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I WANNA GO ON AN INSPIRATION
VACATION TO TOKYO.
WHERE ARE WE?
LIKE I'M IN BLADE RUNNER, BUT
THE SUN'S OUT.
JAPANESE CULTURE IS SO UNIQUE
AND CEREMONIAL.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> HELLO, KIMONI.
[laughs]
>> YOU HAVE A FISH ON A PLATE.
I THINK I JUST SAW IT MOVE.
>> both: [scream]
>> GET IT AWAY!
ARE YOU CRAZY?
>> I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE
MOVING.
YOU SHOULD MOVE.
>> ♪ THE THINGS WE DO ♪
♪ FOR FASHION ♪
♪ WE DON'T MIND ♪
♪ WE DON'T MIND ♪
♪ THE THINGS WE DO ♪
♪ FOR FASHION ♪
>> ♪ EVERY TIME I LOOK AROUND ♪
♪ ALL I SEE IS YOU ♪
♪ YOU KNOW YOU TALK TO ME ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
[knock on door]
>> HELLO.
>> OH, GOODY.
>> WHAT IS IT WITH YOU HAVING TO
REARRANGE FURNITURE EVERY DAY?
>> I DON'T FEEL RIGHT THAT WAY.
I FEEL MORE RIGHT THIS WAY.
>> YOUR OWN FENG SHUI OR
WHATEVER.
>> NOW THAT MY SHOW'S OVER AND
MY BIRTHDAY PARTY'S OVER, I'M
CHOMPING AT THE BIT FOR
SOMETHING CREATIVE TO DO.
FURNITURE, HERE I COME.
LEAST WE CAN MOVE THIS.
>> WHAT? OH, MY LORD. OKAY.
>> COME ON.
IT'LL BE MUCH BETTER. I CAN'T--
>> OKAY, WELL, THIS IS--THANK
GOD THIS IS NOT THAT HEAVY.
OH, WAIT. GO--GO UP--
LET ME--LET ME--LET ME DO IT.
LET ME DO IT.
>> OH, JEEZ, MY BACK.
>> I CAN DO IT. [grunts]
>> MIDDLE OF THE COUCH SHOULD BE
AT THE DOWN POINT OF MY CORSET.
LULU, SEE THE CORSET.
>> I'M STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE PICTURE RIGHT NOW.
>> YUP. GOOD, THERE YOU GO.
>> PUSH THIS OVER A LITTLE BIT
MORE.
AND THEN THIS ONE, PUSH IT OVER
THERE A LITTLE.
>> [grunts] OOPS.
>> NO, NOW A LITTLE BIT MORE
THAT WAY.
OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> "POIFECT."
I WANT TO GO ON A VACATION.
EVERY YEAR, I GO ON A TRIP.
SOMEPLACE THAT'LL FILL ME UP
WITH NEW IDEAS.
CASABLANCA, MARRAKESH, TURKEY,
INDIA, PLACES WHERE THEY DON'T
SPEAK ENGLISH OR FRENCH.
[giggles]
I LIKE ITALIAN, SPANISH...
KAHULA JULA.
I NEED SOME INSPIRATION FOR MY
NEXT BIG THING.
I WANT TO GO TO TOKYO.
YOU KNOW, THE HARAJUKU GIRLS,
THE KABUKI THEATER.
TOKYO IS OVER THE TOP, KILLER,
INSPIRING.
AND SHOPPING.
TOKYO IS SHOPPING.
AND I WANT YOU TO COME WITH ME,
OKAY?
>> WELL, IT DEPEND--WHAT?
>> OH, I DON'T WANNA GO BY
MYSELF.
>> SO FIND A YOUNG, HOT, LITTLE
BOY LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO.
>> [laughs]
I CAN'T HELP IT IF I'M ATTRACTED
TO YOUNGER MEN.
I KNOW I JUST TURNED 70, BUT I'M
ATTRACTED TO THE AGE THAT I FEEL
I AM, SO THAT WOULD GO FOR,
LIKE, THE RANGE OF 28 TO 33.
I AM NOT THIS COUGAR OR TIGER OR
WHAT AM I, A PIRANHA, AT MY AGE?
>> OH, AT YOUR AGE, I DON'T--
>> WHAT DO THEY CALL THOSE
THINGS?
>> YOU'RE LIKE A--
>> COUGAR'S UP TILL 50.
THEN SOMETHING ELSE GOES TO 60.
I DON'T THINK THEY INVENTED 70.
>> LIKE IN THE MUSEUM, MAYBE.
>> I'M A DINOSAUR.
>> YEAH.
THERE'S A DINOSAUR VERSION OF
COUGARS AND ALL THAT.
>> HOW 'BOUT A PTERODACTYL?
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
[laughs]
>> I KNOW.
ANYWAY, COME ON WITH ME.
WE'LL LEAVE IN A FEW DAYS.
IT'D BE SO FAST THAT YOU
WOULDN'T MISS ANYTHING.
>> UH-HUH.
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER BEEN TO
TOKYO, AND I COULD MAYBE GO FOR
INSPIRATION AS WELL.
>> YOU WILL DIE AT THE
INSPIRATION, LULU.
>> IT WOULD BE, LIKE, A WORK
TRIP FOR ME.
SINCE I ENDED MY PARTNERSHIP
WITH ALLISON, I NEED TO REDESIGN
MY COLLECTION FROM SCRATCH.
EVERYTHING'S KIND OF ON HOLD
RIGHT NOW, AND I'M JUST KIND OF
NERVOUS, LIKE, IF I'M GONNA GET
ANOTHER CHANCE.
>> IT TAKES TIME TO GET THERE,
AND IT'S A PROCESS.
IT'S NOT JUST AN INSTANTANEOUS
EXPLOSION OF SOMETHING.
>> FOLLOWING MY MOM'S LEAD MAY
NOT BE A BAD THING.
MAYBE TOKYO WILL GIVE ME THE
MILLION-DOLLAR IDEA THAT WILL
PUT ME ON THE MAP.
>> WE'LL GO KIMONO SHOPPING.
>> 'CAUSE THOSE ARE RIGHT UP MY
ALLEY.
>> [laughs]
>> ♪ EVERYBODY ♪
>> ♪ EVERYBODY ♪
>> ♪ GOES SLUMMIN' SOMETIMES ♪
>> SO I COME TO THIS BAR AND
RESTAURANT ALL THE TIME.
>> OH, YOU DO?
>> TODAY I'M WITH MY GOOD FRIEND
DANIEL WHO IS AN INTERIOR
DECORATOR, AND SOMETIMES WE GET
TOGETHER AND LOOK AT SOME RATHER
HIGH-END APARTMENTS, MOSTLY FOR
FUN.
>> HELLO.
>> OH, HI. HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI. WELCOME TO THE MARK.
>> THANK YOU.
