Is Grunge Dead?

I haven't posted for the past week or so as my other commitments have been quite time demanding so I've been very busy, although today I've decided to post a fashion moment (alike the ones of Colin McDowell) I recently wrote, and I chose the grunge trend to focus on. Grunge has always influenced my own personal style and it's something that has always appealed to me most when looking through menswear collections and street style. Many people ask, is grunge dead? Personally I think it is more alive than ever in the 21st century and evolving in ways it never did in the 20th century Anyway, here goes...

'Grunge exploded during the early 90’s and became a popular trend that most rebellious teenagers aspired to be a part of. Unstyled hair cuts, oversized checked shirts, ripped denim, being rebellious against everything that was considered “adequate” or “right” – all of what were just some elements of what grunge was really about.

The 90’s was an anti-fashion decade, it was more acceptable than ever to dress as casual as you felt without judgement. The term ‘grunge’ originated as a genre of music despite being today , a term typically used in fashion. Bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Kurt Cobain rocked the look and were massive role models to the younger generation.

 Marc Jacobs designed collections in the 90’s inspired by the trend, despite being criticised for his choice in doing this. It was during 1992 that he designed his first spring/summer 93 grunge inspired collection for Perry Ellis, which soon led to his dismissal. Most would say it was unfortunate although shortly after the dishevelled look had become mainstream; Jacobs came back with his own label in the fall of 1993. He did something he found interesting and was eventually hailed the “guru of grunge”. Jacobs had clearly nailed the look; three figure prices were instantly put on his designs.

The relationship between Johnny Depp and Kate Moss was one of the many highlights of the 90’s. They were noticed heavily for their laid back effortless style, both oozing sex appeal with a rockstar attitude. Sadly the relationship wasn’t long lived, and Kate was left heart broken, hooked on drugs and crying for years afterwards over the break up. Poor Kate – it’s a good thing she managed to pull herself out of it, still to this day standing as one of the worlds most successful supermodels.

The spring/summer 13 collection by Dries Van Noten shows the trend is still very much alive in the 21^st Century. His designs show reference to checked patterns and the famous picture of Kurt Cobain thrashing at his guitar whilst wearing a floral printed dress on stage – one thing is for sure, he definitely made quite a statement.'