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Designer
When grunge started to be a popular trend in the early 90s, fashion designer – Marc Jacobs was the first designer who brought grunge to the luxury platform. In 1992, Jacobs as the creative director of women’s design at Perry Ellis, debuted a spring collection that was inspired by grunge. The collection included some iconic grunge items such as flannel shirts, printed granny dresses, Dr. Martens boots, and knitted skullcaps. Fashion critic – Suzy Menkes declared “Grunge is ghastly.” New York Magazine said, “Grunge:1992-1993, R.I.P.” And so, Jacobs indeed got fired expectedly. However, the collection became a badge of cool, which showed the critics and Perry Ellis were wrong. A few years later, Jacobs and his business partner joined the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton in 1997.

In 2013, two famous brands, Yves Saint Laurent and Dries Van Noten were trying to bring grunge back to the runway and made it a trend again. Yves Saint Laurent’s collection was more youthful and streetwear-like, while Dries van Noten’s collection was more mature and formal. Yet, these collections were a ready-to-wear collection. They both used some indelible grunge features such as plaid and floral prints, sloppy cardigan, slip dress and oversized silhouette.

Origins
“Punk is anti-fashion, it makes a statement, while grunge is about not making a statement, which is why it’s crazy for it to become a fashion statement.” Details editor James Truman said. Therefore, grunge look is different from the punk look. Punk musicians usually wear leather jacket, ripped jeans, shirt without sleeves, metal chains, and dark clothes. In contrast, grunge rocker in Washington wears mundane everyday clothing to everywhere. For example, Kurt Cobain, singer-guitarist of Nirvana, would just wear an oversized striped sweater, ripped jeans, a pair of converse, and an unkempt hair to perform. Surprisingly, this low-key style from the Pacific Northwest became a big heat as grunge entered the mainstream.