NOW THAT I'M REALLY REDESIGNING
MY COLLECTION FROM THE GROUND
UP, THIS PLACE WILL REALLY BE
MOTIVATION FOR ME.
IF MY LINE TAKES OFF, MAYBE I
COULD ONE DAY AFFORD AN
APARTMENT LIKE THIS.
>> COME ON IN.
>> OOH.
>> LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT WAS TOTALLY DESIGNED BY
JACQUES GRANGE AND SARAH
SENBAHAR FOR THE MARK.
>> THIS IS CHIC AND FABULOUS.
>> THIS ONE'S THE 3 BED, 3 1/2
BATH.
YOU CAN SEE THE DOWNTOWN
SKYLINE.
>> THE LIGHT IS REALLY, REALLY
FANTASTIC, ACTUALLY.
>> COME SEE THE KITCHEN.
>> BREAKFAST NOOK.
>> THIS IS WHERE SOMEONE ELSE
WILL BE COOKING.
>> SO THERE'S 24/7 DELIVERY FROM
THE RESTAURANT DOWNSTAIRS, WHICH
IS JEAN-GEORGES.
AND ACTUALLY, YOU CAN EVEN
ARRANGE TO HAVE HIM COME UP
PERSONALLY AND COOK FOR YOU.
>> NO.
>> THAT IS INSANE. I LOVE THAT.
>> HE DOES THAT FOR OWNERS.
YEAH.
>> THIS APARTMENT IS BEYOND
GORGEOUS.
>> THE ASKING PRICE IS
$7,050,000.
>> OKAY.
HOWEVER, I THINK THIS IS A BIT
OUT OF MY LEAGUE, AND BY
"A BIT" I MEAN A WHOLE LOT.
>> THE MAINTENANCE IS $82,099.
THAT INCLUDES YOUR REAL ESTATE
TAXES.
>> THAT'S THE MAINTENANCE.
>> CORRECT.
>> THE MAINTENANCE ALONE IS
ANOTHER $100,000 A YEAR.
JEAN-GEORGES BETTER BE IN MY
APARTMENT NAKED MAKING FILET
MIGNON EVERY MORNING AND
CHOCOLATE SOUFFLES AT NIGHT FOR
THAT PRICE.
>> OKAY. GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> both: [exhale]
>> WELL...
>> I WOULD HAVE TO SELL A HELL
OF A LOT OF BAGS AND SHOES AND
CLOTHES TO AFFORD THIS PLACE.
BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY I CAME
BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY GREAT
MOTIVATION FOR MY BUSINESS TO
SUCCEED.
>> WE SHOULD GO GRAB A DRINK
DOWNSTAIRS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
ALL THEIR AMENITIES.
MAYBE JEAN-GEORGES WILL BE
DOWN THERE SERVING US LUNCH.
>> OKAY.
>> both: [laugh]
[dance music]
♪ ♪
>> ♪ I FEEL SO INTERNATIONAL ♪
♪ YOU'LL FEEL SO INTERNATIONAL ♪
>> GOOD EVENING.
>> CAN I HELP YOU WITH YOUR
LUGGAGE?
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> I'M BETSEY, AND THIS IS MY
DAUGHTER LULU.
>> HELLO, LULU.
>> WE'VE ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL,
AND IT'S REALLY NICE.
AND THEY HAVE THIS BIG WELCOMING
COMMITTEE FOR US.
THANK YOU.
BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BOW UPON
ARRIVAL, AND WHO BOWS LOWEST.
I THINK I HAVE TO BOW LOWER THAN
YOU, RIGHT?
BECAUSE I'M THE GUEST.
[laughter]
[laughs] I KNOW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OOH LA LA. WHOA.
WHOA.
WOWIE KAZOWIE.
OH, MY GOSH.
>> CAN WE MOVE IN HERE, LIKE,
PERMANENTLY? [laughs]
>> OH!
WHERE'S THE PRESIDENT?
DID HE JUST CHECK OUT?
WOW.
>> MY GOD, IT'S AMAZING.
>> OH, THIS IS SPECTACULAR.
[gasps] OH.
THIS PLACE IS AMAZING.
THE VIEWS ALONE ARE INCREDIBLE.
IF I NEVER LEAVE MY ROOM, I'LL
BE VERY INSPIRED HERE.
BUT I'M DEFINITELY GONNA LEAVE
MY ROOM.
THANK YOU.
>> Betsey and Lulu: OKAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> BYE. THANK YOU.
EVERYONE'S SO NICE.
OH, MY GOSH. LULU, SIT HERE.
>> THIS IS TOO BIG.
SO MUCH SPA--THIS IS HOW I
LIKE IT.
>> AH...
>> WHAT DAY IS IT?
ARE WE IN THE FUTURE?
>> THIS IS THE FOUNTAIN OF
YOUTH.
YOU FLY HERE, YOU GET YOUNG--YOU
GET OLDER.
THEN YOU FLY BACK, AND YOU
GET YOUNGER.
THEN YOU FLY HERE, YOU GET
OLDER, YOU FLY BACK, YOU GET
YOUNGER, SO YOU NEVER AGE.
>> OKAY.
IT'S THE NEW BOTOX.
>> both: [laugh]
>> LET'S GO SIT ON THE COUCH FOR
A SECOND.
SO AFTER THE JET LAG WEARS OFF,
WHERE IS OUR FIRST SPOT?
>> UH...
I'D LIKE TO TAKE AN ETIQUETTE
LESSON SO THAT WE KNOW HOW TO
ACT OVER HERE. [chuckles]
AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE THE
HARAJUKU GIRLS.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE MY
WHOLE INSPIRATION FOR MY
FUNNINESS, MY SENSE OF HUMOR.
THE HARAJUKU AREA IS NAMED AFTER
THE GIRLS WHO WEAR THIS CRAZY,
COLORFUL STUFF OF ALL PATTERNS
AND PRINTS.
THEY ALL TELL A VERY INDIVIDUAL
STORY.
IT'S, LIKE, THEIR MISSION EVERY
DAY, I THINK, TO GET DRESSED.
LIKE SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO COOK,
THESE PEOPLE LIKE TO DRESS.
I THINK THEY'RE REALLY GONNA
GIVE ME A LOT OF IDEAS.
>> I WANT TO--I HAVE TO SAY, I
REALLY WANNA GO TO SOME SHRINES
AND, LIKE, THE REAL JAPANESE
STUFF.
>> YEAH.
>> THERE'S ALSO THIS, LIKE, UM,
POCKET OF VINTAGE SHOPS, SO
THAT'S ONE PLACE I WANNA GO.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
GOING TO SOME VINTAGE STORES AND
ALSO NEW SHOPS IN TOKYO OF JUST
HIGH-END DESIGNERS.
THE DESIGNERS ARE KNOWN FOR
THEIR REALLY SIMPLE, CLEAN,
MODERN DESIGNS.
IT'S MUCH MORE MY STYLE THAN IT
IS MY MOTHER'S.
