We attended the opening reception last night for “Impact: 50 years of the CFDA” at F.I.T. museum. Headed by Valerie Steele the museum staged a stunning presentation of  American fashion talent past and present to the delight of the Snobettes who were like kids in a candy store. Glimpses of icons like Betsey Johnson, Anna Sui, Bill Cunningham, and Norma Kamali among others, plus a more than plesant chat with the the stunning Rachel Roy made for an evening to remember. On the next page take a peek. The exhibit is on view through April 17th.

Betsey Johnson’s Spring 2012 is anchored on  the exposed bra and her continual knack for  showcasing the girly vavoom in  every woman. Images on the flip courtesy of  Jacob Breinholt.

Here’s a look at the soon to be release Betsey Johnson Archive Collection by Opening Ceremony. Betsey Johnson  got chat with  Kin Woo of Dazed, about the collection and much more. Read the feature here. More images  Betsey Johnson Archive on the next page.Via dd.

Runway Image via Style.com

True to her originalilty and  feminine quirkiness Betsey Johnson allows us to wear a t-shirt dress with the couture accents of a gown.  Proving that it’s all in the details.The  Rib & Back Bustle dress  from Betsey Johnson’s Spring ‘09 Runway available at Revolve. Detailed view on the flip.

Betsey Johnson, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony will be teaming up to collaborate on the reinvention of 35 of her pieces from her early days. Titled the “Betsey Johnson Archive”, the line will go up for sale come Fall in limited Opening Ceremony shops as well as some of Betsey’s own boutique. I’m guessing the line will have an overall rock and roll feel. Betsey is now known for her over the top, girlie girl cocktail dresses, however she was once a force to be reckoned with on the NYC punk scene and she even designed“punk label” years ago.

Highsnobette will be sure to keep you updated on the Betsey J. and Opening Ceremony collabo.

Heels .com as I said before has to be the best heels shopping website ever!to be able to look at shoes by color alone is a feat seldomly accomplished by online retailers, if even attempted,I found a great selection of Betsey Johnson,shoes like the ones above.I am loving Gold on everything lately…Frontal view on the next page Online selection here