To get to the root of grunge style, you need to travel to the West Coast — specifically Seattle, the birthplace of the ‘90s grunge music scene. The aesthetic began in the late ‘80s but ...

Inspired by the Seattle scene, ... The grunge aesthetic even infiltrated the runways of Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, and Christian LaCroix. Dries Van Noten, Spring 2013.

Born out of the Pacific Northwest’s punk scene, Seattle’s grunge was an influential genre whose perceived authenticity intervened with the materialistic, extravagant musical narratives ...