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Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain
by Charles R. Cross
A legacy of such irony. Fashion being one of them.
"Low-priced flannel shirts saw a boom, moving from the confines of army-navy surplus and outdoor hunting emporiums into trendy youth-oriented boutiques in the mall.
Many styles of jeans began to exhibit the “distressed look” as a premium finish, not a sign of age or wear. People paid extra to get jeans that looked like what Kurt had bought in a thrift store.
Not long after the Grunge look...“heroin chic” came into fashion advertising. Epitomized by model Kate Moss and an ad campaign launched by Calvin Klein in 1997, a series of advertisements made use of underweight models who appeared drug-addicted, with sunken cheeks and pale skin. In other words, the female Kurt Cobain, circa 1992.
Kurt Cobain['s]... thinness made him appear sexy in a society where skinniness was valued, but it was one of the greatest sources of shame for him. Because of his natural thinness, Kurt was accused of being a junkie for years before he became one. Kurt had Calvin Klein's heroin-chic look down, and it was part of what made him a fashion icon, but there was almost nothing about his life he felt more embarrassed about."
"There were three central factors that influenced what clothes Kurt wore, and that in turn would shape his particular fashion influence: the climate in western Washington, where he lived (wet and cold); his financial situation (dire); and his shame about being thin (large enough that he wore layers of clothes to try to mask his physique)."
"Low-priced flannel shirts saw a boom, moving from the confines of army-navy surplus and outdoor hunting emporiums into trendy youth-oriented boutiques in the mall.
Many styles of jeans began to exhibit the “distressed look” as a premium finish, not a sign of age or wear. People paid extra to get jeans that looked like what Kurt had bought in a thrift store.
Not long after the Grunge look...“heroin chic” came into fashion advertising. Epitomized by model Kate Moss and an ad campaign launched by Calvin Klein in 1997, a series of advertisements made use of underweight models who appeared drug-addicted, with sunken cheeks and pale skin. In other words, the female Kurt Cobain, circa 1992.
Kurt Cobain['s]... thinness made him appear sexy in a society where skinniness was valued, but it was one of the greatest sources of shame for him. Because of his natural thinness, Kurt was accused of being a junkie for years before he became one. Kurt had Calvin Klein's heroin-chic look down, and it was part of what made him a fashion icon, but there was almost nothing about his life he felt more embarrassed about."
"There were three central factors that influenced what clothes Kurt wore, and that in turn would shape his particular fashion influence: the climate in western Washington, where he lived (wet and cold); his financial situation (dire); and his shame about being thin (large enough that he wore layers of clothes to try to mask his physique)."