>> I'D LOVE TO GO TO A GEISHA
GIRLS SCHOOL, GET MADE UP LIKE
THEM, DRESS LIKE THEM, AND HAVE
PICTURES TAKEN OF US.
I REALLY WANT TO LEARN THE WHOLE
GEISHA GIRL EXPERIENCE WHILE I'M
HERE.
THEY'RE ALL ABOUT STARK MAKEUP
AND EXTREMELY COLORFUL
PRESENTATIONS, WHICH IS EXACTLY
THE KIND OF THING I'M THINKING
ABOUT FOR MY NEXT COLLECTION.
THEY HAVE TO LEARN INSTRUMENTS,
LANGUAGES, KNOW HOW TO--
>> RIGHT, TO KEEP THE MEN--
ISN'T THAT KIND OF SOME FORM OF,
LIKE, A ***?
>> GEISHA GIRLS ARE, I DON'T
KNOW, KIND OF LIKE HOOKERS, I
GUESS.
MAYBE I WAS A GEISHA GIRL IN MY
PAST LIFE.
I KNOW I WAS A STRIPPER.
>> SO MAYBE I SHOULD GO TO
"GEESHA"--GEISHA SCHOOL.
LEARN A FEW THINGS.
>> both: [laugh]
>> IT'S OUR FIRST FULL DAY IN
TOKYO, AND WE'RE GONNA GET AN
ETIQUETTE LESSON SO WE KNOW HOW
TO OBSERVE ALL THE LOCAL
CUSTOMS.
>> MOM, THIS IS MIKA.
MIKA, THIS IS MY MOTHER BETSEY.
>> Betsey and Mika: HELLO.
>> YOU'RE WEARING MY SHOES.
OH, THANK YOU!
>> THANK YOU.
>> THEY LOOK ADORABLE ON YOU.
I MEAN, IT'S GLAMOROUS,
CONSERVATIVE, AND THEN WHOO!
>> OF COURSE THE ETIQUETTE
INSTRUCTOR IS WEARING MY
MOTHER'S SHOES.
>> SO, I'M HAPPY TO TEACH YOU
TODAY, LIKE, JAPANESE ETIQUETTE
TODAY.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE BASICS.
>> IF YOU INVITE THE GUEST,
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SIT
BEFORE THE GUEST SITS.
THIS IS THE ONLY--[laughs]
>> WE REALLY SCREWED UP RIGHT
AWAY.
>> OKAY, SO, PLEASE.
>> OH, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME
TODAY.
>> OKAY, NOW WE CAN SIT.
SO, UH, WANT A DRINK?
[laughter]
A CUP OF COFFEE?
WHAT ARE YOU--
WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?
>> SO THE PROPER WAY FOR A LADY
TO SIT IS...
>> IS, LIKE, PUT THE LEGS
TOGETHER.
>> JUST LEGS TOGETHER.
>> REALLY?
>> AND WHAT IF YOU CROSS--LIKE--
>> WHAT IF YOU WANT TO JUST HANG
OUT LIKE THIS?
>> [laughs]
>> I KNOW I'M BUTCHERING THE
ETIQUETTE.
I'M LIKE A BULL IN A JAPAN SHOP.
>> IS IT OKAY, LIKE, IF YOU'RE
SITTING WITH FRIENDS, TO JUST
CROSS YOUR LEGS?
IS THAT OKAY? OR LIKE THAT?
>> IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FOR
WOMAN, SO IT'S BETTER NOT TO DO
IT.
[laughs]
>> YEAH.
>> WE'VE GONE TO TIP PEOPLE, AND
THEY'RE LIKE, "NO, NO, NO."
>> WE DON'T HAVE TIPPING SYSTEM
IN JAPAN, SO, LIKE, PEOPLE ARE
NOT USED TO GETTING, LIKE, EXTRA
MONEYS.
>> OH, NO TIPPING? WHEW.
>> [laughs]
>> BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO
HAVE SMALL--YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE
TO HAVE SMALLER CHANGE ALL THE
TIME, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER WHO
BROUGHT THE BAGS, WHO DID THIS,
WHO DID THAT.
[both talking over each other]
>> AND THEN YOU FEEL BAD IF YOU
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CASH ON YOU,
YOU KNOW, LIKE, AND YOU'RE--SO
IT'S JUST...
IT'S KINDA GREAT NOT TO HAVE--
[laughs]
>> WHAT IS WITH THE BOWING?
>> SHOULD WE BE DOING THAT EVERY
TIME WE SAY HI TO SOMEBODY?
AND DO WE--LIKE, CAN YOU SHOW
WHAT--CAN YOU KIND OF, LIKE,
TEACH US?
>> OKAY, SO, LIKE, YOU KNOW...
YOU BOW IN 45 DEGREES, TILL,
LIKE, THEY BE GOING AWAY FROM
YOUR SIGHT.
>> [gasps] YOU BOW UNTIL THEY'RE
OUT OF YOUR SIGHT.
>> THEY BOW, AND THEN THE OTHER
PERSON BOWS, AND THE OTHER
PERSON BOWS, AND THE O--
>> YOU CAN'T--YOU BETTER WATCH
OUT, YOU'LL END UP WHACKING
SOMEONE IN THE HEAD WITH THIS.
>> YES.
[laughter]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE DO LIKE THIS.
>> [laughs]
>> [laughs]
[traditional Japanese music]
♪ ♪
HOW 'BOUT THIS ONE?
WE HAVEN'T EATEN SINCE WE GOT
HERE, AND LULU AND I ARE
STARVING, SO WE'RE TRYING TO
FIND SOME FOOD.
OH, THIS IS JUST A WINE BAR.
>> IT HAS SAKE AND WINE.
>> SCREW LUNCH.
>> DESSERT.
>> OOH, IT'S FISH.
>> OH, IT'S HOT FISH ON A PLATE.
>> HOT FISH.
SMELLS GREAT.
WE'LL EAT ANYTHING.
WHAT IS IT?
OOH...
>> EEL! [laughs]
>> NO.
>> NO WAY.
>> WELL, ALMOST ANYTHING.
>> WELL, LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
THIS PLACE LOOKS VERY
TRADITIONAL AND--
IT'S PACKED. IT MUST BE OKAY.
IF THERE'S SAKE, I'M SURE YOU'LL
BE HAPPY.
OH, OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> IT'S OKAY? IT'S OKAY?
>> [laughs]
>> SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY...
>> [slurps]
>> [whispering]
>> [slurping]
>> THERE'S NO TALKING.
JUST SLURPING.
>> [slurps]
>> [laughs]
I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL
CULTURE, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE FIT IN, BUT WHAT'S
WITH ALL THE SLURPING?
>> [speaks Japanese]
>> HAI, HAI.
>> HAI. [speaks Japanese]
>> WHAT SHOULD WE GET?
>> NOODLES?
