grunge
Music

How Blondshell became a grunge icon for a new generation
The artist’s debut self-titled album is inspired by the worst parts of modern dating – and all your favourite 90s rock bands.
Nicole DeMarco
4.12.23
Music

What it was like working in music industry at the height of 90s grunge
In this extract from ‘This Woman’s Work, a collection of essays on women in the music industry, edited by Kim Gordon and Sinéad Gleeson, Megan Jasper recalls her reaction to the death of Kurt Cobain.
Roisin Lanigan
4.7.22
Fashion

7 of Kurt Cobain's most iconic outfits
27 years after his death, the Nirvana frontman and 90s grunge originator continues to influence the way we dress.
Frankie Dunn
5.25.21
Culture

The Instagram account channelling 90s grunge culture
Run by a regular 25-year-old guy from South Carolina, this Frank Ocean-followed IG page will fill your feed with throwbacks to a time when Kurt Cobain was every sad teen’s idol.
Douglas Greenwood
12.21.20
Fashion

7 of River Phoenix's most iconic outfits
The late actor and activist's laid-back looks embodied the spirit of 90s youth and informed the era's grunge style.
Douglas Greenwood
10.16.20
Fashion

7 of Drew Barrymore's most iconic outfits
The actress, director, model and i-D cover star has a long history of serving 90s grunge and hippie styles.
Tom George
9.24.20
News

marc jacobs is reissuing his 90s grunge masterpiece
Smells Like Teen Spirit all over again!
Roisin Lanigan
11.7.18
Music

7 reasons why L7 rule
A fact, not a statement: The rock band pioneered feminist grunge punk and were well ahead of their time in the badassery stakes. Here’s 7 reasons why they rule.
Russell Dean Stone
9.20.17
Think Pieces

what's with fashion's grunge obsession?
As Hedi Slimane brings Kurt Cobain to California and Cathy Horyn makes her peace with Marc Jacobs’ 1992 Perry Ellis collection, is it time to reevaluate how fashion thinks about grunge?
Alice Newell-Hanson
7.24.15
Think Pieces

my kinderwhore education
Mish Way of White Lung on how the kinderwhore aesthetic shaped her view of feminism - and why it’s more important now than ever.
Mish Barber Way
7.20.15
documentaries

'street, sound and style' episode three: grunge
The third episode of our history of British style tribes takes a look at grunge, and the fashion inspired by style mags in the 90s.
i-D Staff
7.20.15
grunge

how to be grunge
Cynicism, apathy and, like, whatever, man.
i-D Staff
Dan Martin
7.19.15
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