Overview

• The striped T-shirt originates from Benatar’s first MTV music video, “You Better Run,” which was the second clip ever aired on the network after its 1981 launch.
• At 72, Benatar had the garment professionally framed to maintain its condition and historical value.
• Her 31-year-old daughter, Hana Giraldo, has been pleading weekly to inherit the shirt, only to have it kept under lock and key.
• Benatar has been married to guitarist Neil Giraldo since 1982, and the couple has raised two daughters in Southern California.
• The preserved shirt symbolizes both Benatar’s pioneering role at MTV’s outset and its status as a cherished family artifact.