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>> ON THIS EPISODE OF XOX
BETSEY JOHNSON...
>> HIT IT.
MORE PARTY, MORE BIGGER, MORE
ATTITUDE.
>> FASTER, STRONGER.
>> MORE!
THIS WAS A DISASTER.
>> I'M SO EXCITED TO GO TO L.A.
>> I'M WAITING FOR AN
EARTHQUAKE.
[mimics crunching]
>> THEN THERE'S A BALANCE
BETWEEN WHAT YOU LOVE AND WHAT'S
GONNA SELL.
THAT'S NOT OF INTEREST TO ME.
SO LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE NAME?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS HE ASKED
WAS WHY THE NAME ISN'T "LULU
JOHNSON."
>> WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
HOPEFULLY, WE GET A REALLY GREAT
TURNOUT.
>> I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S GOING
TO SHOW UP.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
>> ♪ THE THINGS WE DO ♪
♪ FOR FASHION ♪
♪ WE DON'T MIND ♪
♪ WE DON'T MIND ♪
♪ THE THINGS WE DO ♪
♪ FOR FASHION ♪
>> ♪ I LIKE CLOTHES ♪
>> ♪ THE NEW OR THE OLD ♪
♪ APPAREL, IT'S COLD, BABY ♪
♪ ANYTHING GOES ♪
>> ♪ I LIKE SHOES ♪
>> ♪ PUMPS, FLATS, OR BOOTS ♪
♪ NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD ♪
>> BRANDON, WE NEED TO FIND SOME
MUSIC FOR THESE MODELS TO WALK
TO.
GA-GA-DUN!
[hip-hop music]
>> ♪ WE BACK AGAIN ♪
>> THAT'LL DO IT.
>> RIGHT.
>> AAH!
THIS WEEK IS CRAZY.
THE BIGGEST FASHION SHOW OF MY
LIFE IS COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS.
THIS IS THE FIRST SHOW WITH THE
MADDEN BRAND.
IT SPANS 47 YEARS OF MY LIFE IN
FASHION, SO I HAVE A LOT TO
PROVE.
I NEED 30 GIRLS TO SHOW 90 LOOKS
THAT REPRESENT MY ENTIRE CAREER.
[dance music]
THAT'S IT.
OKAY.
>> YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
>> EVERY DAY IS JAM-PACKED.
I HAVE MODEL GO-SEES, I HAVE A
BIG MEETING WITH MADDEN, I HAVE
A PERSONAL APPEARANCE IN L.A.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S ALL GOING
TO GET DONE.
WHAT ARE WE SEEING TODAY?
>> WE'VE GOT REALLY GOOD GIRLS.
UM, WE SPENT SOME TIME
RESEARCHING THEM, SO LET'S SEE
WHAT WE'VE GOT.
>> THE MADDEN PEOPLE WANT THE
LAST PART OF THE SHOW TO BE
ABOUT MY 70TH BIRTHDAY...
>> FIRST GIRL.
>> SO THESE GIRLS HAVE TO BRING
THE PARTY, BE THE PARTY, MAKE
THE PARTY.
HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
>> SAO PAULO, OH, THE--
YOU KNOW, THE--THE BRAZILIAN
GIRLS ARE LEADING THE PACK AT
THE MOMENT.
>> SO WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO IS
WE WANT YOU TO BRING THE PARTY
TO THE GUESTS.
>> EVERYBODY'S DRINKING AND
PARTYING.
SO IT IS WHERE YOU PLAY TO THE
AUDIENCE, LEFT--
IT'S--IT'S THE LAST THING FROM
CLASSICAL MODELING, WHERE YOU
STARE AND YOU WALK.
>> SO THEN START DOWN HERE, WALK
THERE, AND THEN WALK BACK AND
FORTH UNTIL WE TELL YOU TO STOP.
>> OKAY, I START HERE?
>> YEAH, START HERE.
>> OKAY.
MUSIC, MAESTRO.
[dance music playing]
♪ ♪
>> MORE!
>> FASTER, STRONGER.
>> MORE!
MORE ENERGY.
OKAY.
EVERYBODY DOES THIS--[laughs]
>> I KNOW.
GREAT.
>> OKAY.
>> PERFECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE.
>> BYE-BYE.
MODELS TODAY ARE TRAINED TO HAVE
NO EMOTION, AND THAT'S THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT I NEED.
I NEED PERSONALITY.
SHOWGIRLS, NOT ZOMBIES.
HELLO!
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
I'M BETSEY.
HI.
SO IT'S MY RETROSPECTIVE, AND
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NEW BETSEY
BRAND.
IT'S ABSOLUTE CELEBRATION.
WAVE TO YOUR HOT BOYFRIEND.
>> A LOT OF HIPS, VERY STRONG
WALK, OKAY?
>> YEAH.
[upbeat pop music]
♪ ♪
>> WOW!
SO FAR, I KIND OF LIKE THIS
GIRL.
SHE SEEMS TO HAVE WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR.
CHIN UP, SHOULDERS UP.
DO IT WITH ATTITUDE, MORE
ATTITUDE.
OKAY!
OKAY, LET ME JUST...
FLIRTY IN NOT SUCH A LITTLE WAY.
FLIRTY IN A TOUGH, HOT WAY.
>> LIKE, FLIRTY IN A SEXIER WAY.
>> SUPER ATTITUDE.
NOT SO LITTLE.
NOT SO CUTESY.
>> [giggles]
>> WELL, I MEAN...[mutters]
>> I'LL--I'LL WATCH.
>> HAVE A SEAT, BETSEY'S GONNA--
>> I MEAN, I AM NOT GOOD AT
THIS.
>> BETSEY WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO
DO IT.
>> 70 YEARS OLD, I'LL GIVE YOU
MY...AGED VERSION.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
THOUGH, SO.
>> OKAY.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> [laughs]
MODELS PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT
ROLE IN THE PROCESS.
WITH BETSEY, THE GIRLS NEED TO
BE OUTRAGEOUS AND OVER THE TOP.
THEY NEED TO MATCH THE CLOTHES.
>> I MEAN...
NOT BAD FOR AN OLD BROAD WHO'S
PUSHING 70, RIGHT?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> YEAH.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> BIGGER ARMS, IF YOU'RE GONNA
USE THEM.
STRONGER.
SMILE!
SMILE!
OKAY.
>> YEAH.
>> COOL.
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT.
>> THANK YOU, ALLIE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE FUNNEST CASTING YOU'VE
BEEN TO, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.
>> OKAY, THANKS.
BYE.
>> BUH-BYE.
I DON'T KNOW, I...
>> SHE WAS TOO CUTESY.
>> TOO CUTESY.
>> TOO WEAK.
>> TOO YOUNG AND...
>> TOO...
>> KIND OF FLAILING.
>> [laughs] YEAH.
KIND OF FISH OUT OF WATER.
>> YEAH.
THESE GIRLS ARE YOUNG AND
BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'LL GET IN ANY NIGHTCLUB,
BUT THAT DOESN'T CUT IT FOR THIS
AUDITION.
IT'S LIKE CASTING FOR A MOVIE.
>> EXACTLY, THEY'VE GOT TO BE
RIGHT, OF COURSE.
