This ensemble worn by Debbie Harry in 1976 is included in the Met’s Punk Couture show. The Blondie doll herself explains its provenance: “That was a T-shirt that was given to us by an old friend of Chris’s from when he was a kid. It was very, very old and tattered. And then there was a bikini bottom that was black leather. It belonged to my landlord Benton. He was a leather queen, and he said, ‘Here, you should wear this.’ I think the studded belt belonged to Handsome Dick Manitoba [of the Dictators]. I just put it together and made this little pinup outfit.” (Photo by Chris Stein)
