The world of fashion in recent years is increasingly indulging in nostalgia for the nineties. Grunge-style clothing is gaining popularity again, but it no longer seems gloomy and bleak. And among grunge admirers, it’s not only teenagers who rebel against society.
This expressive style attracts those who value originality and originality, love comfort, but do not believe that comfortable clothing should be ugly, and beautiful - uncomfortable. Our article will tell about how this trend in fashion arose, what transformations it experienced, who likes its peculiar aesthetics and how to create the most harmonious images.
Emergence and formation
If you look closely at the clothes in grunge style, you can find features of other directions. Plaid shirts refer to country, worn jeans - to the hippie era, and the abundance of black leather clearly indicates a kinship with punk subculture.
As an independent style, grunge stood out in the early 90s of the last century. Kurt Cobain, the leader of the Nirvana group, who at his own concerts was never too puzzled by the choice of outfits, was considered his icon. Kurt sang his songs in what was convenient for him: in worn jeans, loose shirts, soft shirts, the famous Kruger sweater. It is no wonder that the tastes of the beloved musician were adopted by a whole generation of fans.
But the founder of Cobain can not be called. Many of his colleagues in the workshop chose similar images, guided not at all by his example, but by their own ideas about comfort and beauty.
Grunge seamlessly blended into the youth culture of the Post-Union. Young rebels, who at all times opposed a prim society, enthusiastically perceived anti-glamorous images inspired by good old rock. The foreign word “grunge” (which translates as “repulsive”) has not taken root in Russia so quickly, but it is familiar to modern fashionistas. And in those years, the youth was attracted by the gloomy content, the denial of the adopted rules, the rejection of excessive decorativeness and luxury in favor of freedom, practicality and outrageous.
Modern interpretation
In the old days, grunge-style fans dressed in shabby jeans, rough boots embroidered with metal spikes and plaques, jackets and T-shirts with portraits of your favorite rock musicians. It was not so easy to distinguish a guy from a girl, especially from afar. After all, even the hairstyles were about the same: long hair could be pulled together with an elastic band or simply loose over the shoulders.
Today, retaining many features, grunge has noticeably changed. Modern fashionistas no longer crave asexuality in images, skillfully emphasize natural beauty with the help of clothes and accessories. Do not be surprised at the feminine boots and even pumps that complement the image of ripped jeans and a T-shirt.
Prints with the image of popular singers today are not as relevant as large inscriptions. Instead, they often use more colorful themes on clothes: sugar skulls, roses, old-school tattoos, sketches.
Inaccuracy and dirt are unacceptable. Second-hand clothing, which style fans used to enjoy with great pleasure (mainly for the sake of economy and due to the lack of alternatives), is giving way to high-quality items of inexpensive youth brands from Europe and the USA.
What can be found in the wardrobe of a lover of this style? Let's look at the details.
Colors and textures
A pattern like tartan is considered a classic. From the checkered fabric sew men's shirts and bomber jackets, women's skirts, sundresses and dresses. It is wonderful if the fabric has a twist, for example, it seems to be washed or shed.
Along with classic black or dark gray denim, other colors are also used today. It is impossible to imagine this style without leather accessories and things.
Clothing for women in grunge style has become more feminine. Translucent inserts, large mesh stockings and even dense gothic lace are common.
Many stylists note that grunge gradually penetrates into casual, borrowing a lot from the laid-back urban style. For example, many supporters of grunge have long acquired anoraks and parks in the colors of olive, anthracite and khaki.
A certain number of things with an army mood are permissible. But the abundance of camouflage fabrics is inappropriate. Still, grunge is not a military in its purest form.
Trousers and skirts
There is nothing better than classic black jeans to emphasize the grunge style in men's clothing. It is difficult to say whether holes with frayed edges on jeans will ever go out of fashion, because over the past 20 years this has not happened. In any case, today they are still relevant.
The silhouette is preferred to the straight. Often trousers are refueled in shoes. The choice of style is everyone's business, but it is better to refuse too uncanonical things (like cargo trousers, flared or joggers).
But the clothes for girls in grunge style, as usual, are more diverse. Leather, denim, again topical velvet, cloth and knitwear - the choice is limitless. A variety of styles of skirts can fit into the image in grunge style: from mini with a Scottish cage to a skirt-tutu on the floor.
Outerwear
No other thing can compete in popularity with a leather jacket and a classic denim jacket. It is these options that easily make friends with any other grunge-style clothing.
A men's voluminous jacket with a hood will also be quite appropriate, and on fashionistas of both sexes. Women can even afford such an unexpected element as an elongated fitted frock coat, but, of course, without an abundance of decorative elements and preferably in black.
An invariable attribute of style is a shirt. She is usually not tucked in trousers and is worn out.
Footwear
If you want to choose a win-win option for an image in the grunge style, but can’t choose, give preference to berets. These shoes are combined with trousers, and with dresses, and in general with any clothes.
But modern fashionistas are tired of austerity, so the circle has expanded. It included comfortable sneakers, trekking boots, and tractor-soled shoes.
Accessories & Jewelry
After reviewing the wardrobe, we turn our eyes to the jewelry box. Each adherent of the style probably has several massive leather and metal bracelets. A common decoration is a large laconic cross. In this case, it is appropriate to say about rings and earrings: "The more, the better."
You can also mention unusual body jewelry, which include earrings, microdermals, tunnels.
Clothing in grunge style must be in harmony with accessories. So that everything you need is always at hand, you should get a comfortable backpack, preferably black. By the way, to give this thing a personality and emphasize belonging to the style, you can decorate it yourself with spikes.
Grunge style make
Today, girls prefer not to mask femininity, but to emphasize it. For makeup, cosmetics of various shades are preferred, but without glitter. The make-up should not sparkle, but unexpected color schemes are acceptable. At a premium and nude.
This also applies to hair. They can shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow.
Grunge style in teenage and childish fashion.
This is unbelievable, but in recent years grunge has noticeably grown younger. Modern manufacturers offer cool rocker shirts, biker jackets, stylish shirts for young fashionistas. Some brands produce similar options even for babies.
Grunge-style clothing for teenage boys usually looks deliberately brutal and courageous. Girls like the images of young hooligans and daredevils. But at the same time, unlike adult clothes, children's does not look rude. For example, flowers can be depicted on voluminous shoes, and silver constellations on dark clothes.