Tuesday, January 11, 2011

you have a pineapple

Ever since Nirvana released Bleach in 1989, a revolution began. Drenched in oversized flannel and ripped skinny jeans, a new genre of angsty, fuck-the-world teens emerged from the Pacific Northwest. Their unique style, sound, and lifestyle left a permanent impression on pop culture, and recently, the concept of grunge has made a comeback.

OG's (Original Grungesters)


Liz Phair

Pearl Jam

Claire Danes and Jared Leto in a promo shot for My So-Called Life.

Rosario Dawson and Chloe Sevigny on the set of Kids.

Kurt Cobain

Courtney Love

Grunge teens

MG's (Modern Grungesters)


Alexander Wang Fall 2008 RTW
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Pixie Geldof and Alice Dellal


Jesse Jo


Cory Kennedy
I'm not sure if this one qualifies as grunge, but regardless, it displays the extraordinary awesomeness/crackheadness of Cory.

Photos from here, here, here, here, this place, and of course, Cobrasnake.

2 comments:

  1. i love the original grunge kids more, just can't help myself x

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  2. Lyrie, so happy to see Angela Chase making a guest-appearance in your post!
    Also Liz Phair looks way too much like Leighton Meester in that first picture..

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