>> IS IT MOSTLY NOODLES? OKAY.
>> NOODLES.
>> I'LL JUST HAVE WHATEVER YOU
RECOMMEND.
>> I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING.
OKAY.
>> DO YOU HAVE BRANZINO ON TOP?
>> OH--
>> [whispers] OKAY.
>> [slurps]
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
>> I THINK IT'S, LIKE, A POLITE
THING TO DO, LIKE, YOU'RE
SHOWING RESPECT TO THE CHEF.
>> [speaking Japanese]
>> OOH.
>> LET'S SEE.
[slurps]
[laughs]
>> THEY DIDN'T COVER NOODLES IN
OUR ETIQUETTE CLASS.
UH-OH.
>> MM, MM-HMM.
OOH. [laughs]
>> OOH.
>> JUST FEEL LIKE TOTAL AMERICAN
IDIOTS IN THE FACT THAT WE DON'T
KNOW HOW TO EVEN EAT THIS SOUP.
>> [slurping]
>> BUT THANK GOD THE LOCALS ARE
SO NICE THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY
DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPEAK
ENGLISH, THEY ARE SO HELPFUL.
[slurps]
>> [laughs]
>> [slurping]
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> [laughs]
>> [slurps]
MM.
FULL.
ARIGATO, CHECK-O, PLEASE-O?
TRAVELING HALFWAY ACROSS THE
WORLD IS REALLY EXHAUSTING, SO
WE'RE JUST GONNA CRASH.
TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA SHOP WITH A
VENGEANCE.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> WE'RE SUCH TOURISTS RIGHT
NOW.
>> WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO THE
HARAJUKU SHOPPING DISTRICT.
WE'RE PRETTY JET LAGGED, BUT
SHOPPING SEEMS TO BE A CURE-ALL
FOR US.
OH, MY GOD, ISN'T IT, LIKE...
>> INSANE?
>> A TWILIGHT ZONE?
>> I KNOW.
BUT MOM, LOOK AT THIS.
>> WAH.
>> UH.
>> WHERE ARE WE?
>> THIS IS, LIKE, THE TIMES
SQUARE OF JAPAN.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M IN BLADE
RUNNER, BUT THE SUN'S OUT.
>> WE WANNA GO TO HARAJUKU NEXT,
RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
WE'LL HAVE TO ASK SOMEBODY.
>> SO HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN, UM,
SPEAK HARAJUKU.
OH.
>> CAN WE ASK YOU LADIES?
>> DO YOU KNOW, UH, HARAJUKU?
>> HARAJUKU?
>> LIKE, THIS WAY, THAT WAY?
>> THAT WAY?
>> THAT WAY?
>> THAT WAY?
>> WALKING? WALKING?
>> YES, WALKING.
>> WALKING, WALKING.
>> SO THAT WAY.
>> THAT WAY?
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> both: ARIGATO. THANK YOU.
>> ARIGATO.
>> [laughs] WHOA.
WELL, I KNOW ONE THING, I--
>> LET'S GO.
>> I GOTTA PUT A MASK ON.
>> A MASK?
>> I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
A PLAGUE HERE.
I SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE, THEY'RE
WEARING MASKS.
I GUESS THEY KNOW SOMETHING I
DON'T KNOW, SO I WANT TO WEAR
ONE TOO.
>> I'M NOT WALKING DOWN THE
STREET WITH YOU IN THAT THING.
>> OH, I FEEL MUCH BETTER.
NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WEAR
IT.
I CAN BREATHE.
AND IT'S NICE, IT HAS THIS
LITTLE THING, TUCKS UNDER YOUR
CHIN SO IT STAYS GOOD.
>> SO YOU'RE WEARING IT BECAUSE
YOU THINK IT'S FASHIONABLE?
>> WELL, IT SEEMS TO BE THE
THING TO DO.
I KNOW LULU THINKS I'M CRAZY FOR
WEARING THE MASK, BUT FOR ME,
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I'M NOT PERFORMING SURGERY.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
>> YES?
OH, LOOK AT THE GIRL IN THE
TOMATO SOUP CAN T-SHIRT.
SEE, THAT'S KITSCH.
>> LET'S GO TO HARAJUKU.
I THINK IT'S OVER THERE.
>> THAT WAY, THAT WAY.
>> I THINK IT'S OVER THERE.
>> OKAY.
>> SO LET'S GO.
I JUST WANNA BUY STUFF THAT,
LIKE, YOU CAN'T GET ANYWHERE
ELSE, LIKE--
>> YUP.
THE HARAJUKU DISTRICT IS A
SHOPPING AREA IN TOKYO WHERE ALL
THE YOUNG, HIP KIDS GET DRESSED
UP IN A UNIQUE KIND OF WAY.
THEY LOOK AND ACT LIKE LITTLE
DOLLS.
BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO.
HI, MY NAME'S BETSEY. HI.
>> [giggles]
>> YOU LOOK SO GREAT.
I LOVE THIS LOOK.
THE GIRLS ARE LIKE LITTLE
CARTOON CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE.
CUTE.
>> OH, MELTING STRAWBERRIES.
>> CUTE.
>> [giggles]
>> AND I LOVE--LOOK AT THIS.
THE HOOK-ON GLOVES.
IT'S FROM PUNK TO CUTE TO SEXY,
STYLED TO THE Nth DEGREE.
IT'S ALREADY FUELING MY
IMAGINATION.
THANK YOU.
>> ARIGATO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[chuckles]
>> SO ADORABLE.
>> BYE.
>> OH, LOOK AT THESE.
GOD, LULU, LOOK AT THESE BOOTS.
THESE BE--ARE BEYOND MY CROTCH.
[makes sound]
>> THIS IS HARAJUKU HEAVEN.
>> [laughs]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> [exhales]
>> OH, BOY, HERE'S A FOLLOW-UP
TO MY CHICKEN BAG--A FISH BAG.
I LOVE THIS WIG.
DON'T YOU LOVE IT?
I LOVE THE WAY SHE LOOKS.
>> SO CUTE.
>> I WANT TO SAY HI.
HOW PRETTY YOU ARE.
>> CAN I TAKE PICTURE?
MAYBE WITH THE TWO OF YOU?
>> THANK YOU.
DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD WORK IN
AMERICA? [chuckles]
LOOK AT THIS, LULU.
THIS IS HOW I WANNA LOOK.
HI.
>> HI.
>> OH, YOU LOOK SO CUTE.
OH, MY GOD, THAT'S MY FAVORITE
BAG IN THE WORLD!
IT'S YOURS?
>> YES.
>> 'CAUSE IT'S VERY OLD.
>> I LIKE IT.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> [laughs] THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS THE HIGHEST
COMPLIMENT EVER.
IT WAS SO CRAZY.
THAT GIRL WAS WEARING MY SHINY,
PATENT LEATHER, BLACK TELEPHONE
BAG THAT I DID IN, LIKE, 1985.
