Style icon: Blondie in menswear, 1979

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Word has it that Chloe Sevigny will design a menswear line for Opening Ceremony that includes haberdashery for women. But look no further than this Blondie video for ‘Sunday Girl’ from 1979 for your own inspiration. Twenty years ago, Deborah Harry went cross-gender and could not have looked more sexy. (Check out the excellent selection of skinny ties at Urban Outfitters in the mens accessories section right now.) Today, the Rage has paired one of her husband’s skinny ties with a striped Sonia Rykiel pullover in homage to Blondie. Hell, maybe she should ask for a raise too.

Would you man up with this look?