ABSOLUTELY, I UNDERSTAND.
>> GOT TO BE THE RIGHT TYPE.
THEY'RE TOO SOFT.
>> YEAH.
THEY'VE GOT TO BE DENIROS.
>> YEAH.
>> [laughs]
>> WE'LL GET IT.
>> OKAY, NOW, MORE PARTY, MORE
BIGGER, MORE SMILES!
MORE HIPS, MORE SEXY!
HIT IT HARD.
OWN IT, OWN IT!
[all clapping rhythmically]
COME ON, ROCK IT!
MORE HIPS!
COME ON, STRONGER, MORE.
>> FASTER, STRONGER.
>> MORE!
MORE ARMS, MORE BIG!
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BYE.
>> BYE-BYE.
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
THIS WAS A COMPLETE DISASTER.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SHOW
OF MY LIFE.
WE JUST GOTTA KEEP GO-SEEING
TILL WE FIND 'EM.
WE NEED THOSE BANGIN' GIRLS.
>> WE'LL FIND THEM.
THEY'RE OUT THERE.
LET'S GO AROUND TO ALL THE
STRIPPERS.
>> YEAH!
ANVIL--IS THAT STILL UP AND
RUNNING?
>> I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T
FREQUENT STRIPPER JOINTS.
>> DON'T.
[laughter]
>> ♪ WE'RE BRINGING LOVE ♪
♪ TO THE PARTY ♪
♪ WE WANT TO SHARE IT ♪
♪ WITH EVERYONE ♪
>> [exhales] WHOO, IT'S HOT.
HEY, CHRISTINE.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
>> BOPPING AROUND,
A-HUBBA-HUBBA.
>> [laughs]
>> I LOVE THESE SNEAKERS THOUGH.
>> SO--YES, THEY LOOK GREAT.
>> AREN'T THEY GREAT?
>> SNEAKERS ARE SO IN RIGHT NOW.
SO WE ARE--
>> WHAT'S OUR GIG?
>> WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
>> PART OF THE MADDEN COMPANY'S
RELAUNCH OF MY BRAND IS FOR ME
TO DO PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
THAT'S WHY I'M MEETING UP WITH
CHRISTINE TODAY.
>> THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
TRIP TO L.A.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOUR FANS
ARE GONNA SEE YOU SINCE YOU'VE
JOINED THE STEVE MADDEN TEAM.
THIS IS GONNA BE AT NORDSTROM AT
THE GROVE.
THEY'RE PUTTING A LOT OF
PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING INTO
THIS, SO HOPEFULLY, WE GET A
REALLY GREAT TURNOUT.
>> [quavering] I HOPE SO.
CHRISTINE, LET'S PLAN--WHAT DO
YOU THINK?--THAT AT LEAST 20 TO
50 PEOPLE MIGHT SHOW UP.
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOUR FANS ARE OUT THERE,
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THERE TO SEE YOU, AND YOU'RE
REALLY BUSY THE WHOLE TIME.
>> I ALWAYS GET SO SCARED DOING
APPEARANCES.
>> I BET.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC
APPEARANCE SINCE MY BANKRUPTCY.
WHAT IF PEOPLE THINK I'VE
RETIRED AND NOBODY SHOWS UP?
>> ARE YOU EXCITED?
>> YEAH, NOT REALLY TO GO TO
L.A.
>> [laughs]
>> L.A., TO ME, IS ONE OF THE
SCARIEST PLACES ON EARTH.
IT SHAKES.
I'M TERRIFIED OF FLYING.
IT'S NOT FOR ME.
CAN WE GET PLACES WITHOUT GOING
ON THOSE HIGHWAYS?
>> UM, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
>> [laughs]
>> DURING THE ACTUAL APPEARANCE,
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO MEET YOUR
BIGGEST FANS.
YOU CAN CHAT WITH THEM.
I KNOW HOW YOU LIKE TO TALK WITH
THEM.
AND THEY GET TO LEAVE WITH A
PICTURE.
>> SO IT'LL BE THAT RAPID "HI,"
THEY SIT DOWN, TAKE A PICTURE...
>> YES, EXACTLY.
>> AND GET THEIR PICTURE.
GREAT.
CAN YOU PROMISE NO EARTHQUAKES?
>> [laughs]
>> [whimpers]
>> ♪ I'M UNDERNEATH THE STARS ♪
♪ I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE NOW ♪
>> CHEERS.
>> OHH, WHAT A DAY.
>> SO I'M SO EXCITED TO GO TO
L.A.
>> YOU ARE?
>> YES.
I'M HAVING MY REALLY BIG MEETING
WITH ANDY COHAN WHEN I GO TO
L.A.
>> RIGHT-O, RIGHT-O.
>> WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT,
BUT ALSO VERY NERVOUS ABOUT.
>> WHAT IS IT--
>> THIS IS MY FIRST MEETING WITH
HIM AND KIND OF, LIKE, TO PROVE
MYSELF AND PROVE...MY WORTH TO
HIM AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE, KIND OF
GET HIM ON BOARD WITH ME AND...
>> OH, THAT'S GREAT.
>> MY MOTHER, MY PARTNER
ALLISON, AND I ARE ALL GOING TO
L.A. FOR BUSINESS.
ALLISON AND I ARE MEETING WITH A
LICENSING AGENT, AND MY MOTHER
HAS A NORDSTROM APPEARANCE.
>> I JUST HOPE THERE ISN'T AN
EARTHQUAKE WHEN WE'RE THERE.
EVERY TIME I LAND, I FEEL...
>> THERE'S NOT GONNA BE AN
EARTHQUAKE IN L.A.!
YOU HAVE THIS THING ABOUT L.A.
>> THE GROUND'S GONNA SHAKE.
>> WHAT IS IT--
>> WELL, I CAN'T DRIVE, SO CAN
YOU IMAGINE ME?
IF I MOVED TO L.A., I'D BE DEAD.
>> YOU'VE GOTTA GET A FRIEND
THAT DRIVES.
>> THIS IS WHAT I CALL DRIVING.
"TAXI!"
[laughs]
IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE GOING THE
SAME TIME.
>> YES, SO WE CAN SUPPORT EACH
OTHER.
>> SEPARATE ROOMS? YES.
>> SEPARATE ROOMS, SEPARATE
ROOMS.
YEAH.
TRAVELING WITH MY MOTHER IS
STRESSFUL ENOUGH.
THERE IS NO WAY I'M SHARING A
HOTEL ROOM WITH HER.
I'M NOT 17 ANYMORE.
UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT I REALLY WANT TO GO VISIT
THIS OTHER FRIEND OF MINE.
>> DO WE--IN THE AFTERNOON--
[sirens wailing loudly]
7:30...
I HAVE--
>> [groans]
BUT ANYWAY, SO THEN I, LIKE--
>> OH, JEEZ.
>> THIS WHOLE--I'M STILL WORKING
ON THE--
>> [relieved sigh]
>> WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?
>> I READ LIPS.
[chuckles]
NO, I CAN--
>> YOU'RE, LIKE, A NEW TALENT
EVERY DAY.
>> AM I YELLING?
>> WE YELL, WE YELL.