>> SHE WANTS YOU TO SIGN IT.
>> SO CUTE.
>> [giggles]
>> WELL, MY MOM GETS RECOGNIZED
HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD, SO HER
DAY IS NOW COMPLETE.
>> THEN I'LL MAKE IT INTO A
BACKPACK, RIGHT?
>> MOM, DO YOU THINK WE'RE
ALMOST READY TO GO?
WE'VE BEEN SHOPPING FOR HOURS,
AND IT'S GREAT THAT MY MOM'S ALL
FIRED UP, BUT I'M EXHAUSTED AND
I REALLY HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING.
>> Y--OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> ROCK AND ROLL.
READY TO GO.
YOUR PLACE IS THE BEST
INSPIRATION FOR ME PLACE,
REALLY.
TO GIVE ME IDEAS.
[clicks tongue]
HARAJUKU'S BEEN REALLY INSPIRING
TO ME BECAUSE THEY ARE 100%
THEIR LOOK.
IT'S NOT JUST A TREND.
I DON'T KNOW IF AT 70 I CAN PULL
OFF A LOOK LIKE I'M 12 IN A
GINGHAM PUFF SLEEVE DRESS.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO NEW
YORK TO DO THE BETSEY-FIED
HARAJUKU LOOK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT WAS GREAT.
>> ♪ JUST A HALF A SONIC ♪
♪ SUPERPHONIC ♪
♪ PYROTECHNICAL CONTROL ♪
>> SO WE DEFINITELY LANDED ON
PLANET BETSEY HERE IN JAPAN.
>> OH, I WISH WE HAD, LIKE, A
WEEK TO DO THOSE STORES.
>> YEAH, BUT I KIND OF HAD
ENOUGH WITH, LIKE, A DAY OF
DOING THAT.
LIKE, I JUST DON'T THINK THE
HARAJUKU THING IS MY BAG.
>> [chuckles] THEY'RE MY PEOPLE.
>> YEAH.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I
ACTUALLY WAS INSPIRED TO COME
OUT WITH MY OWN COLLECTION WAS
BECAUSE I FELT LIKE WHAT I DID
FOR YOUR COMPANY WAS I WOULD
KIND OF TONE THINGS DOWN A
LITTLE BIT, LIKE, I WAS ALWAYS
ASKED TO DO THINGS THAT WERE
MAYBE A LITTLE MORE
CONSERVATIVE AND, YOU KNOW,
GROWN UP, IF YOU WILL.
AND IT'S LIKE I REALIZED THAT
THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANNA DO
WITH MY COLLECTION, BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE I COME FROM.
>> WE WOULD ALWAYS SAY, "OKAY,
LULU, HOW WOULD YOU WEAR IT?"
>> RIGHT.
>> AND YOU WOULD RIP THIS OFF,
AND YOU WOULD RIP THAT OFF.
>> EVERYTHING WAS, LIKE,
SOMETIMES JUST A LITTLE TOO
MUCH, AND I KNEW HOW TO MAKE
IT--
>> AND YOU'D CHANGE IT, AND IT
WAS LIKE...
>> RIGHT.
>> EVERYONE WOULD GO, "NOW, THAT
WE--THAT WE CAN SELL." [laughs]
>> RIGHT.
>> I'D LIKE TO STAY FROZEN AT
12...
>> YOU'RE MORE IS MORE.
>> AND THEN YOU TAKE THE GIRL
WHEN SHE GROWS UP.
>> THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT THAT
HAS RUBBED OFF ON ME, BUT MY OWN
INTERPRETATION.
>> RIGHT.
>> both: AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SO
HAPPY...
>> TO HAVE REALIZED.
>> YOU'RE REALIZING.
>> both: [laugh]
>> COULD JUST GO AROUND LOOKING
LIKE AN ABSOLUTE FREAK.
IT WOULD BE OKAY HERE.
>> [laughs]
>> EVEN THOUGH MY MOTHER AND I
ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE, I HAVE
TO ADMIT WHEN MY MOM AND I HAVE
FUN, WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
THERE'S ONE MORE SECTION OF
VINTAGE STORES--I THINK IT'S
CALLED, LIKE, KOENJI OR
SOMETHING--THAT WE STILL NEED TO
GO TO.
>> GREAT.
>> I'M REALLY COUNTING ON THE
KOENJI DISTRICT TO BE MY KIND OF
SHOPPING.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'LL FIND
MORE OF THE KIND OF STUFF THAT I
NEED TO INSPIRE MY NEW LINE.
NO, I THINK YOU--OKAY, HERE I
GO.
PUT ON A ROCK AND ROLL T-SHIRT
AND YOUR BELT...
>> RIGHT. YUP, AND YOU GOT IT.
>> AND YOUR BLACK SNEAKERS, AND
THEN YOU GOT AN OUTFIT.
>> YES.
>> MOTHER[bleep].
>> both: [laugh]
>> ♪ YOU KNOW THERE ♪
♪ AIN'T A REASON ♪
>> ♪ BUMPIN' IT UP ♪
>> ♪ YOU CAN'T GO BOLD ♪
>> DID YOU HAVE A STORE HERE,
OR--
>> WELL, I USED TO.
>> REALLY?
>> I LIKE THIS AREA.
>> WE'RE FINALLY ON OUR WAY TO
KOENJI, AND I'M SO EXCITED
BECAUSE I'M REALLY HOPING I CAN
FIND SOME STUFF TO INSPIRE MY
NEW COLLECTION.
>> LULU, LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S--
>> THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOUR
SWEATER.
>> THAT'S MY VINTAGE.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, THIS IS A COOL STORE.
>> THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY WHERE ALL
THE VINTAGE STUFF IS.
>> THERE'S MY--THAT'S MY
SWEATER, LULU.
>> THAT ONE?
>> IT WAS WHEN I SWITCHED FROM
WOOL TO ACRYLICS.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE I FOUND MY
MULTI-NEON-COLORED, BIG BALL
BUTTON, ACRYLIC WOOL SWEATER.
THAT WAS WHEN I STARTED REALLY
DOING MY ARTWORK IN MY SWEATER
PATTERNS.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S--THIS IS ME!
THIS IS ME!
>> I'M COMING TO THIS STORE
THINKING THAT THERE'S GONNA BE
ALL THESE CLOTHES THAT ARE MORE
MY TYPE OF STUFF...
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
>> OH...
>> AND, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD IT'S
JUST TURNED INTO THIS WHOLE
BETSEY JOHNSON FASHION SHOW.
>> THAT'S IN THE F.I.T. MUSEUM.
[squeals] I'M IN HEAVEN.
[giggles]
ALL THE WAY TO JAPAN TO FIND MY
OLD STUFF.
THIS DRESS WAS FROM, LIKE, 1988
WHERE WE FINALLY STARTED MAKING
SOME MONEY BECAUSE I PUT FLOWERS
ON EVERYTHING.
