARY.
IT'S A GREAT COMBINATION OF FUN,
CREATIVITY AND STRESS.
OH, BOY!
FABULOUS.
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT--OH.
>> WHOA, WHOA.
>> OKAY, NOW.
>> IT'S A PARTY, BUT IT'S NOT
GIRLS GONE WILD.
>> [laughs]
WE'LL DO THIS IN PURPLE, WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF LIGHTER PINK
HIGHLIGHT.
YOU HAVE "BEST IN TOWN" WRITTEN
ON THE BACK, SO YOU CAN FLASH
THAT.
HEY, WE GOT OUR "GUYS HEART
B.J." T-SHIRTS!
WHOO!
AND WE'LL ADD MORE CHARMS BACK
TO HERE.
WHAT DID WE CALL HER?
>> JUDY JETSON.
>> KNEW IT WOULD WORK.
FOR A BEAUTIFULLY MATCHING
HAT...
WITH THIS COAT, RIGHT?
[laughs]
I LOVE TO HEAR THIS ENERGY.
WE NEED A FLUFFER BACKSTAGE.
[dance music]
♪ ♪
THIS ELASTIC.
>> OH, THAT'S SO FUNNY.
OKAY, YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
GREAT.
>> NOW THAT THE MODELS ARE GONE,
THE REAL STRESS BEGINS:
BAGGING AND ORGANIZING ALL 90
LOOKS.
OKAY, GUYS, WE'RE GONNA START
GOING THROUGH THE LOOKS.
WE'RE GONNA GO OVER EACH, GIRL
BY GIRL, WHAT SHE HAS, PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE BAG, BAG IT
UP, AND THEN WE'RE DONE.
LOOK ONE, EUGENA.
SHE HAS THE YELLOW OUTFIT.
SHE HAS BLACK TIGHTS, BLACK
BELT, BLACK AND WHITE SHOES.
SHE GETS THE BETSEY NECKLACE--
♪ AH ♪
JUST THROW 'EM IN THE BAG.
LOOK ONE, DONE.
ONLY 89 MORE TO GO.
>> WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS 90
[bleep]ING LOOKS?
>> UH, WHOSE IDEA WAS IT,
MISS JOHNSON?
I'M GONNA BE HERE TILL 4:00 A.M.
[laughs]
>> ♪ I CAN'T BELIEVE ♪
♪ IT'S TOMORROW ♪
>> LOOK 35.
55.
LOOK 64.
>> WOW, WE'RE JUST MAKIN' IT
RIGHT UNDER THE WIRE WITH THESE
LAST THINGS.
NUMBER 89.
LAST ONE. HOORAY.
[all cheering]
>> IT'S TIME FOR CHAMPAGNE!
IT'S JUST LIKE THE GOOD OLD
DAYS, GUYS!
>> all: CHEERS!
>> GREAT SHOW.
>> both: GREAT SHOW, GREAT SHOW.
>> ♪ BA-DA ♪
♪ BA-BA-BA-BA BA-DA ♪
♪ BA DA-DA DA-DA ♪
♪ WE CAN WORK IT OUT ♪
♪ ♪
♪ SPIN IT, NOW ♪
♪ PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR ♪
♪ BA DA-DA DA-DA ♪
♪ BA DA-DA DA-DA ♪
♪ ♪
♪ WE WANNA FEEL ALL RIGHT ♪
>> THE TEAM HAS ARRIVED.
WE HAVE TO PREP EVERYTHING, FROM
THE STAGE TO THE DRESSES, BEFORE
BETSEY GETS HERE.
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS SHOW
IS TO BETSEY'S CAREER, SO
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT.
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> FLORENTINA.
>> FLORENTINA NEEDS TO TRY ON
HER DRESS.
I'M HEAVILY COUNTING ON YOU TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS NEEDS TO HAVE THE PETTICOAT
ROLLED UP IN IT.
IT NEEDS TO, LIKE, BE TURNED UP.
WHERE'S BETSEY?
EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GREAT.
THE ONLY THING MISSING IS
BETSEY.
[line rings]
[duck quacking]
>> [sighs]
[duck quacking]
HAPPY SHOW DAY, BRAN.
IT'S FINALLY SHOW DAY.
EVERYBODY'S WORKED SO HARD.
I HOPE THE SHOW GOES OFF WITHOUT
A HITCH.
>> YOU READY?
>> NO, I TURN--I TURNED MY
COFFEE ON, AND THEN I COME BACK
TO BED WITH MY COLD TOWEL.
I'M GONNA PUT MY MAKEUP ON AND
SEE YOU DOWN AT THE SPACE.
>> SO, LIKE, AN HOUR?
>> NO, NO, NO.
I CAN DO MY MAKEUP IN NINE
MINUTES IF I WANT.
>> ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE UP?
>> YES, YES, I'M UP AND ABOUT.
I'M UP AND ABOUT.
I SHOULD GET CONTACTS.
BUT IF I DID, I'D GET YELLOW
CONTACTS.
YOU PAINT WHAT YOU WANNA LOOK
LIKE, NOT WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.
PROBABLY TOO HEAVY, BUT HEAVY
PHOTOGRAPHS BETTER ON ME.
COFFEE.
I'M SO NERVOUS FOR WHAT I'M
ABOUT TO WALK INTO.
I HOPE THAT BRANDON'S TAKEN CARE
OF EVERY LAST THING.
THERE'S NO MORE TIME FOR ANY
MISTAKES.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR ALONG WE
ARE.
THIS IS IT! THIS IS IT!
OH, MY GOD.
[gasps] LOOK AT THE CAKE!
LOOK AT THE CAKE!
[laughs]
I'M REALLY LOVING WHAT I'M
SEEING.
NOW WE HAVE ABOUT TEN HOURS TO
GET THE STAGE SET UP, THE HAIR
AND MAKEUP DONE, THE MODEL
REHEARSAL, THE BACKSTAGE.
THIS IS TRULY CRUNCH TIME.
>> SHE'S GOT THIS.
SHE'S GOT TUTTI-FRUTTI.
>> BRANDON!
>> both: BRANDON!
>> OH!
>> [laughs]
>> HERE IT IS.
>> OH, MY GOD, BRAN.
WALK ME THROUGH, OKAY, BRAN?
>> OKAY, HERE, LET'S WALK THIS
WAY.
>> WHOA, AMAZING.
WHOA.
>> WE HAVE HAIR AND MAKEUP BACK
HERE.
>> HAIR CRIMPING IS AMAZING.
MAKEUP NEEDS TO BE CRAZY WILD.
GIVE HER WILD LIONESS ANIMAL
SKIN.
GORGEOUS.
THE STAGE IS BEAUTIFUL!
>> READY, ONE, TWO, THREE...
>> ♪ DO DO-DO DO ♪
♪ DO DO-DO DO ♪
♪ DO DO-DO DO ♪
>> WE HAVE TO COUNT THE NUMBER
OF SECONDS THAT IT WILL TAKE
THE MODELS TO WALK THE RUNWAY.
BECAUSE THE RUNWAY'S SHORTER
THIS TIME, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S ENOUGH TIME FOR THE
MODELS TO CHANGE AND MAKE THEIR
LOOKS.
IF THE GIRLS ARE TOO FAST OR TOO
SLOW, IT COULD RUIN THE SHOW.
>> HOW MUCH WAS THAT?
>> THAT'S 14 SECONDS.
>> PERFECT.
HEY, DO THESE LIGHTS STAY HERE?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> THAT LIGHT'S IN THE WAY.
>> DOESN'T THAT GO SOMEWHERE?
WHY IS ALL THIS [bleep] HERE?
LIKE, WHO ARRANGED FOR HER TO
HAVE A FULL BAND?
I THOUGHT SHE WAS STANDING
ONSTAGE SINGING.
LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GONNA
BE A FULL-PIECE ORCHESTRA.
>> I DO TOO.
>> ARE WE PUTTING A CONCERT ON,
OR A RUNWAY SHOW?
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU
DON'T ANTICIPATE.
CYNDI'S BAND HAS GEAR ALL OVER
THE STAGE.
I HAVE TO FIX THIS SO MODELS ARE
NOT TRIPPING ALL OVER THE
RUNWAY.
>> BRANDON, WE HAVE TO TALK TO
SOMEBODY ABOUT...
>> [over speakers] HEY, HEY--
>> HOW THAT IS WORKING AND HOW
THAT'S WORKING, AND HOW WHEN THE
CAKE COMES OVER, IT'S GONNA FALL
OFF THE RUNWAY THERE.
>> IS THE CONFETTI GONNA MAKE
THE RUNWAY SLICK?
>> OH, [bleep].
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS
CARTWHEEL, BRAN.
BRAN, THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE A
TOTAL DISASTER.
SOMEBODY'S GONNA GO OFF THE
EDGE.
>> BRANDON, WE HAVE TO TALK TO
SOMEBODY ABOUT...
>> [over speakers] HEY, HEY--
>> HOW THAT IS WORKING AND HOW
THAT'S WORKING, AND HOW WHEN
THE CAKE COMES OVER IT'S GONNA
FALL OFF THE RUNWAY THERE.
IF THIS WASN'T HERE, THE CAKE
COULD BE CENTERED, AND WE'D GO
DOWN.
BRAN, CAN YOU TAKE CARE OF THIS?
I GOTTA GET BACKSTAGE.
[dance music]
♪ ♪
LET'S SEE.
THEY LOOK GREAT.
THAT ONE HERE.
DOING THE DRAWINGS FOR BACKSTAGE
IS KIND OF MY MOST FAVORITE
LITTLE PART OF THE SHOW.
HOLD OUT FOR THAT.
SHOWGIRLS.
I'LL HAVE TO GET A GUY ON A
LADDER.
LET'S DO ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
I KNOW EVERYBODY LOVES TO SEE
A "THANK YOU" AND A "HI," AND
THEY REALLY ENJOY THE EXTRA
TOUCH.
>> RIGHT THERE.
>> RIGHT THERE.
>> ON THAT WALL.
GREAT.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> LULU, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
>> HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
WELCOME TO NEW YORK.
>> I'M GLAD YOU FOUND TIME TO
SEE ME ON A...
CRAZY TRIP TO NEW YORK.
>> MY LICENSING AGENT IS
ACTUALLY HERE FOR FASHION WEEK.
BUT THE ONLY TIME HE CAN MEET
WITH ME IS RIGHT BEFORE MY
MOTHER'S FASHION SHOW.
BUT I'M KINDA DISCOURAGED AFTER
THE AHQ MEETING, AND I NEED SOME
ADVICE AS TO WHAT TO DO NEXT.
EVERYTHING'S KIND OF ON HOLD
RIGHT NOW, AND I'M JUST KIND OF
NERVOUS, LIKE, IF I'M GONNA GET
ANOTHER CHANCE.
>> THIS IS A MARATHON, IT'S NOT
A SPRINT...
AND IT TAKES TIME TO GET THERE.
AND IT'S A PROCESS, IT'S NOT
JUST AN INSTANTANEOUS EXPLOSION
OF SOMETHING.
AND, FRANKLY, LIKE I TOLD YOU
FROM THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT
YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION IN
TERMS OF LETTING THE LINE BE
LULU JOHNSON.
AND AS YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WORK
WITH A LOT OF CLIENTS, BUT THE
CLIENTS WE WORK WITH WE WANT TO
DO A REALLY GREAT JOB FOR.
WE WOULDN'T BE PUTTING ALL OUR
TIME INTO THIS IF WE DIDN'T
BELIEVE IN IT.
SO I'M A FAN.
>> I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER AFTER
MEETING UP WITH ANDY.
