Style chameleon Madge has undertaken many an image transformation throughout her lengthy career, but her original '80s look still remains her most iconic. When Madonna first stepped out into the limelight with her bleach-blonde-highlighted waves pulled up in oversized lacy bows, bushy brows and that beauty spot, her style became one of the most copied and sought-after of the era.

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Starring in a classic, much-celebrated Volkswagen Golf TV ad in '87 (where Paula, dressed in full Princess Di get-up, tosses aside the rich trappings of her life, but keeps her motor) made Paula Hamilton the face of the sassy '80s woman and, as some described her, the first It-girl. Drug addiction, affair scandals, alcoholism and attempted suicide followed, but there was once a time when we all wanted to toss our pearls, mink and man away à la Paula.

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Her pop career may have been short-lived, but her look lives on. Anti-establishment punk Toyah Wilcox's image is one of the most instantly recognisable from the '80s, and one of the most extreme.

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With her flowing mermaid-esque looks and finely chiselled features - Kim Basinger epitomised the perfect '80s woman to many a man. The former model and Bond girl is still the only actress ever to have both won an Oscar and posed naked in Playboy, which sooo ups her cool rating at Handbag Towers and makes her worthy of icon status in our top 10.

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Texan Jerry fled the lone star state at 16 to pursue a modelling career in Paris. The 6ft stunner with the waist-long blonde locks soon caused a stir, and rock star magnet Jerry became a beauty icon for the era.

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As soon as Alexis Colby's stiletto clad toe touched ground on the Dynasty set an '80s icon was born. One of the most celebrated stars of the decade, Joan Collins took power dressing, bouffants and bitching to new extremes, and we just lapped it up!

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Responsible for making a million schoolgirls draw a faux mole above their upper lip, Cindy was one of the founding members of the Supermodels. With her olive complexion, intense eyes and larger-than-life hair, everybody wanted to look like Cindy in the '80s. And the '90s. And probably today too.

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Queen of the '80s Brat Pack Molly Ringwald was the ginge du jour of the decade, with countless magazine covers and classic roles in Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles under her belt. We all loved her red perm and coral lipstick.

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Without Paula Yates, there wouldn't be an Agyness Deyn. The Suicide Blonde became famous in the '80s for presenting ground-breaking music show The Tube - often clad in rubber. She also posed naked for Penthouse and produced the deliciously tacky but oh-so cool book Rock Stars In Their Underpants, which Andy Warhol called the most important piece of art of the decade. Her life was a whirlwind of cool, and she remains an icon.

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Blondie were officially the hottest band of the '80s. They had the hippest clothes and the coolest hair. They also had Debbie Harry.

An instant icon, Debbie soon went from the pages of Punk magazine to being on the cover of just about every mainstream publication to hit the newsstands. With her platinum locks, bold eyes and cutting-edge style, the woman just oozed cool from every '80s-fabulous pore.

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