>> I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> IT, LIKE, RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
>> WE YELL.
I CAN HEAR YOU.
OH, IT'S SO MUTED.
IT'S SO NICE.
>> MOM, HONESTLY.
>> I LOVE MY NOISE-CANCELING
HEADPHONES BECAUSE THEY BLOCK
OUT THE LOUD AND CRAZINESS IN
THE CITY.
THEY ALSO BLOCK OUT SOME PEOPLE
TOO.
I JUST LOVE THESE.
>> I'M NOT SITTING HERE, MOM,
WHILE YOU WEAR THOSE.
IT'S INSANITY.
DO YOU WEAR THOSE AROUND THE
CITY?
>> HOLD ON.
>> I GOTTA GO.
>> ♪ ALL I WANNA BE ♪
♪ IS THE ONE IN CONTROL ♪
♪ ♪
>> HELLO.
>> HEY.
>> I'M GETTING TOGETHER WITH MY
ASSISTANT ASHLEY TO PICK UP MY
SKETCHES FOR OUR BIG MEETING IN
L.A. THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE WITH
THE LICENSING AGENT.
>> I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
>> I HOPE I LIKE IT TOO.
OKAY.
THE SKETCHES SHOWCASE ALL OF OUR
LOOKS, SO THEY HAVE TO BE
PERFECT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THIS.
THIS IS AMAZING.
I AM SO IMPRESSED.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
>> GOOD.
>> OH, MY GOD, I AM SO RELIEVED
WITH ASHLEY'S SKETCHES.
AND THIS IS JUST THE CONFIDENCE
BOOST I NEEDED FOR MY BIG TRIP
TO L.A.
THIS IS EXACTLY--
>> AND THEN THE CORRECTIONS THAT
WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MEETING,
LIKE, THAT'S ALL OKAY?
>> YEAH.
SO THIS WAS PERFECT.
YOU PERFECTLY CHANGED IT FROM
JUST, LIKE, A SIMPLE KEYHOLE TO
AN ACTUAL WRAP--LIKE A FAKE
WRAP, WHICH IS GORGEOUS.
>> I TOOK THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT
YOU MADE ABOUT, LIKE, THE
BLOUSE AND THE DRESS--
TURNED THAT MORE INTO, LIKE,
A HALTER...
AND DROPPED THAT DOWN LIKE A
FAKE WRAP.
>> THIS IS PERFECT, YEAH--
>> AND THE VEST, AND THEN, UM,
THE BLAZER, WE FIXED THAT UP.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.
I MEAN, THESE LINE SHEETS ARE
REALLY THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY OF
MINE TO SHOW ANDY COHAN THAT I
KNOW HOW TO PUT TOGETHER A
COLLECTION.
AND IF HE BELIEVES IN ME, HE
WILL OPEN UP SO MANY DOORS FOR
ME, YOU KNOW, WITH, LIKE,
RETAILERS, DEPARTMENT STORES.
SO I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT
THIS.
I LOVE EVERYTHING.
I THINK IT'S GREAT.
BUT THE ONLY THING THAT IS
"WRONG" WITH THIS IS THE PINK
BINDER.
IT, LIKE, REMINDS ME A LITTLE
TOO MUCH OF BETSEY JOHNSON.
>> THAT'S AN EASY FIX.
>> YEAH.
EVERYTHING ABOUT MY LINE HAS TO
BE SO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM
WHAT MY MOTHER HAS DONE FOR ME
TO REALLY BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN
THIS INDUSTRY, RIGHT DOWN TO THE
BINDER.
SO NOTHING HOT PINK, EVER.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO WALK
IN THERE WITH, LIKE, A TUTU
AND--
>> CARTWHEEL?
>> NO, NO.
I GOTTA COME UP WITH MY OWN
THING, SO--
>> COOL.
>> YEAH!
>> AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ♪ KNOCK, KNOCK, ON THE DOOR ♪
♪ GET YOUR FEET ON THE FLOOR ♪
♪ NO TIME FOR SLEEPYHEADS ♪
♪ I'LL GET MY REST ♪
♪ WHEN I'M DEAD ♪
[knock at door]
>> YES. OKAY!
>> OKAY, LET'S GO.
>> OH, MY GOD.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
>> I'M GOING TO L.A.
WELL, PREPARING TO GO TO L.A.
>> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MEXICO?
>> I NEED SOME THINGS I CAN'T
FIND.
HALF OF EVERYTHING.
>> YOU ALREADY LOOKED PACKED.
THIS IS SO TYPICAL OF MY MOTHER.
SHE STORES ALL THESE EXTRA
CLOTHES OF HERS IN MY GUEST
BEDROOM CLOSET.
AND AROUND NINE HOURS BEFORE
EVERY FLIGHT, SHE COMES OVER
LOOKING LIKE A BAG LADY,
DEMANDING THAT SHE GOES THROUGH
IT.
>> I'M GOING NUTS 'CAUSE YOU
KNOW HOW I HATE TO FLY.
ONE TIME I SAT NEXT TO A PILOT,
AND HE TOLD ME TURBULENCE IS A
PIECE OF CAKE.
IT'S THE TAKEOFF AND THE LANDING
YOU GOTTA WORRY ABOUT.
[laughs]
THAT'S MY THING.
>> PLEASE, TAKE IT.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I HAVE A CLOSET IN LULU'S
APARTMENT BECAUSE I NEED MORE
SPACE FOR MY STUFF, AND IT GIVES
ME A GOOD REASON TO POP IN ALL
THE TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BRING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, SO
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M BRINGING.
FOR MY APPEARANCE IN LOS
ANGELES, I'M DEFINITELY GONNA
WEAR MY GOLD, RUFFLEY, RUFFLEY
TUTU DRESS THAT I WORE AT THE
MADDEN LAUNCH PARTY.
BUT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP,
I NEED SOME CUTE, COOL CLOTHES.
I DO NEED A VINTAGE DRESS TO
SHOW AT SOME POINT.
>> OKAY, I, ON THE OTHER HAND,
HAVE, STILL, SOME PACKING TO DO.
>> MAYBE I COULD TAKE THIS
THING AND I COULD STUFF THIS IN
IT AND THIS IN IT.
THAT CAN BE MY POCKETBOOK, AND
THIS CAN BE MY UNDER-THE-SEAT.
>> WHAT?
>> THE ONE BIG RULE I HAVE FOR
TRAVELING IS CARRY-ON LUGGAGE
ONLY.
I NEVER CHECK ANYTHING.
IF I CAN'T BRING IT WITH ME,
I FEDEX IT INSTEAD.
WE'RE OUT OF HERE SOON.
I CAN'T WEAR THIS DRESS, THOUGH.
I GOTTA CHANGE.
>> I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED
PACKING YET, AND MY MOM'S READY
TO GO.
>> THAT'S A GOOD CARRY-ON
POCKETBOOK.
[laughs]
YIPPEE!
RIDE 'EM, COWBOY.
>> ♪ ARE YOU READY TO FLY ♪
♪ TO THE OCEAN? ♪
♪ ARE YOU READY TO FLY? ♪
>> THAT WAS A FLIGHT FROM HELL.