HE IS A REAL PRO.
AND IF HE HAS FAITH IN MY
CLOTHING COLLECTION, THEN I JUST
HAVE TO TRUST HIM AND BELIEVE
THAT THINGS ARE GONNA WORK OUT.
>> JUST GOT A FEW BUMPS AND
BRUISES ALONG THE WAY, BUT WE'RE
GONNA GET THERE.
>> YEAH, OKAY.
YES.
>> ♪ I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HER ♪
♪ I WAS A VICTIM ♪
♪ IN THE GAME OF LOVE ♪
♪ I DON'T NEED YOU ♪
>> IT'S TIME FOR REHEARSALS TO
START.
>> EUGENA, CHRISTINA,
FLORENTINA, EGLA, LISA, JAY AND
ANNA.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> HEY-EY-EY!
I GOTTA TALK TO YOU, BECAUSE
THEY'RE DOING IT TOO MUCH LIKE
A FASHION SHOW.
IT SEEMS THE MODELS HAVE
FORGOTTEN EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR
WALK.
IT'S UP TO ME TO SHOW 'EM HOW TO
BRING THE PARTY ON.
[edgy rock music]
♪ ♪
PARTY!
LOOK AT THE AUDIENCE!
LOOK AT THE AUDIENCE!
FLIRT TO THE AUDIENCE!
LITTLE MORE HUMPIN'.
SHOWGIRL! MORE!
MORE ENERGY!
SHOWGIRL! OKAY!
SEXY!
WHOO!
PRETTY [bleep]ING GOOD.
SO GLAD THE MODELS GOT BACK
THEIR ENERGY.
NOW WE'LL HAVE TIME TO GO OVER
THE LINEUP.
THE PROM GIRLS.
CYNDI ACOUSTICALLY OR HOWEVER ON
MIC.
AND THEN IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY.
>> OKAY.
>> LET'S GET READY TO REHEARSE
THE CAKE.
>> WHERE'S LULU?
SHE HAS TO LEAVE HER HOUSE NOW.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
>> IT'S 5:45.
>> SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
AT 5:00.
>> LULU NEEDS TO GET HERE TO GO
OVER HER CAKE ROUTINE, STAT.
[line ringing]
>> I TOLD THEM 5:00 EARLIER,
LIKE HOURS AGO.
HOURS AGO.
[line continues ringing]
>> MOM?
>> WHERE ARE YOU, LULU?
>> I'M ON MY WAY.
>> WHAT'S THE GLITCH?
TELL ME THE TRUTH.
>> GOT DONE WITH THE MEETING.
I JUST HAVE TO RUN HOME, GET THE
KIDS DRESSED, THROW SOMETHING
ON, AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK OUT
THE DOOR.
>> WE HAVE REHEARSAL.
THE MAIN THING IS TO BE ON TIME
TO THESE THINGS.
>> I KNOW I'M RUNNING LATE, AND
MY MOTHER IS UNDER SO MUCH
STRESS, SO I'M JUST GONNA TRY
TO GET THERE AS FAST AS I CAN.
DO NOT WORRY.
I'M GONNA BE THERE IN 45
MINUTES.
>> 45 MINUTES?
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> WHERE'S BETSEY?
YOU'VE GOT TO DO INTERVIEWS.
>> OH!
>> HELLO!
THREE HOURS BEFORE EVERY SHOW,
I GET BOMBARDED BY THE PRESS.
>> BETSEY IS BACK, ISN'T SHE?
>> YEAH, I'M--I GOT MY BEST JOB
EVER.
I'M CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF ALL MY
PRODUCTS THROUGH STEVE MADDEN.
>> IT'S JUST SO FESTIVE BACK
HERE.
TELL US ABOUT THE THEME OF THIS
AMAZING COLLECTION.
>> ME.
>> WE GOT HERE AS FAST AS I
COULD, AND NOW HOPEFULLY MY KIDS
CAN KEEP MY MOM DISTRACTED
FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO THAT SHE
WON'T BE TOO MAD AT ME FOR BEING
LATE.