IT'S THE ONLY RECORD OF THIS
SLEEVE.
>> YEAH, IT'S AMAZING.
>> THAT MEGA MUTTON SLEEVE
DRESS WAS THE STRIPE PERIOD OF
MAYBE 1982.
AN OVER-THE-TOP CLASSIC.
>> OKAY, SO THIS IS ALL BETSEY
STUFF, I'M NOT GONNA--
>> OH, MY GOD.
THESE ARE MY STAR SKINS.
MY STAR STRETCH LACE--IT WAS
FROM THE EARLY '80s, AND WE HAD
TO MAKE 10,000 YARDS ON THE LACE
MACHINES TO BE ABLE TO LET ME
DRAW MY STAR PATTERN WITH THE
COBWEB CONNECTIONS.
>> HERE'S ANOTHER BETSEY
JOHNSON.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW INSPIRED I'M
GONNA GET BY THESE CLOTHES.
THIS IS GETTING ANNOYING AND
FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THERE'S
NOTHING I CAN ACTUALLY GET
INSPIRED BY.
AND ONCE AGAIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT
MY MOTHER.
>> AND THIS I KNOW I HAVE TO
GET.
OH, THANK YOU. [giggles]
THANK YOU.
DOES IT SELL WELL?
DOES ANYBODY BUY IT?
>> CAN I SEE--IS THIS CHANEL?
THIS PI--THIS HEART?
I'M REALLY SO HAPPY THAT MY MOM
HAS FOUND ALL THIS AMAZING
BETSEY JOHNSON VINTAGE CLOTHES,
BUT I THINK WHAT BOTHERS ME THE
MOST IS THAT SHE'S NOT TAPPED
INTO THE FACT THAT I'M KIND OF
BUMMED OUT THAT THERE'S NOTHING
REALLY HERE FOR ME TO GET
INSPIRED BY.
>> OH, THAT'S YEN. OKAY.
I'M HONORED IT'S SO EXPENSIVE.
[laughs]
>> THE MORE FUN MY MOM IS
HAVING, THE MORE IT MAKES ME
FEEL AS IF I'M NOT GONNA FIND
ANYTHING.
>> THIS IS NOT THE WAY WE
INTENDED THE VINTAGE SHOPPING TO
GO. [chuckles]
HOW AMAZING.
[soft electronic music]
♪ ♪
OH, LULU.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS
IDEA?
I DON'T KNOW.
OH...
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS GEISHA
DRESS-UP EXPERIENCE AND PHOTOS
BECAUSE IT'LL INVOLVE COLOR AND
LAYERS AND COSTUMERY AND WIGS
AND ALL THAT STUFF I LOVE.
I NEED TO ASK FOR MUCH BIGGER
LIPS.
>> OKAY. OKAY.
THIS IS MORE MY MOM'S THING THAN
IT IS MINE, BUT I'M HOPING IT
WILL TAKE MY MIND OFF OF THE
SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING DAY I HAD
YESTERDAY.
>> [speaks Japanese] KONICHIWA.
>> I WANT TO BE A HIGH-CLASS
GEISHA.
>> AND I WANNA BE YOUNG.
>> OKAY. YES.
>> THIS IS MOMMY.
>> [laughs] OKAY.
>> MY MOMMY.
OH, I'M JUST SO GLAD TO HAVE ANY
KIND OF MAKEUP ON.
I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS.
I HOPE I GET AS WHITE AS YOU.
MAYBE THEN I'LL BE YOUNGER.
CAN I TAKE A PEEK?
>> [whispers] SHE DOESN'T STOP
TALKING.
>> MM, I'M GETTING THERE.
[giggles]
>> I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
THIS VACATION AND ALL THE DAYS
THAT WE'VE BEEN SPENDING
TOGETHER, BUT MY MOM IS JUST
REALLY GETTING ON MY NERVES.
>> I LOOK LIKE BETTE DAVIS.
[clears throat]
[laughs]
MAMACITA'S HEAVY-HANDED HERE.
[hums] WHERE'S THE MUSIC?
[laughs]
LOOK AT YOUR NECK, IT'S--YOU CAN
SEE DREAMS.
SEE, IF THEY COVER THAT PART,
YOU DIE, YOUR SKIN CAN'T BREATHE
AND YOU DIE.
>> LOVELY.
>> LOOK. I'M CONCAVE.
>> I CAN'T OPEN MY EYES.
>> [scoffs] THE [bleep]
FLATTENER, OH, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE
THIS--LULU. [laughs]
[exhales] I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN
BREATHE TO HAVE SEX.
>> [speaking Japanese]
>> MORE COLOR. MORE COLOR.
>> PUNCH ME, PUNCH ME.
WHO WANTS TO BOX?
>> UM, THIS ONE.
>> THEY'RE AMAZING.
WHOA.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> HELLO, KIMONI.
>> [laughing]
>> I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH
THIS.
I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE CHINA DOLL.
UH, JAPANESE STYLE.
>> OOH.
[laughs]
>> [laughs]
BUT THE LU--LIPS, I'M GETTING
IDEAS FROM THIS.
>> [exhales] WOW.
I THOUGHT THIS TRIP WAS GONNA BE
A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST, BUT I'M
JUST NOT GETTING REALLY INSPIRED
HERE.
I MEAN, THIS IS A MAJOR
DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ME, AND, YOU
KNOW, I DON'T THINK MY MOM
NOTICED A THING OF HOW I WAS
FEELING.
LET'S GO HAVE OUR PICTURE TAKEN.
>> THIS IS MY CHASTITY DRESS.
THIS IS LIKE, NO ONE'S [bleep]
WITH ME.
>> OH, GOD, MOM.
>> WHAT'S LULU'S DEAL?
I THOUGHT SHE WAS HAVING FUN.
>> LET'S JUST DO, LIKE, A COUPLE
PICTURES AND THEN--
AND THEN I JUST FEEL LIKE WE
HAVE TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE
THINGS, 'CAUSE I'M JUST KIND OF
LOSING MY MIND.
BEING ON THIS TRIP WITH MY
MOTHER HAS MADE ME REALIZE ONE
VERY DEFINITE THING.
I REALLY NEED MORE SPACE FROM
HER.
CAN--YOU JUST NEED TO--THIS IS
WHAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE--
>> OKAY.
>> MOM, SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL
LIKE I NEED TO HAVE MY OWN LIFE
AND MY OWN SPACE, AND THIS TRIP
HAS BEEN LOVELY, BUT DAYS,
NIGHTS, I JUST FEEL--
>> I THOUGHT THIS TRIP BON--
BONDED US.
BOUNDED US.
>> IT DID IN MANY WAYS AND WE'LL
ALWAYS BE TOGETHER.
>> YOU LOOK SO SWEET.
