There’s an inescapable aroma of horse manure at the storied corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South in New York, where the famous Plaza Hotel sits, the site of Betsey Johnson’s latest presentation for party girls on Tuesday, Sept. 15, which she cheekily titled “One Night Stand.”
With an invite that promised “an unforgettable night of booze, babes and rock n’ roll,” this season the girls Johnson seems inspired by are of the “Gossip Girl” variety, judging by the posh locale, where her punky prom fare merged high with low in the same way that the horse carriages in Central Park do: It might stink a bit, but it’s undeniably fun.
As the speakers blared eardrum-shattering New Wave standards like Blondie in the grand ballroom of the hotel, models with fiercely ratted and sprayed hair, glittery makeup and tulle headpieces danced and partied on a stage like it was 1984. Rainbow colored snakeskin prints, neon leopard print cocktail dresses, tiny white lace-up skirt an jacket combos and ruffles of all varieties were the focus of this set of frocks for Spring 2010.
The freshest thing about the ’80s-inspired outing was probably the live performance by singer Ida Maria, who Johnson exuberantly introduced, “She has the hit song on ‘Gossip Girl’ this season.”
Johnson, buzzing through the center of her hive dressed up in a yellow jumpsuit layered with a sheer black tulle skirt, knows how to throw a good party for her adoring fans who will no doubt scoop this tried and true Betsey Johnson collection right up.
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