YOU WANNA SEE GRANDMA?
>> BETSEY, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK
OVER ALL OF YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHAT WOULD YOU
SAY IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE
MOMENT?
>> WHEN LULU POPPED OUT OF ME.
>> AW.
>> AND WHEN THE GRANDKIDS POPPED
OUT OF HER.
>> I THINK GRANDMA'S OVER HERE.
COME ON.
LIKE--OH MY GOSH!
ELLA!
OH, MY GOSH, ELLA BELLA.
THIS IS MY GRANDDAUGHTER ELLA.
OH, I'M SO HAPPY THE GRANDKIDS
ARE HERE.
NOW IT FEELS LIKE A TRUE FAMILY
EVENT.
EVERYBODY'S TURNING SHY NOW.
>> THEY'RE A LITTLE SHY.
>> ELLA, COME ON.
>> DO YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN?
>> IF THEY'RE ANYTHING LIKE
GRANDMA, THEY'LL LEARN TO LOVE
THE MEDIA IN NO TIME.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
DO YOU WANNA WALK THE RUNWAY
WITH ME, LIKE LAST TIME?
YOU WANNA HOLD MY HAND AND WALK
DOWN WITH GRANDMA AND ME?
YES?
>> YOU TOO?
>> DO YOU WANNA DO IT TOO?
>> YOU HAVE TO TRY IT, LAYLA.
>> "YOU HAVE TO TRY IT, LAYLA,"
SHE SAID.
DO YOU THINK SHE'LL LIKE IT?
WE'RE GONNA WALK DOWN THE RUNWAY
TOGETHER, OKAY?
>> ♪ I'M WALKING, I'M WALKING ♪
>> ♪ I'M WALKING ♪
>> ELLA, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M
DOING?
I'M GONNA BE HIDDEN INSIDE A
CAKE--A BIG CAKE.
DO YOU KNOW HOW HIGH THE CAKE
IS?
IT'S, LIKE--IT'S, LIKE, THIS
HIGH.
>> OH, MY GOSH-Y!
>> THE TOP OF THE CAKE IS GONNA
POP OFF, AND HOW SHOULD I STAND?
HOW SHOULD I BE STANDING?
>> LIKE THIS--SURPRISE!
>> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
HOW SHOULD I STAND?
HOW SHOULD I STAND WHEN THE CAKE
POPS OFF?
HOW SHOULD I--JUST LIKE THIS?
>> both: [giggle]
>> OKAY.
I HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
OH, MY GOSH.
>> AND WHAT A CAKE.
>> LET ME JUST SEE WHAT I'M
TOUCHING HERE.
>> THIS IS-- NO ONE'S GONNA SEE
THE BACKSIDE.
>> SO I GRAB ON HERE?
OH, WOW.
IT'S SO DARK AND SMALL IN HERE.
I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS
THROUGH.
I'M TERRIFIED OF SMALL, DARK
PLACES, AND MY MOTHER KNOWS
THIS.
POPPING OUT OF A CAKE IS NOT AS
SEXY AS IT SEEMS.
WISH ME LUCK.
[edgy rock music]
♪ ♪
>> OH, MY GOD, IS THAT A PIG?
OH, WHAT A CUTE PIG.
HAVING WORKED WITH BETSEY FOR
SUCH A LONG TIME, YOU COME TO
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.
HAVING A PIG SHOW UP AT A RUNWAY
SHOW, PAR FOR THE COURSE.
>> YOU WANNA BE IN A SHOW?
>> [falsetto] NO.
I THINK THAT WOULD GET A LOT OF
GREAT PRESS--HAMLET THE PIG.
>> HAMLET THE PIG.
>> HAMLET THE LITTLE PIGGY.
SHE BROUGHT THE PIG.
DO YOU CARE IF SHE WALKS WITH IT
IN THE LAST LOOK?
IT'LL GET GREAT PRESS.
