Betsey Johnson Is Adding Malibu to the Mix

Upping the West Coast cool grandma stakes.

Mickey Boardman, the editorial director of Paper magazine, tweeted earlier this week that he had ‘SO much fun doing my interview with the legendary @xoBetseyJohnson.’ That playfulness comes through loud and clear in the published Q&A.

Boardman sat down with Johnson at Esca, shortly after the designer accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). In the event video, above, she talks about how key New York has been to it all, but with time (and grandchildren), things can change:

“I’m going to be bicoastal, which is great because the Malibu market has more f*cking fashion and uniqueness and health and grooviness.

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