Plaid shirt and printed silk dress
Marc Jacobs · spring/summer 1993
Grunge
Seattle’s music scene gave worn layers and unpolished combinations cultural force. Marc Jacobs’s Perry Ellis collection marked their controversial translation onto the runway.
Flannel and worn-denim referencesLoose, mismatched layersDresses with rugged styling
About Grunge
Grunge emerged through Seattle’s music scene and secondhand wardrobes: flannel, worn denim, roomy layers, boots and dresses mixed with rugged pieces. Marc Jacobs translated that language into luxury for Perry Ellis’s spring/summer 1993 collection, shown in November 1992. The mismatch between thrift-store appearance and designer materials made the runway encounter provocative. A designer example records that translation; it does not encompass the clothing of an entire music community.
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