I have a monster of a post written up about the connection between music and fashion, but I won't dump it on you yet without some extensive un-dweeb-ifying edits. In the meantime, let me get ahead of myself and rave about my current favorite music/fashion obsession: Blondie!
Of course we all know how fabulous Debbie Harry was--and still is--but my mad love for her style (and the guys' too, to be fair) was renewed last night. My fabulous boyfriend gave me a fabulous book full of snapshots of the band from its early days and first tours in the late 70s. Roberta Bayley, who's known for her photographs of the early New York punk and rock scene, captured Debbie's moments of looking girlish and like a skunk-haired coquette to looking absolutely fashion-forward and fierce. It took America years to notice the band, even after success in Europe, and I wonder if it was mostly Debbie's cheekbones, her short dresses and her backdrop of natty fellows that finally got them noticed.
Of course we all know how fabulous Debbie Harry was--and still is--but my mad love for her style (and the guys' too, to be fair) was renewed last night. My fabulous boyfriend gave me a fabulous book full of snapshots of the band from its early days and first tours in the late 70s. Roberta Bayley, who's known for her photographs of the early New York punk and rock scene, captured Debbie's moments of looking girlish and like a skunk-haired coquette to looking absolutely fashion-forward and fierce. It took America years to notice the band, even after success in Europe, and I wonder if it was mostly Debbie's cheekbones, her short dresses and her backdrop of natty fellows that finally got them noticed.
Debbie Harry in one of her many Stephen Sprouse minis.She wore this white one with knee pads every single night for one tour.
She was really inventive, often pairing weird things (see the jumper, knee pads, heels and safety vest above) onstage. She favored avant-garde designers and scoured dance shops for gear as well. Her must-haves:
Watch the "Heart of Glass video and wish it was 1979:- Stephen Sprouse minidresses, especially with one slanted strap
- Low-heeled Capezio dance shoes
- Headbands worn straigh across the forehead
- Bright lipstick AND dark mascara AND major cheekbones (fashion magazines always warn against this, but clearly they have no idea what they're talking about. I mean, the girl is absolutely SMOKIN'.)
- Lots and lots of hair bleach!
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