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Grunge (fashion)
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Grunge fashion refers to the clothing, accessories and hairstyles of the grunge music genre. This subculture emerged in mid-1980s Seattle, and had reached wide popularity by the mid 1990s. Grunge fash
Flannels and jeans are staples in the grunge style.
Flannels and jeans are staples in the grunge style.
Accessories used in grunge fashion
Accessories used in grunge fashion
Photo of bassist in grunge attire, 2001
Photo of bassist in grunge attire, 2001
Nirvana are known for popularizing the style. Cobain pictured c. 1992.
Nirvana are known for popularizing the style. Cobain pictured c. 1992.
Tartan
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Tartan, also known, especially in American English, as plaid, is a patterned cloth consisting of crossing horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours, forming repeating symmetrical patterns know
Grunge (fashion)
…clothing, defined by a looseness, de-emphasizing the body's silhouette. Men wear second-hand or shabby T-shirts with slogans, band logos, etc. A tartan shirt might accompany the T-shirt, along with ripped or faded jeans. Black combat-style boots, such as Doc Martens, completes the ensemble. In the…
Three tartans; the left and right are made with the "modern" dye palette; the middle is made with "muted" colours.
Three tartans; the left and right are made with the "modern" dye palette; the middle is made with "muted" colours.
1970s Missoni tartan knit jumper (sweater) and skirt set
1970s Missoni tartan knit jumper (sweater) and skirt set
Visualisation of 2/2 twill weave: the black weft threads go two over then two under the orange warp threads, staggered by one thread each pass (result
Visualisation of 2/2 twill weave: the black weft threads go two over then two under the orange warp threads, staggered by one thread each pass (resulting in a diagonal pattern). In the actual cloth, the white gaps would be closed.
Close-up view of traditional tartan cloth, showing pattern of diagonal "ribs" of colour; this is a five-colour tartan, in scarlet red, black, yellow,
Close-up view of traditional tartan cloth, showing pattern of diagonal "ribs" of colour; this is a five-colour tartan, in scarlet red, black, yellow, azure blue, and crimson red.