>> AMAZING.
>> WITH HER PROM OUTFIT.
>> OH, BRANDON.
>> CARRY THE PIG. PERFECT.
I KNEW YOU'D LOVE IT.
>> OH, MY GOD!
SHE BROUGHT HER PIG.
CYNDI!
WITH ALL THE CRAZINESS OF
EVERYBODY GETTING READY, I
REALLY DON'T WANNA FORGET MY
VERY SPECIAL GUEST.
CYNDI, CYNDI.
OH, MY GOD!
CYNDI, BABY!
I LOVE YOU FOR DOING THIS.
I'LL DO YOUR 40TH.
YOU DO MY 80TH...
>> 40TH?
HONEY, I'M NO SPRING CHICKEN.
>> I'M SO HAPPY CYNDI IS GOING
TO SING AND MAKE THIS SHOW
GREAT.
WHAT A LIFE.
IT COULDN'T-A BEEN BETTER, HUH?
JUST GREAT.
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> HEY, WHAT'S UP?
>> WHY BETSEY?
>> SHE'S AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL.
[overlapping chatter]
>> WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE DOOR?
[dance music continues]
♪ ♪
THE INTERNS TOLD ME THAT WE'RE
OVERFLOWING AT THE DOOR.
WE'RE AT CAPACITY.
THIS IS NUTS.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST TURNOUT I'VE
EVER SEEN.
WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE, IT'S
SETTING IN: WE HAVE TO DELIVER.
>> MOM, I JUST WANTED TO WISH
YOU GOOD LUCK.
AND DON'T WORRY, EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE AMAZING.
IT'S GONNA BE THE BEST SHOW
EVER.
>> YEAH, LULU WAS A LITTLE LATE,
BUT THIS IS THE BIGGEST NIGHT
OF MY LIFE.
AND I REALLY NEED HER BY MY
SIDE.
SHE'S MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER.
MY LIFE HAS CHANGED, HUH?
YOUR LIFE IS CHANGING.
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S BEEN ASKING
WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
FOR AN ASPIRING, YOU KNOW--
I SAID, "THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING IS BE NICE."
THEN YOU'LL GET ALL THAT
NICENESS BACK, AND YOU'LL BE
PROUD OF EVERYTHING YOU DO
BECAUSE YOU'RE NICE.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE AND SO
HAPPY WITH THIS SHOW.
IT'S MY LIFE I'M HAPPY WITH.
>> AND EVERYONE'S HERE.
>> AND HOW I DID IT EVERY DAY.
NOT THE END OF IT.
>> AND THAT'S WHY PEOPLE ARE
HERE IS BECAUSE...
>> YOU NEVER DO ANYTHING WRONG.
>> PEOPLE LOVE YOU.
>> SORRY, GUYS, WE'RE STARTING.
I NEED YOU TO DO YOUR CHEERS
AND TOASTS.
>> OH! I HATE FOR IT TO START.
I HATE WHEN THE SHOW STARTS.
I HATE FOR IT TO START, BECAUSE
THEN IT'S OVER, AND I REALLY
WANT TO TREASURE EVERY MOMENT.
>> IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING, RIGHT,
LULU?
>> I GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS WHEN I
SAW THAT STAGE ON THAT SCREEN.
>> AND IT'S GONNA BE COVERED IN
CONFETTI.
>> I HATE WHEN MY MOM DOES HER
CARTWHEELS.
IT GIVES ME PANIC ATTACKS.
>> NOW I'M STARTING TO GET
NERVOUS.
YEAH, TOAST TIME.
CONFETTI AND ROSES!
CONFETTI AND ROSES.
>> both: EVERYBODY!
>> [all cheering]
>> GREAT SHOW!
>> both: GREAT SHOW!
>> HAVE A GREAT, GREAT SHOW!
ALL THE BUILDUP--THIS IS IT.
ROCK AND ROLL, EVERYBODY HAPPY.