>> TURNS OUT THE AIRLINE DOESN'T
LET ME BRING MY BIG CARRY-ON ON
THE PLANE, SO I HAD TO FEDEX MY
CLOTHES OUT TO L.A.
I'M WAITING FOR AN EARTHQUAKE
ANY MINUTE.
>> THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY
EARTHQUAKES.
>> NO, BUT I HAVE THIS THING--
>> [gasps]
>> WHAT?
>> OH, LULU!
I'M TERRIFIED OF QUAKES BECAUSE
I'VE BEEN IN FIVE OF 'EM.
A QUAKE, TO ME, IS THE MOST
TERRIFYING SOUND AND THING IN
THE WORLD.
I CAN'T GO NEAR THE HIGHWAY.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE
EARTHQUAKES?
>> WE NEED TO STAY RIGHT HERE.
>> IS THE EARTHQUAKE UNDER THE
HIGHWAY?
>> SHE'S PARANOID.
>> IS THAT THE FAULT LINE?
>> OH, IF YOU LOOK AT A MAP--
I DON'T WANT TO SCARE ANY L.A.
PEOPLE.
>> BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE
PREPARED, SO I KNOW WHERE TO GO
AND WHERE NOT TO GO.
>> BUT L.A., THE LAND, RIGHT?
>> OKAY.
>> AND THEN, UNDERNEATH THE LAND
IS A LITTLE SHELF.
>> YEAH.
>> SO ONE DAY ON THE SAN ANDREAS
FAULT...
[mimics crunching]
IT'S GONNA FALL DOWN.
>> MY MOM'S ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
I MEAN, HERE WE ARE IN L.A.
WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE A NICE
TRIP.
WE HAVE BUSINESS MEETINGS, WE
HAVE THINGS TO DO, AND SHE'S
OBSESSING OVER THE EARTHQUAKES.
>> DROPS OFF, AND ALL THE PEOPLE
FALL DOWN.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> THIS NEIGHBORHOOD REALLY
CHANGED.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
FRED SEGAL.
>> MOM.
>> OH, BOY.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN BY THIS STORE
YET?
>> NO.
THIS WAS A GREAT STORE.
WE HAD A PALM TREE.
ONE OF MY OLD STORES IN L.A. IS
REAL CLOSE TO OUR HOTEL.
SO I ASKED LULU TO COME WALK
DOWN THERE WITH ME AND SEE IT
AND GO DOWN MEMORY LANE.
IT WAS SO CRUDE, YOU KNOW?
THE LITIGATORS CAME IN.
I HAD THIS GREAT LETTER WRITTEN
TO MY CUSTOMERS.
THEY WOULDN'T LET ME DO IT.
>> WHO WOULDN'T ALLOW YOU TO?
>> THE LITIGATORS.
WHEN WE WENT BANKRUPT.
>> YOU COULDN'T THANK YOUR
CUSTOMERS?
>> I COULD NOT PUT MY SIGN IN
ALL MY STORES AND SAY THANK YOU.
>> WELL, THEN, [bleep] THEM.
I LITERALLY GREW UP IN ALL MY
MOTHER'S RETAIL STORES, SO IT'S
REALLY EMOTIONAL TO SEE THEM ALL
SHUT DOWN.
>> WELL, LET'S SIT DOWN.
HAVE OUR LITTLE TIME IN FRONT OF
THE STORE.
>> IT'S KIND OF SAD.
>> YOU KNOW, THE FIRST ONE WAS
FURTHER DOWN FROM FRED.
>> I REMEMBER THAT STORE.
>> THAT WAS, LIKE--
>> THAT WAS WHERE CATHERINE WAS
THE MANAGER.
>> 28 YEARS AGO. YEP.
>> AND YOU DID THE MURALS THERE.
>> AND I DID--YEAH.
AND I'M ON THE LADDER, PAINTING
THE MURALS, AND PRINCE WALKED
IN.
>> YEAH.
>> HE WENT AROUND WITH HIS
BODYGUARD.
NOBODY--HE DIDN'T WANT ANY HELP,
YOU COULD TELL.
HE BOUGHT TEN PINK, MAGENTA,
FUCHSIA, NEON PINK.
PICKED 'EM OUT LIKE THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> AND HE SAID, "I REALLY LOVE
YOUR WORK.
KEEP ON DOING IT, PLEASE."
IT WAS AMAZING.
>> SITTING DOWN IN FRONT OF THAT
ABANDONED BUILDING WAS ACTUALLY
A REALLY NICE BONDING MOMENT FOR
US.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE
KIND OF ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS
WAS DEFINITELY THE END OF AN
ERA.
>> THAT LASTED 38 YEARS...
>> I KNOW.
>> OF BEING REAL HAPPY TO GO TO
WORK.
>> AND THE LAST COUPLE YEARS
WERE A NIGHTMARE.
I THINK WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT IT
KIND OF CAME TO AN END...
>> OH, ME TOO.
>> AND THIS IS, LIKE, A NEW
PHASE FOR YOU.
>> SEEING MY OLD STORE NOW, I
REALIZE WHAT A BLESSING MY
SECOND CHANCE WITH THE MADDEN
COMPANY IS.
I'M MORE EXCITED AND NERVOUS
ABOUT THE NORDSTROM APPEARANCE
THAN ANYTHING.
I JUST HOPE MY FANS SHOW UP.
>> YOU'RE THE MOST AMAZING
PERSON.
THE ONLY PERSON I'VE HAD IN MY
ENTIRE LIFE.
AND ALL THE FAILURES AND--
OR THIS, AND, LIKE, EVERYTHING,
LIKE--
>> WELL, AT LEAST I HAD A DREAM.
>> IF I COULD ACHIEVE HALF OF
WHAT YOU'VE ACHIEVED IN YOUR
LIFE, THEN I'D CONSIDER MYSELF
A SUCCESS.
BEING IN FRONT OF MY MOTHER'S
OLD STORE REMINDS ME OF HOW MUCH
SHE'S ACCOMPLISHED.
HOPEFULLY, MY MEETING TOMORROW
IS MY FIRST STEP TOWARDS
BUILDING MY OWN EMPIRE.
CAN WE GET UP BEFORE SOMEONE
THINKS THAT I'M GONNA WHIP OUT
THE, LIKE, "WILL DANCE FOR FOOD"
SIGN, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> THE CUP.
>> OR "WILL CRY FOR FOOD."
>> THE CUP.
>> PLEASE?
>> MANY GREAT MEMORIES.
MANY GREAT MEMORIES.
>> SEE YA.
>> BYE.
[knock at door]
>> LULU?
>> [sighs]
[urgent knocking]
WAIT A SECOND, WAIT A SECOND.
HELLO.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> OH, IT'S EARLY.
>> YEAH.
>> I DIDN'T SLEEP VERY WELL LAST
NIGHT BECAUSE I'M VERY NERVOUS
ABOUT THIS NORDSTROM APPEARANCE.
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP,
'CAUSE I'M JUST SO NUTS ABOUT
THIS MEETING.
>> ME NEITHER, I JUST FEEL--
>> SHE'S ANXIOUS ABOUT MEETING
HER LICENSING AGENT.
WE'RE BOTH STRESS BALLS.
