Singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein pose for photographers upon arrival at the Elle Style Awards in London on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Debbie Harry, front woman of rock
band Blondie, was crowned a fashion icon at London's Elle Style
Awards, and she thanked her punk influences for defining her
style.
"Coming from the punk point of view, which was very
deconstructionist, destructive, and disrespectful, you have to
find something in yourself that makes you feel a lot of
different ways," she told Reuters at the red carpet event late
Monday.
"So you have to feel beautiful, you have to feel
comfortable. I have to feel sexy."
Harry, who attended the event with Blondie co-founder Chris
Stein, playfully wore a crown designed by Vivienne Westwood,
while posing for photographers. Harry also wore a Westwood red
suit with a black-and-white shirt and shoes.
Blondie, an American punk band famous for hits like "Heart
of Glass" and "Call Me" in the late 1970s and early 1980s, is
expected to release their 11th studio album, "Pollinator", in
May.
"It's about the ongoing circle of culture and how we all
feed off of each other and I think at this particular
time...it's very important to remember that. That we're all so
deeply connected," Harry said about the new album.
British actress and United Nations Women Global Goodwill
Ambassador Emma Watson was given the Woman of the Year award in
recognition of her acting career and work for gender equality.
Other winners included French singer-songwriter Christine
and the Queens, who won Album of the Year, and Christopher
Bailey took home British Brand of the Year for Burberry. Erdem
Moralioglu won British Designer of the Year.
(Reporting and writing by Jane Witherspoon; Editing by Karishma
Singh and Randy Fabi)