>> [male over P.A.] LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS
TOGETHER FOR OUR SPECIAL MUSICAL
GUEST...CYNDI LAUPER.
>> [all cheering]
>> [all cheering]
>> ♪ COME HOME ♪
♪ IN THE MORNING LIGHT ♪
♪ MY MOTHER SAYS ♪
♪ WHAT YOU GONNA DO ♪
♪ WITH YOUR LIFE? ♪
♪ OH, MOMMY DEAR ♪
♪ WE'RE NOT THE FORTUNATE ONES ♪
♪ AND GIRLS ♪
♪ THEY WANNA HAVE FUN ♪
♪ OH, GIRLS ♪
♪ JUST WANNA HAVE FUN ♪
♪ JUST WANNA, JUST WANNA ♪
♪ YOU KNOW THEY JUST WANT TO ♪
♪ JUST WANNA HAVE ♪
♪ GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE... ♪
[piano flourish, drum roll]
[cheering]
[music ends]
HEY, ENJOY THE FASHION SHOW.
>> ENJOY YOURSELF.
HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
>> I HAD TO TWIST SOME ARMS, BUT
I GOT CYNDI'S CREW TO PROMISE
THAT THEY WOULD CLEAR THE RUNWAY
AFTER SHE SANG.
>> HAVE A GREAT TIME.
>> [all cheering]
>> NO MATTER WHAT.
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> IT'S SUCH A SMALL [bleep]ING
SPACE.
>> ARE WE READY?
EVERYBODY GOOD?
>> THIS IS THE BIGGEST SHOW OF
MY LIFE.
IT'S STANDING ROOM ONLY.
I'VE GOT TO KICK ***.
I'VE GOT TO DELIVER.
HERE WE GO, GUYS.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE
DESIGNER YOU'VE ALL BEEN
WAITING FOR, THE ONE AND ONLY
BETSEY JOHNSON.
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> THE FIRST THINGS OUT THE GATE
ARE MY VINTAGE LOOKS FROM THE
'60s THROUGH TODAY.
♪ ♪
>> ♪ TO GET OUT OF YOUR MIND ♪
♪ AND SIX ♪
♪ PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR ♪
♪ AND GET, GET, GET ♪
♪ GET DOWN ♪
♪ GET, GET, GET ♪
♪ GET DOWN ♪
♪ GET DOWN ♪
♪ GET, GET, GET ♪
♪ GET DOWN, DOWN, DOWN ♪
♪ GET, GET, GET ♪
♪ GET DOWN ♪
♪ GET, GET, GET ♪
♪ GET DOWN ♪
♪ PUMP, PUMP THE JAM, JAM ♪
♪ GET, GET, GET ♪
♪ I WANNA ROCK THIS PARTY UP ♪
♪ DJ TURN ME UP ♪
[groovy music]
♪ ♪
>> OH!
MY LIFE IS FLASHING BY.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> [shouts]
>> AS I SEE THE LOOKS GO DOWN
THE RUNWAY, I'M IN HEAVEN.
♪ ♪
[techno music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
VINTAGE DONE.
THE GIRLS WERE GREAT.
BUM, BUM, BUM, GO.
NOW IT'S THE BRANDED SECTION OF
THE SHOW.
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> OH, MY GOD, THIS IS AMAZING.
GO.
>> I KNOW, TAKE YOUR TIME.
THIS REPRESENTS MY ACCESSORY
COLLECTION.
JEWELRY AND WATCHES AND BAGS AND
BELTS AND LUGGAGE AND SWIMWEAR
AND LINGERIE.
THEY'RE REALLY OVER THE TOP.
I JUST HOPE PEOPLE LOVE IT.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> BETSEY, THIS IS AMAZING.
>> FABULOUS.
♪ ♪
>> both: OH, MY GOD!
[rock music]
♪ ♪
[surf music]
♪ ♪
>> THAT IS THE FUNNIEST [bleep]
I HAVE EVER SEEN.
>> I KNOW!