>> I HAVE A SERIOUS TOPIC HERE
THAT I'M TRYING TO DISCUSS WITH
HER, AND SHE'S JUST BEING SILLY
AND NOT TAKING ME SERIOUSLY.
LET'S LOOK IN THE CAMERA, OKAY?
MOM, STOP.
I'M JUST GONNA BE NORMAL.
YOU CAN POSE ALL YOU WANT.
WE'RE IN THIS GEISHA MAKEUP AND
COSTUME, AND IT'S JUST NOT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME FOR ME TO BE
HAVING A SERIOUS CONVERSATION
WITH MY MOTHER.
BUT WE NEED TO TALK.
LET'S GO.
[sighs]
[mellow rock music]
♪ ♪
>> TWO.
>> HI. PEACE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UH, LET'S SEE.
I WOULD LIKE A LIGHT, WHITE
FISH.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY, HE KNOWS WHAT WE'RE
GONNA GET, OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> ARIGATO.
>> THANK YOU.
ARIGATO.
OH, BOY, AM I HUNGRY.
HELLO.
OH, YOU'RE IN HEAVEN.
>> [speaks Japanese]
>> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> THAT'S--THIS IS PERFECT.
>> THAT'S PERFECT.
>> I'M VERY HAPPY, AND YOU HAVE
A FISH ON A PLATE.
OH, MY GOD, I THINK I JUST SAW
IT MOVE, I'M SERIOUS.
>> WHAT IS UP WITH THE--
>> both: [screaming]
>> OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!
IT'S [bleep] ALIVE!
>> both: [screaming]
>> OH, GOD, DID IT MOVE AGAIN?
ARE YOU [bleep] KIDDING ME?
OH, MY GOD!
MOVE IT OUT OF MY VISION.
OH, MY GOD.
>> both: [screaming]
>> GET IT AWAY!
ARE YOU CRAZY?
>> AAH!
>> OH, MY GOD!
MOM, PLEASE!
>> IS THAT FISH ALIVE?
>> SORRY. MISTAKE.
>> OOH!
>> HE'S ALIVE?
>> THAT'S--THAT'S NOT A VERY
NICE THING TO DO TO A FISH!
>> WELL, THAT'S FRESH.
I TELL YOU, THAT IS FRESH.
>> I-I CAN'T SIT BACK DOWN UNTIL
THE FISH IS REMOVED FROM THE
TABLE.
>> A LITTLE WIGGLE AS YOU EAT
HIM.
>> OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
I'M SORRY, I JUST DON'T--
I'M NOT INTO THE LIVE ANIMAL ON
THE PLATE.
I-I-I GOT CLOSE TO HAVING A
HEART--I HAD A HEART ATTACK.
>> HAI!
>> I JUST--I JUST CAN'T GET OVER
IT.
>> I KNOW. THAT--THAT--
>> I'M GONNA HAVE NIGHTMARES.
>> WHAT'D THEY SAY?
[speaking Japanese]
AH!
IN ALL THE JAPANESE RESTAURANTS
I'VE EATEN IN IN NEW YORK AND IN
JAPAN, NEVER DID A FISH TALK TO
ME, MOVE.
>> [laughs]
>> I SAW A TEAR COME OUT OF HIS
EYE.
SO ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR TIME
IN TOKYO WITH ME?
>> YEAH.
I MEAN, I LOVE GOING ON VACATION
WITH YOU BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S
JUST, OVERALL, IT CAN BECOME,
LIKE, TOO MUCH.
LIKE, I SOMETIMES FEEL--
SOMETIMES I FEEL CLAUSTROPHOBIC
AND, I MEAN, LIKE, ANY DAUGHTER,
I THINK, WOULD FEEL WITH THEIR
MOTHER.
LIKE, I LOVE LIVING IN THE
BUILDING AT TIMES, BUT SOMETIMES
I JUST FEEL--
>> WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE THAT YOU
LIVE IN THE BUILDING WITH YOUR
MOTHER, WHAT HAPPENS?
>> PEOPLE GO, "LIKE, YOU MUST
HAVE AN AMAZING RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOUR MOTHER, AND HOW DO YOU
DO IT?"
AND I SAID, "WELL, SOMETIMES
IT'S LOVELY AND SOMETIMES I GO
OUT OF MY MIND."
>> OH, I KNOW, I KNOW.
I MEAN, IT IS YIN/YANG.
>> I MEAN, THIS IS--THIS IS THE
THING, IS THAT--
>> KUNG FU.
>> I...
[sighs]
THIS IS THE THING, IS THAT I
FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I DO LOVE
THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO
SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH MY
CHILDREN AS YOU DO, OR YOUR
GRANDCHILDREN, AND I--
>> THEY ARE MY MEDICINE.
>> WELL, WHEN YOU SAY THAT,
THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME...
>> THEY ARE EVERYTHING.
>> FEEL HORRIBLE ABOUT EVER
SEPARATING FROM YOU AND HAVING
MY OWN LIFE.
>> WHY DON'T YOU
GIVE THEM TO ME?
>> MOM.
[sighs]
YOU MAKE IT EXTREMELY PAINFUL
FOR ME TO TRY TO GET, LIKE, A
THOUGHT ACROSS.
>> OKAY.
>> LIKE, ARE YOU EVEN HEARING
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY?
>> YES, I AM. YES, I AM.
YES, I WILL.
>> I DON'T THINK YOU ARE.
>> I WILL.
GIVE ME A CHANCE.
START AGAIN.
>> I'M TRYING REALLY HARD TO GET
A WORD IN EDGEWISE, AND I DON'T
EVEN KNOW IF YOU'RE LISTENING TO
ME.
>> I'M LISTENING.
>> YOU KNOW, I'M ESPECIALLY
GOING THROUGH A PHASE IN MY LIFE
WHERE I'M TRYING TO MAYBE CREATE
A LIFE FOR MYSELF, LIKE A NEW
LIFE FOR MYSELF.
>> YOU REALLY DO, LULU.
>> HAVE MY OWN CLOTHING LINE
AND--
>> OH, I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE--
>> HAVE MY OWN SPACE.
>> TO SEE YOU INDEPENDENT,
STRONG, SEPARATE.
>> I'D LOVE TO SEE IF YOU REALLY
STAND BY THAT.
>> I WILL!
>> BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE EVERY
TIME I TRY TO ESTABLISH
INDEPENDENCE, YOU DON'T LET ME
GO.
[sighs]
I'M HONORED THAT I'M YOUR BEST
FRIEND.
>> I DID IT TOO MUCH.
>> BUT SOMETIMES--BUT SOMETIMES
IT FEELS VERY LONELY, BECAUSE
YOU LOVE BEING BETSEY JOHNSON.
YOU LOVE BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
>> I KNOW.
>> IT'S LIKE, VERY RARELY DO YOU
RECOGNIZE HOW IT MUST AFFECT ME.