>> OKAY. [laughs]
'CAUSE I'M FREAKING OUT!
>> YEAH, BUT THIS--THIS IS IT.
>> AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT
IT.
>> YAY.
>> I JUST--NERVOUS.
I'M JUST NERVOUS.
>> I WANT TO HELP YOU WITH
ANYTHING YOU NEED, BECAUSE WHEN
I WAS ALONE AND YOU WERE ABOUT
3, 3 1/2...
>> MM-HMM.
>> I MEAN, YOU JUST GOT ME
THROUGH EVERYTHING, LULU.
I TALKED LIKE I TALK TO YOU NOW.
YOU LISTENED WHEN I WAS TOTALLY
EXHAUSTED.
YOU WOULD JUST COME OVER AND PET
MY HEAD.
>> [chuckles]
>> YEAH.
>> THAT'S WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW.
[laughs]
>> YEAH.
WITHOUT WORDS, WITHOUT ANYTHING,
JUST--YOU FELT WHAT I WAS GOING
THROUGH AND YOU TOOK CARE OF ME.
SEEING AS HOW LULU WAS ALWAYS
THERE FOR ME, GROWING UP, I WANT
TO BE HERE FOR LULU NOW.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
>> YEAH, AND I KNOW YOU CAN DO
IT.
>> I'M, LIKE, REALLY EXCITED.
>> I KNOW.
>> AND IT'S WHAT I WANT, BUT
IT'S ALSO, LIKE, NERVE-WRACKING.
SO IT'S LIKE I'M--
>> I KNOW, OH--
>> IT'S, LIKE, A GOOD
NERVOUSNESS, BUT I'M--
>> YEAH, AND I THINK BEING
NERVOUS AND EXCITED IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND IT SHOWS.
>> IS GOOD ENERGY.
>> IT'S GREAT ENERGY.
>> YES.
YES.
>> LET'S CALL THE KIDS.
>> OKAY.
>> LET'S CALL--YEAH, THEY'LL
MAKE US FEEL GOOD.
THEY'LL MAKE YOU FEEL GREAT.
>> OKAY.
WHAT TIME IS IT THERE?
IT'S, LIKE, 9:00 THERE.
>> 6:00.
[phone ringing]
WELL, THE SUN COMES UP IN
LONDON--
>> HI, LELA.
>> HEY, LELA!
>> HOW ARE YOU?
HOW--
>> WANT TO TALK TO GRANDMA?
OH.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
MOMMY HAS HER BIG MEETING TODAY
THAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT, SO
MOMMY'S VERY NERVOUS.
THANK YOU, HONEY.
>> WHAT'D SHE SAY?
"KICK ***, MOM."
>> I'LL SEE YOU IN, LIKE, A
COUPLE DAYS.
OKAY, I LOVE YOU.
HAVE FUN.
OKAY, BYE-BYE.
>> SEE, YOU LOOK COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT.
TALK TO THE KIDS.
>> AHH.
>> THANK GOD MY FEDEX CAME.
I HAD TO FEDEX HALF MY LUGGAGE
BECAUSE THEY SAID MY CARRY-ON
WAS TOO BIG AT THE AIRPORT.
MY LUCKY GOLD LAME TUTU DRESS
BETTER BE IN ONE OF THESE BOXES.
OY VEY.
THIS BETTER BE THE PROM DRESS.
GOLD.
UH-OH.
I'M DIGGING THROUGH THIS BOX,
AND NOTHING GOLD IS JUMPING OUT
AT ME.
OH, OH, HALLELUJAH.
WOW.
IF THAT--IF THIS DIDN'T ARRIVE--
I GOT MY DRESS FOR THE NORDSTROM
EVENT.
I GOT MY SHOES, I GOT MY
EVERYTHING.
I AM SO RELIEVED.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
>> ♪ LOSE YOUR MIND ♪
♪ OH ♪
OH, GOD, I WONDER IF ANYONE'S
GONNA SHOW UP.
I GET SO NERVOUS BEFORE THESE
THINGS.
ON TOP OF DOING THIS APPEARANCE,
I'M WORRIED HOW IT'S GOING FOR
BRANDON BACK IN NEW YORK, DOING
THE MODEL GO-SEES.
[phone ringing]
BRAN?
>> HEY, BETSEY.
>> HOW'S IT GOIN'?
>> [sighs]
IT'S ROUGH GOING.
>> OH, BOY.
>> I KNOW!
>> WHAT ABOUT OUR OLD GIRLS?
THE GIRLS WE'VE WORKED WITH
BEFORE, THEIR AGENCIES, THEY
KNOW WHO TO SEND US, RIGHT?
>> I'M WORRIED THEY'RE ALL
BOOKED.
>> WHAT DO WE HAVE, THREE DAYS
LEFT?
>> YEAH.
>> WE'LL START ALL OVER AGAIN
TOMORROW.
>> I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO GET
BACK.
>> OH, I GOTTA GO, I GUESS.
WISH ME LUCK.
>> ALL RIGHT, BYE.
>> I KNOW I'M BEING PICKY AND
SCARED ABOUT THIS MODEL CASTING,
BUT IT'S THE BIGGEST SHOW OF MY
LIFE, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE A
PAIN IN THE ***, BUT I NEED MY
GIRLS.
OKAY, JUST WAIT HERE, KEEP THE
MOTOR RUNNING.
I MAY BE OUT IN THREE MINUTES.
IF NOBODY'S THERE, I'M GONNA RUN
AWAY.
I REALLY HOPE SOMEBODY SHOWS UP
TODAY.
I'LL BE SO EMBARRASSED.
MY FIRST APPEARANCE WITH MADDEN
AND NOBODY SHOWS UP.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
[screaming and cheering]
>> all: WE LOVE YOU, BETSEY!
>> OH, MY GOD.
[cheering and yelling]
I WALK IN, AND IT'S LIKE, "HA!"
THERE'S, LIKE, 1,000 PEOPLE
HERE.
ALL SIZES, SHAPES, AGES.
AH!
SINGING AND CHEERING AND WEARING
MY CLOTHES, AND IT JUST, LIKE--
>> BETSEY, THIS IS LESLIE, YOUR
FIRST CUSTOMER.
>> HEY, LESLIE.
>> THE REAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS
PERSONAL APPEARANCE IS "THE
BETSEY BRAND IS HERE AND
THRIVING AND DOING BETTER THAN
EVER."
GRAB YOUR BOYFRIEND'S TIE.
GRAB YOUR COWBOY BOOTS AND PUT
IT ALL TOGETHER.
>> WHOO!
>> LIKE, MAKE A MINESTRONE
[bleep] SOUP.
OOP!
PARDON MY FRENCH.
[laughter]
I'M SO HAPPY.
>> OMG!
>> SMILING CUSTOMER GIRLFRIENDS
WEARING MY CLOTHES.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I LOVE IT.
OH, MY--[squeals]
OH, WOW, WHOA.
>> YOU'RE AMAZING.
>> OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
>> OH, MY GOSH, I--
>> I NEED LIPSTICK.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> YOU'VE BEEN A BIG PART, HALF
MY LIFE.
>> WITH THE PETALS.
>> I DO REMEMBER YOU, WITH YOUR
FLOWER JEANS.
