Every woman had thought about it: Why can't I wear this bra in public? I wear
a bikini to the beach. OK, well not every woman, but it was one Madonna Louise
Veronica Ciccone who made the thought a reality and much more mainstream
... morethan
worried fathers would have liked. As the downtown urchin Susan in Susan Seidelman's modern screwball comedy, "Desperately
Seeking Susan," Madonna wore her clothes -- from black dresses paired with
leggings to men's pants with exposed lacy bras to rolled-down, rhinestone boots
to even men's boxers. And, of course, beads, crosses, bracelets and all that
obvious bleached-out hair. Madonna was so ultra-sexy and daring, it's not even
necessary to point out what a sensation she became, because an entire phrase was
coined for her legions of imitators: "Madonna-wanna-be." (Orion/Courtesy
Everett Collection)Close
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