And Halston kept saying to me, “Come on, Bethann. We need you now, come on.”

“We wrecked them. They were screaming and yelling and throwing things in the air. It was real pandemonium, and we realized we had been the best part of the evening, which made us all very proud.”

“I pitched my model to numerous investors, but this time no one stepped up. It did and didn’t surprise me. Fashion is a difficult business. Taxing. Tedious.”