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING SO
ORIGINAL.
>> I NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT
SOMEBODY SAYS, "I LOVE YOUR
CLOTHES."
I SO LOVE IT, APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE LOVE YOU.
BETSEY, THERE YOU GO.
>> COME ON, FANS.
>> BETSEY REALLY IS AN
INSPIRATION.
SHE HAS AN ENERGY AND A SPIRIT
THAT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE EVER
WITNESSED.
[loud cheers]
>> OH, MY GOD.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST HAD A
FACELIFT WITH MY TWO PONYTAILS.
[laughter]
SO I'M REALLY LOVING...
[laughs]
LOOKING AS YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL
AS MICAH...MI-CAH.
>> YOU--YOU--
>> MUSH-KATEER.
>> YOU LOOK AMAZING, BETSEY.
YOUR FANS ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE
YOU.
[cheers and applause]
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CAME.
I REALLY--I THANK YOU SO, SO,
SO, SO MUCH, NOT JUST FOR TODAY,
BUT FOR ALWAYS, REALLY.
I'M NOWHERE WITHOUT YOU GUYS,
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
MY FRIENDS.
>> AW!
>> ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP
MADE ME FEEL SO SUPPORTED AND
LOVED.
I'VE HAD SO MUCH FUN TODAY, BUT
NOW IT'S TIME TO SPLIT.
>> OH, MY GOD, BETSEY'S ON THE
GROUND!
[cheers and applause]
WOW, BETSEY, BETTER THAN EVER.
[cheers and applause]
>> ♪ GET UP AND CLAP ♪
♪ YOUR HANDS ♪
♪ GET DOWN AND STOMP YOUR FEET ♪
>> ♪ THIS IS NOT AN OPTION ♪
>> WE'RE FINALLY HERE AT
ANDY COHAN'S OFFICE.
HE IS A LICENSING AGENT FROM
ACI LICENSING, AND ALLISON AND I
ARE JUST REALLY HOPING THAT
HE'LL DECIDE TO REPRESENT US AND
OUR FASHION LINE.
THIS COULD BE OUR BIG BREAK.
>> LULU, I'M ANDY, HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> HI, I'M ALLISON.
>> ALLISON, HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
>> COME ON IN.
WE'RE A LICENSING AGENCY BASED
IN LOS ANGELES, SO WE'LL WORK
WITH A FASHION DESIGNER.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH
CYNTHIA ROWLEY AND
MONIQUE LHUILLIER.
AND WE'LL FIND STORES THAT WANT
TO CARRY THAT FASHION DESIGNER.
BASICALLY, JUST CONNECT THOSE
DOTS AND MAKE IT ALL WORK.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW
THANKFUL I AM FOR YOU MEETING US
TODAY.
THIS IS REALLY OUR FIRST
PRESENTATION WITH ANYBODY OF
YOUR CALIBER.
[laughs]
>> WELL, RELAX.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
>> OKAY, THIS IS OUR LOGO RIGHT
HERE, AND WE HAVE LINE SHEETS,
SO IT'S EXAMPLES OF OUR
COLLECTION AND THE DRESSES IN
OUR PRINTS.
JERSEY, CHARMEUSE, SOME EVENING
WEAR PIECES.
WE HAVE CHIFFON.
I'M SITTING ACROSS FROM ANDY,
AND HE'S FINALLY LOOKING OVER MY
COLLECTION, AND HE'S JUST
NODDING HIS HEAD.
SO INSIDE, I'M JUST DYING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S THINKING.
>> AND WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION
BEHIND ALL THIS?
>> STUDIO 54, SCARFACE.
>> I DON'T NECESSARILY GET THE
SCARFACE.
>> I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW--
>> I GUESS SHE'S MORE--IT'S A
SOFTER '70s--
>> SHE'S MORE DEMURE, WHERE
SHE'S IN THE WHITE SUITS AND
THE--YOU KNOW, SHE'S VERY--
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S A SOFTER '70s LOOK.
SOFTER.
>> I NEVER LOOKED AT THAT, AS
SCARFACE AS BEING SOFT.
AND THEN, HOW DID YOU GET TO
THESE COLORS?
>> WE PERSONALLY LOVE VINTAGE-Y
COLORS.
>> RIGHT.
>> UM--
>> BUT THEN, THERE'S KIND OF A
BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU LOVE
AND WHAT'S GONNA SELL.
YOU KINDA HAVE TO FIGURE THAT
OUT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
WE'RE NOT OFF TO A GOOD START.
>> WHERE DO YOU SEE THIS
SELLING?
>> WHAT STORES WOULD YOU WANT TO
GO TO?
>> WELL, BLOOMINGDALES, OR--
>> THAT'S NOT OF INTEREST TO ME.
MAYBE WE COULD LOOK AT THE HSNs
AND THE QVCs, AND MAYBE USE THAT
AS A LAUNCH POINT.
>> WE THOUGHT WE WERE PREPARED
FOR THIS MEETING, BUT, UM,
OBVIOUSLY NOT.
>> MANUFACTURERS, THEY WANT A
COMPLETE MARKETING PACKAGE, NOT
JUST SOMEBODY THAT HAS REALLY
GOOD DESIGN.
THE LAST THING SOMEBODY PROBABLY
NEEDS IN THE WORLD IS ANOTHER
PAIR OF SHOES AND ANOTHER
SWEATER.
>> I HAVE TO STEP IT UP RIGHT
NOW, OTHERWISE, THIS OPPORTUNITY
IS GONNA SLIP RIGHT THROUGH MY
FINGERS.
I STARTED AS A SALESGIRL WHEN I
WAS 14 YEARS OLD IN MY MOTHER'S
STORES, AND THEN ENDED UP
MERCHANDISING, SO I REALLY FEEL
LIKE I HAVE A GOOD FEEL OF, YOU
KNOW, WHAT A REAL WOMAN WANTS AS
WELL.
>> NO, I UNDERSTAND.
>> AND SO REALLY WHAT WE WANTED
TO SHOW YOU HERE IS THAT WE KNOW
HOW TO DO A COLLECTION AND WE
KNOW HOW TO DO DELIVERIES AND
THERE'S REALLY A FULL RANGE OF
LOOKS FOR EVERY WOMAN.
I DID MY BEST, AND IT'S ALL UP
TO HIM AFTER THAT.
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'RE
HITTING A GOOD SPACE.
YOU HAVE A DISTINCT DESIGN
AESTHETIC AND YOU NEED TO GET
THAT OUT THERE.
THAT'S WHY, TO US, THIS IS AN
INTERESTING PRODUCT AND
SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO
DO.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> [laughs]
>> LULU COMES FROM A TREMENDOUS
FASHION HERITAGE.
HER MOM'S A WORLDWIDE RECOGNIZED
DESIGNER, AS ONE OF THE TOP
PEOPLE.
LULU HAS IT IN HER GENES.
FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, SHE
UNDERSTANDS THE CUSTOMER, SHE
UNDERSTANDS THIS INDUSTRY, AND
FRANKLY, I THINK THERE'S
POTENTIAL THAT THIS CAN TRULY
WORK.
>> YAY!
