<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1942</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Betsey Johnson is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On August 10, 1942, Betsey Johnson was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1964</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins Mademoiselle Design Competition</div><div class='timeline-text'>Betsey Johnson entered and won the Mademoiselle Guest Editor Contest just after graduating from college.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1978</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Launches Fashion Line</div><div class='timeline-text'>Betsey Johnson started her own fashion line, Betsey Johnson, LLC, in 1978.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1999</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins CFDA Timeless Talent Award</div><div class='timeline-text'>Betsey Johnson received the Timeless Talent Award from The Council of Fashion Designers of America.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2012</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Company Declares Bankruptcy</div><div class='timeline-text'>Betsey Johnson, LLC, filed for bankruptcy, but Betsey Johnson remained involved in the brand.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2013</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Debuts New Fashion Lines</div><div class='timeline-text'>Johnson debuts her new fashion lines, Betsey Johnson and Betseyville.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2019</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Honored at CFDA Awards</div><div class='timeline-text'>Betsey Johnson received the CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.</div></div></div>