Source: Hamptons Magazine

Betsy Podlach is one of three local painters to have successfully parlayed their work into the world of fashion.

Francesco Risso, creative director of Marni. Photograph: Hugh Findletar/Marni

“Cue grungy colourful sporty layers with swingy cropped sweat pants, loose printed pieces featuring bodies created by German artist Florian Hetz and American painter Betsy Podlach or oversized bomber jackets featuring the likes of 90s rave daisies spliced with utilitarian brown nylon. Put together, it all felt a bit wonky – a perspective enhanced, of course, by sitting on an exercise ball. “I do like men more messed up than uptight,” Risso says of the underlying grunginess in his menswear. “One of the things I think I do is introduce elements that are unsettling. But that’s where I get excited.” When you are a 20-year-old girl, weighing 127 kg, life sucks. You don’t feel pretty or sexy or desired. Phentermine changed my life half a year ago. Thanks to this drug, I’ve lost 45 kg, and now I continue losing weight with the help of a healthy diet and sport. The thing phentermine gave me is not only a better body but also confidence that I can reach any goal.