>> [laughs]
>> THIS IS SO AMAZING.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT ANDY IS
INTERESTED, AND I CANNOT WAIT TO
TELL MY MOTHER.
>> SO LET ME ASK YOU ONE
QUESTION.
>> MM-HMM.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE
NAME "LULU JOHNSON"?
>> I LOVE THAT IT'S "LULU &
ALLISON."
>> YEAH.
>> I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT I
DON'T, YOU KNOW?
>> I DON'T BLAME YOU.
>> I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THE NAME.
>> I'M JUST NOT INTO DOING
"LULU JOHNSON" BECAUSE I JUST
FEEL LIKE IT'S SO EASY.
LIKE, OF COURSE WE'D NAME IT
"LULU JOHNSON," AND I JUST
DON'T--
>> AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH EASY?
>> UM...
I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO
THINK THAT I'M RIDING ON MY
NAME, YOU KNOW, AND I'M USING
MY MOTHER'S NAME TO...
>> TO?
>> GET ATTENTION AND TO JUST--
>> YEAH, BUT AT THE END OF IT
ALL, IT'S REALLY ABOUT GREAT
PRODUCT AND GREAT DESIGN AND...
>> RIGHT.
>> ALL THOSE OTHER MAGICAL
THINGS THAT FALL INTO PLACE.
>> YEAH, WE WANT IT TO BE--
>> SO THE WORLD KNOWS YOU AS
LULU JOHNSON.
>> RIGHT.
>> WHY NOT JUST GO WITH IT?
>> ALLISON AND I HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS LINE FOR SO
LONG.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO FALL BACK
ON MY MOTHER'S NAME.
I JUST DON'T FEEL IT'S THAT FAIR
TO ALLISON, BUT I WANT TO
SUCCEED, AND I'M REALLY TORN UP
ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
OKAY, GUYS, SO I'M GONNA SEE YOU
TONIGHT, OKAY?
AND I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH.
[knocking at door]
>> LULU!
>> OKAY?
OKAY, GUYS, I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
>> LULU!
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> HIYA, HIYA.
>> HI.
>> OH, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
I CAN FEEL THE GROUND SHAKING
ALREADY.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> YEAH, I HATE WAITING TO GO TO
THE AIRPORT.
I FEEL...
>> I THINK THAT'S YOUR--
>> WE GOTTA GET, YOU KNOW, IN
THE AIR.
>> [sighs]
>> AH, YOU'RE SMILING.
WHY?
>> MY MEETING WENT REALLY WELL.
>> WHOA!
WHOA!
>> YAY.
>> GREAT.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
IT WAS GOOD.
IT WAS GOOD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE ASKED
US ABOUT WAS WHY THE NAME ISN'T
"LULU JOHNSON."
>> WHEN A FASHION INDUSTRY PRO
WHO'S GONNA REPRESENT YOU TELLS
YOU TO CHANGE THE NAME OF
THE BRAND, YOU SHOULD CHANGE IT,
ESPECIALLY IF YOUR LAST NAME IS
JOHNSON.
>> I COULD TELL THAT ALLISON
WASN'T--LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.
SHE DIDN'T SEEM THRILLED.
>> WHAT DID SHE DO?
>> I THINK SHE CHIRPED IN
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE LINE
WAS ABOUT, LIKE, WHAT WE'RE
INFLUENCED BY.
I'M TRYING TO BE DIPLOMATIC
HERE, BUT TO BE HONEST, I FEEL
LIKE I'M THE ONE THAT DID MOST
OF THE TALKING AND REALLY SOLD
ANDY ON THE LINE.
THEN I GUESS--
>> DID YOU GET INTO IT?
DID YOU TALK ABOUT IT?
>> NO, OF COURSE NOT.
OF COURSE NOT.
NO, WE JUST KIND OF WERE LIKE,
"OKAY."
AND I BASICALLY EXPRESSED HOW I
WAS OPEN TO THINKING ABOUT IT.
>> I MEAN, IT JUST SEEMS
LOGICAL, BUSINESS-LIKE.
>> WELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO USE
MY NAME--MY LAST NAME TO--LIKE,
GET RECOGNITION, BUT AT THE SAME
TIME, I REALIZE THAT IT'S MY
NAME, AND I SHOULD USE IT AND...
>> AND PEOPLE CONNECT TO IT.
>> IT'S PROBABLY--
YEAH.
>> WELL, IT'S GONNA BE A FUN
RIDE TOGETHER ALL THE WAY,
SEVEN HOURS BACK TO NEW YORK.
>> WE'RE NOT--I'M NOT GONNA
BRING IT UP ON THE PLANE.
NOW THAT ANDY COHAN HAS TOLD US
WE SHOULD CHANGE THE NAME TO
"LULU JOHNSON," OF COURSE I'M
GONNA CONSIDER IT, BUT I DON'T
REALLY WANT TO TALK TO ALLISON
ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, WE SHOULD BE
CELEBRATING.
I'M GONNA BRING IT UP TO HER
WHEN WE GET BACK TO THE CITY.
>> OKAY, LET'S GO.
BRANDON AND I GOTTA GET BACK
TOMORROW.
I HAVE GO-SEES ALL DAY LONG.
TIME TO GET BACK IN NEW YORK,
WHERE I'M DOING A BIG INTERVIEW
WITH REUTERS, AND ALSO, I CAN'T
WAIT TO SEE HOW BRANDON'S DOING
WITH THE MODEL CASTING.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> HEY, BETS, WHERE ARE YOU?
WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GIRLS IN
THE HALLWAY.
YOU'RE ON 59TH?
DO YOU MIND IF WE LOOK AT
THE FIRST COUPLE OF FEW WITHOUT
YOU?
WE'LL GO FULL SPEED AHEAD, AND
WE'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW.
TODAY'S COMPLICATED.
BETSEY'S GOT A CAMERA CREW FROM
REUTERS FOLLOWING HER AROUND FOR
A DESIGNER PROFILE, BUT WE HAVE
MODEL GO-SEES.
I GOTTA SEE THESE GIRLS.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR HER.
IF YOU COULD WALK FOR ME.
>> SURE.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
>> MORE HAPPY.
MORE UP.
♪ ♪
>> ♪ ALL RIGHT ♪
>> YOU CAN SMILE.
YOU CAN BE FUN.
DON'T BE SO SERIOUS.
WALK ONE MORE TIME.
I'M SEEING THESE GIRLS, BUT IT'S
SLIM PICKINGS.
DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN.
THIS DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING.
SEND IN THE NEXT MODEL, PLEASE.
>> WELL, THAT WOULD BE ME.
>> HEY!
>> I'M A LITTLE SHORT, I KNOW.
>> YEAH, YOU GOT THE LOOK DOWN.
>> BUT I COULD GROW TO 6'1"...
>> YOU GOT THE LOOK THOUGH.
>> REAL EASY.
>> HI, KILMENY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> "ROOTERS," "ROOTERS."
>> REUTERS.
>> WE CALL IT "REUTERS ROOTERS."
>> DON'T SAY "ROOTERS"!
IT'S SO BAD.
>> ROTO ROOTERS.
IT LOOKS LIKE "ROOTERS," BUT
THEY SAY "ROY-TERS."
