"Attitude Icons: Will Stokes Dives Once More Into the Bleach With Blondie Bombshell Debbie Harry" by Will Stokes

Reprinted from Attitude magazine (UK), 2001

Just what makes Deborah Harry an icon? Read on to find out!–Ed.

 


Source: Debbie Harry Index of Galleries

 

The spirit of Blondie is preserved in several monumental images or states of mind: the sheen of a shining red convertible on a summer's afternoon; the thrill of the day before your birthday; the pouting lip-glossed strut of a 14 year-old at her first school disco. Or even that split-second camera flash where, just for a moment, you are in the spotlight. Tonight, your hair is beautiful…

If the term ‘Girl Power' had been masterminded in the late 70s it would surely have been applied to Debbie Harry, vocalist of Blondie. She was more than any female performer before her: she signed, sealed and delivered the whole Riot Grrrl/Girl Power movement years before Madonna had even started ragging her hair, and shared a similarly rebellious attitude....

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