YOU KNOW, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S
TIME FOR ME TO STEP AWAY FROM
HOLDING UP YOUR WING AND ALSO
FROM BEING UNDERNEATH IT.
SO I THINK ONE OF US SHOULD
MOVE OUT OF THE BUILDING.
>> WHAT?
HOW DID WE GO FROM A MOVING FISH
TO LULU MOVING OUT?
>> YOU KNOW, WHETHER I MOVE OUT
OF THE APARTMENT OR YOU MOVE OUT
OF THE APARTMENT, I JUST FEEL--
>> I DON'T KNOW.
UNTIL YOU FIND A NEW APARTMENT
AND REALLY WANT TO MOVE--
>> I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE
MOVING.
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU KNOW?
I FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD MOVE.
I MOVED INTO THAT APARTMENT.
>> I'M NOT MOVING.
>> I FOUND THAT APARTMENT.
I MOVED IN.
LAYLA AND ELLA'S SCHOOL IS RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER.
I CHOSE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> I'M SO OVER THIS FEELING BAD
AND THE BLAME AND ALL THAT
[bleep].
I DON'T KNOW.
>> ME TOO. I HATE IT.
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> I HATE--I HATE YOU MAKING ME
FEEL BAD ALL THE TIME FOR
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME
AND EVERYTHI--AND THE WAYS THAT
YOU'VE SPOILED ME.
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU GIVE ME
[bleep] FOR GIVING ME MONEY.
IT'S JUST LIKE--I FEEL LIKE I
CAN'T--
>> OH, I JUST WANT YOU TO FEEL
BETTER, KIDDO.
>> [sighs]
THIS WHOLE YEAR HAS JUST BEEN
A [bleep], A REAL [bleep]
INTENSE DISASTER.
[sniffles]
>> I KNOW.
>> I'M UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.
WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME, AND
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
LET'S JUST FIGURE IT OUT LATER,
PLEASE.
CAN I JUST CALM DOWN RIGHT NOW?
[sighs]
>> WE WILL.
>> SO THIS SHRINE IS SUPPOSEDLY
FAMOUS FOR, LIKE, YOU MAKE
WISHES AND PRAYERS FOR A GOOD
FUTURE AND--
>> OH, A GOOD LUCK SHRINE!
>> A GOOD LUCK SHINE.
LUCK IN LOVE AND BUSINESS.
>> THAT'S THE IDEAL SHRINE WE
NEED RIGHT NOW.
>> YES, EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> WE NEED ALL THE HELP--ALL THE
HELP WE CAN GET.
>> AFTER OUR FIGHT LAST NIGHT,
WE TRIED TO PUT OUR DIFFERENCES
ASIDE AND BE MORE PEACEFUL, SO
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO A SHRINE.
>> HI, EXCUSE ME.
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
>> WHAT'S UP? YES.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE GO TO DO
THE PRAYERS AND THE GOOD LUCK?
DO YOU--?
>> SURE.
>> OH, THANK GOD.
>> YOU DONATE TO THE, UH,
SHRINE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY?
>> OKAY, SO--
>> AND DROP IT.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A WISH,
THAT'S FINE.
>> I NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE
TIME, 'CAUSE--I ALWAYS DO, LIKE,
BIRTHDAY CANDLES AND EVERYTHING.
[coins clatter]
>> OKAY, STEP BACK.
WE DO TWO BOW.
TWO BOW.
AND TWO CLAPS.
[clapping]
MAKE A WISH.
AND THEN ONE BOW.
THAT'S IT.
>> [exhales]
WHAT ARE THESE WOODEN THINGS?
>> THESE ARE--THERE ARE PEOPLE
WRITING THEIR WISHES, AND THEN
THEY PRESENT IT TO THE SHRINE.
>> CAN WE--
>> CAN WE DO THAT?
>> CAN WE DO ONE OF THOSE?
>> SURE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING
US.
>> THANK YOU.
PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN THESE
THINGS.
THEIR WRITING IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> YEAH.
I WISH FOR TREMENDOUS LUCK FOR
MY CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, HEALTH,
AND OVERALL HAPPINESS, AND FOR
SUCCESS WITH MY LULU JOHNSON
LINE.
>> OH, THAT'S NICE.
I WISH FOR LAYLA AND ELLA TO
LOVE SCHOOL.
>> [laughs]
THEY ALREADY DO.
>> AND I WISH FOR A HAPPY FAMILY
LIFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,
AND MAY YOU ALWAYS BE A FAMILY
AND LOVE EACH OTHER.
AND I WISH WE PUT OUR FIGHTS
ABOUT MOVING OUT BEHIND US.
>> THIS IS THE--LIKE, THE MOST
AMAZING WAY FOR US TO END OUR
TRIP, I THINK, LIKE, ON THIS
VERY MEANINGFUL, HEARTFELT NOTE.
LET'S HANG THESE.
>> THIS PAST YEAR, I'VE HAD A
BUNCH OF HIGHS...
>> BETSEY'S ALWAYS OPEN!
[cheering]
>> AND A BUNCH OF LOWS.
>> I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT
IT.
THIS IS WHERE I WALK.
>> I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU.
>> AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
I STARTED MY BUSINESS ALL OVER
AGAIN WITH MY NEW PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE STEVE MADDEN COMPANY.
>> YOU GOTTA PUT ANOTHER STRAP
ON THIS.
I REUNITED WITH MY ASSISTANT
EXTRAORDINAIRE, BRANDON.
DOESN'T IT HEAR ME?
>> NO, I HAVE TO TYPE IT.
>> I PUT TOGETHER THE BIGGEST
FASHION SHOW OF MY LIFE.
>> AH!
>> I MADE IT THROUGH LULU'S
CANCER SCARE.
CANCER FREE!
I LEARNED HOW TO BE A MOTHER AND
A BUSINESS ADVISOR.
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS?
AND LEARNED THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO.
I WANT TO PULL OUT AS AN
INVESTOR.
>> WE WOULDN'T BE PUTTING ALL
OUR TIME INTO THIS IF WE DIDN'T
BELIEVE IN IT.
>> IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME,
ACTUALLY.
>> OH, AND I TURNED 70.
70!
[groans]
HEY, CUTIE!
THIS TRIP TO TOKYO JUST MAKES ME
FEEL READY FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER.
I STILL FEEL LIKE I'M JUST
GETTING STARTED.
>> IF I COULD ACHIEVE HALF OF
WHAT YOU'VE ACHIEVED IN YOUR
LIFE, THEN I'D CONSIDER MYSELF A
SUCCESS.
OKAY, PERFECT.
>> I'D LIKE TO GO BACK.
I REALLY NEED TO ADD TO MY
WISHES.
>> OKAY.
>> I WISH YOUR WORK GOES GREAT.
>> YOU SURE ASKED FOR A LOT IN
ONE SHRINE VISIT.
>> WELL, THERE WAS NO LIMIT.