AS LONG AS THEY GET THE GOOD
SIDE OF ME, I DON'T CARE HOW
THEY PRONOUNCE IT.
>> WHEN YOU DO THESE CASTING
CALLS, HOW MANY GIRLS DO YOU
TYPICALLY GO THROUGH?
>> WELL, YOU USUALLY START
WITH ABOUT 300 POUR IN, AND WE
HAVE TO GET DOWN TO 30 GREAT
GIRLS.
>> ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A PIECE
OF YOURSELF IN EACH OF THESE
GIRLS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I KNOW STAGE PRESENCE.
AND I LIKE THE GIRL TO WORK
THE CLOTHES, WHEREAS
THE INDUSTRY IS USUALLY
THE GIRL IS THE BACKGROUND FOR
THE CLOTHES, THE HANGER FOR
THE CLOTHES.
IS CASTING FOR THIS SHOW
DIFFERENT IN PARTICULAR BEC--
>> THIS IS KIND OF LIKE
A "THIS IS YOUR LIFE"
RETROSPECTIVE SPIRIT OF WHO I
AM, I THINK.
SO IT'S GOTTA BE THE GOOD OL',
ROCK AND ROLL, KICK-*** BETSEY
SHOW.
>> ALL RIGHT, GIRL, WE'LL GET
YOU PICKING OUT YOUR GIRLS.
>> YEP, YEP.
OKAY, GUYS, LET'S ROCK IT.
LET ME SEE HOW YOU DO.
>> SO WE'VE GOT THREE HOURS TO
GET THROUGH 54 MODELS, BET.
>> ROCK AND ROLL.
HI.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
ALL RIGHTY.
WE WANT FUN.
HIT IT.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
A LITTLE MORE PUMPING.
BUT SHOW THE CLOTHES.
♪ ♪
>> [laughs]
>> THANK YOU.
>> THESE MODELS WE'RE SEEING ARE
WORSE THAN THE FIRST BATCH WE
SAW.
>> THIS IS LIKE A ACTOR'S JOB,
AND I'M CASTING FOR A FILM.
>> RIGHT.
>> I GOTTA GET THE RIGHT TYPES.
MY GIRLS HAVE TO BE THE PARTY.
>> RIGHT.
>> ALL THESE GIRLS, I FEEL KIND
OF LIKE THE THREE LITTLE PIGS.
[blows]
I COULD BLOW THEM DOWN.
THEY'RE NOT OWNING THE RUNWAY.
I'VE NEVER HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE
FINDING THE RIGHT MODELS FOR
THE SHOW.
PRETEND YOU'RE A SOLDIER IN
THE MONGOLIAN ARMY...
AND YOU KEEP TIME TO THE MUSIC.
♪ BUM BADA BUM ♪
♪ BADA BUM BADA BUM ♪
♪ BUM BA BUM ♪
♪ BUM BUM BUM ♪
OH, THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
>> MOVEMENT IS GREAT, BUT HER
FACE LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE CHILD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> SHE WAS NOT, LIKE, "WOW."
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE "WOW,"
YOU KNOW IT.
>> AAH!
I'VE NEVER, IN MY ENTIRE HISTORY
IN THE FASHION BUSINESS, HAD SO
MUCH TROUBLE FINDING MODELS,
AND IT'S IN FRONT OF A NEWS CREW
TOO.
UGH, THE TIMING COULDN'T BE
WORSE.
IT'S GETTING CLOSE.
I FEEL WE'VE LOST ALL DAY WITH
THE WRONG KIND OF GIRL.
AAH!
I'M GEARING UP FOR MY BIG
FASHION SHOW, AND TODAY WE GOTTA
FIND 30 MODELS.
>> I THINK THAT WE SAW SEVERAL
DUDS IN A ROW.
>> IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE YOU
KNOW THAT MIGHT BE GOOD?
I CAN'T DO THE SHOW WITHOUT
THE RIGHT KIND OF GIRLS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER DAY TO
GO-SEE.
GO LOOK, BRANDON.
I KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE, BUT
WHY AREN'T THEY IN HERE?
THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF
ENERGY.
THEY'RE SHOWING THE CLOTHES
GREAT, BUT THEY'RE POWERFUL,
TALL, COOL, SEXY.
JUST LIKE ME.
[laughter]
>> WE HAVE HANNAH HERE.
>> HANNAH, OKAY!
HANNAH.
THANK GOD, A FAMILIAR FACE.
HANNAH, PUT THAT KATY PERRY
DRESS ON.
>> OKAY.
>> I'VE WORKED WITH HANNAH FOR
SO MANY SHOWS.
SHE GETS ME.
HANNAH IS ONE OF OUR ROCKERS
WITH THE STRENGTH, WITH THE
OOMPH, WITH THE PARTY IN HER.
THERE YOU GO.
GREAT.
SEXY.
THAT'S A WOMAN.
DO YOU GET THE DIFFERENCE?
>> WHOA!
>> I NEED 29 MORE GIRLS JUST
LIKE HANNAH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HAPPY, SEXY, TALL, PRO,
BEAUTIFUL.
SHE'S GOT IT.
WE GOT ONE.
29 TO GO.
HANNAH, CALL SOME GIRLFRIENDS.
SEND IN THE NEXT GIRL!
[rock music]
♪ ♪
OKAY.
YEAH.
I GUESS HANNAH IS OUR GOOD LUCK
CHARM.
EVER SINCE SHE CAME IN, SHE GOT
HER GIRLFRIENDS AND MODEL
FRIENDS TO COME IN, AND NOW
THINGS ARE LOOKING GREAT.
WE'RE GETTING THE GIRLS.
WE'RE GETTING THE ENERGY.
I THINK WE GOT A SHOW.
GEE, BRAN, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
>> IT'S JUST, LIKE, THAT IT ALL
CAME AT ONE TIME, THE MODELS--
>> OH, I KNOW.
>> [humming]
>> IT'S LIKE, WHOO!
>> IT'S HAPPENING.
>> HAPPENING.
>> I CANNOT WAIT.
>> SO IT'S GONNA BE...
AMAZING.
>> IT'LL BE GREAT.
AND YOU'RE PUTTING THE CARTWHEEL
IN THIS YEAR, RIGHT?
WELL, KNOCK 'EM DEAD.
>> OKAY.
ROCK AND ROLL.
NEXT TIME ON
XOX BETSEY JOHNSON...
>> TOMORROW IS FASHION'S NIGHT
OUT.
>> WE THREW THIS THING TOGETHER
AN HOUR AGO.
>> THAT LOOK OKAY?
>> UH-OH, BRANDON.
BUCK UP, LITTLE CAMPER, AND GO
FOR IT, BECAUSE YOU DO KNOW
YOUR [bleep].
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
>> SO YOU DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE
MAKING ANY MONEY?
YOU DON'T WANT TO GET [bleep] UP
IN YOU-KNOW-WHAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR REALIZING WHAT
A *** YOU ARE TO ME.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD
RECONSIDER THE NAME OF THE
BRAND.
>> I WANT TO PULL OUT AS
AN INVESTOR.
>> I'M NOT GONNA HAVE A SHOWDOWN
WITH BETSEY JOHNSON.
>> [giggles]