So we all love Audrey and Kate, but who else do we consider to be an actual style inspiration? One of my personal inspirations is the bold, Debbie Harry circa late 70's/early 80's, for her quintessential rock - chick style. Debbie, was bold in both her striking appearance and style as well as her music and attitude. Her two tone peroxide blonde hair, wide sculpted face, Monroe pout and endless cheekbones, meant Debbie had one of the most spectacular faces the industry had seen. Indeed it was easy for Debbie to quickly rise to iconic status, as she shamelessly blurred the boundaries between music and fashion.
Debbie - the ultimate in cool, surely the term ' rock chick' was made for her.
What I love about Debbie's style is how effortless it is yet it's the up most in cool. Debbie was certainly a trend setter with her avant garde wardrobe; edgy, punk clothes, with a touch of the urban princess, of course. Lots of 70's night time spangle, slogan t- shirts, skinny jeans, tuxedo jackets, berets, ripped tanked tops, slinky diaphanous dresses, one shoulder pieces, leotards, leggings, super short shorts; the look screamed 'Look at me'. Attitude is the key in pulling off Debbie Harry style. Her success with her band Blondie, where Debbie had a string of hits including - Rapture, Call Me and Heart of Glass combined with her unique but startling good looks along with her daring, vivacious style meant that both music and fashion enthusiasts alike were captivated.
Picture this - Debbie's audacious even brazen style has made her an enduring style icon
Make up wise Debbie was a red lipped vixen, but heavy eyeliner, bright, glossy eye shadow and and a generous sweep of blusher complete the look, which mean a dazzling concoction of drama and playfulness. Hair bleached blonde, of course, and messed up for extra attitude.
Although Debbie has been a style icon of mine with quite a while now, I was inspired to do this post after spending a couple of days poring over the simply gorgeous shoot of Sophie Dahl in the November issue of UK Vogue. Sophie certainly did Debbie justice with her remarkable visual likeness, as did the wardrobe which was just sensational or maybe even atomic, if you pardon the pun.
Sophie channels Debbie with ease 
Check out Blondie's Rapture here, I especially love Debbie's outfit in this video
Debbie Harry Images courtesy of rip-her-to-shreds.com
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