[all cheer]
♪ ♪
>> [laughs]
REALLY KNOCKED THE BRANDED
LOOKS OUT OF THE PARK.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
NOW WE'RE DOWN TO THE FINAL
PART, MY SIGNATURE PROM DRESSES,
TO CELEBRATE MY 70TH.
♪ ♪
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> IT'S A PIGGY.
HI, PIGGY.
>> THAT'LL DO, PIGGY-WIGGY.
THAT'LL DO.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
>> GREAT SHOW.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> THE SHOW'S NOT OVER YET.
NOW IT'S LULU'S TURN.
>> THIS IS THE BIGGEST DAY OF MY
MOTHER'S CAREER.
AND I'M SITTING IN A FAKE CAKE,
AND I CAN'T SEE [bleep].
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[triumphant music]
♪ ♪
>> THAT'S MY LITTLE GIRL LULU
COMING OUT OF THAT CAKE.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
OH, WHEN THE KIDS CAME UP
ONSTAGE...
IT WAS SO GREAT.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE.
>> I GOTTA CARTWHEEL ON THIS
LITTLE, SKINNY STAGE COVERED
WITH CONFETTI AND SEQUINS?
THIS JUST MIGHT DO ME IN.
[quirky music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
OH, MY GOD.
THIS HAS BEEN THE GREATEST SHOW
OF MY LIFE.
[cheers and applause]
I REALLY FEEL, OUT OF 47 YEARS,
THIS WAS THE VERY BEST.
NOTHING COMPARES TO THIS.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
AFTER THE SHOW, BACKSTAGE IS
WHERE IT'S AT.
CHAMPAGNE FOR EVERYBODY!
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> FABULOUS. THANK YOU.
>> THE SHOW WAS FANTASTIC.
I HAD A GREAT TIME.
IT WAS MARVELOUS.
>> IT WAS SO GOOD.
>> I'M SO GLAD EVERYONE LOVED
THE SHOW.
IT WAS THE HARDEST ONE I'VE EVER
DONE, AND I'M SO PROUD OF
EVERYONE.
>> THE COLORS OF YOUR CLOTHES
WERE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
>> BIRTHDAY, OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> EVERYONE SAYS THE SHOW WAS
AMAZING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T KNOW,
'CAUSE I WAS IN THE CAKE.
>> BETSEY!
>> BETSEY!
THIS WAS A GROUP EFFORT, BUT IT
WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT
MY JEWEL IN MY CROWN--BRANDON.
>> BEST--
>> OH!
>> BEST...
>> both: SHOW EVER!
>> ALL THE WEEKS OF PLANNING
PAID OFF.
THAT WAS A PERFECT FASHION SHOW.
I WAS DANCING.
THE GIRLS WERE BRILLIANT.
>> TONIGHT'S BEEN MY DREAM COME
TRUE.
>> HERE'S TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> NEXT ON XOX BETSEY JOHNSON...
I NEED TO SEE PAT FIELD.
>> YOU WALK INTO MY STORE, AND
YOU GO, "I'M PREGNANT."
I REMEMBER THAT.
>> I DO REMEMBER BEING PREGNANT
A COUPLE TIMES HERE AND THERE.
>> NO CONCEPT FOR THE NEW
WEBSITE SHOOT.
>> "GREASE."
>> OH, I LOVE THAT MOVIE.
>> GREASE.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
YOU GOT IT?
I WANNA SEE THE TEST SHOTS.
I WOULD LOVE HER LIPSTICK MORE
PINK.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO BE DIFFERENT.
NOT SO RETRO AND DATED-LOOKING.
YOU DON'T MIND A LITTLE SPIT ON
YOUR HAIR, DO YOU?
>> THE MAMMOGRAM DID SHOW
SOMETHING.
WE GOTTA DO A LITTLE BIOPSY.
>> I HAVE CANCER.
>> [giggles]
>> FOR MORE FASHION, GO TO
STYLENETWORK.COM/
XOXBETSEYJOHNSON.