Betsey Johnson Might Retire After Her September Show DESIGNER, MAIN 06.30.09Written By Ben

According to The Cut, in an invitation only event. Betsey Johnson said that she might consider retiring so she could travel. Johnson said, “I should be retired. I’m basically screwing up because I’m not retired. I’d like to go in four days a month, something like that.”

Johnson mentions that she’s been working on a succession plan for a year. She believes that designer Eric Sartori, who previously designed for Vera Wang, Herve Leger, and Azzedine Alaia, will become Johnson’s head designer. “He is the one,” she says, “He’s much better than I am. He just has to Betsey-fy himself.”

Being the perfectionist that she is, Johnson mentions that she will be highly involved after she retires. “But I’ll be a megaconsultant. I’ll go in. I want to be like Ralph [Lauren]. Like, I always imagined the perfect life is like Ralph, where he goes in, and his wonderful expert crews show him work, and he goes, ‘Love it, love it, love it, um, we’ll just put that aside for the moment, love it, love it, hmmm.’ You know what I mean?” she said. “And be that — be the inspiration, the light at the end of the tunnel, the fairy godmother that comes down.”