The last thing you would expect for a model to be wearing even on her days-off would have to be extremely laidback clothing--- No formfitting clothes or killer stilettos or flashy accessories. This model I bumped into in Shangri-La mall was in an outfit just like that. Yet surprisingly, the ensemble still had appeal. Her striped scarf lazily hung around her neck, printed olive green mini, loose cotton sweater, oversized leather bag and green combat boots screamed nothing but grunge.
As a style that’s alive and kicking, grunge can be considered a classic in a sense, that keeps coming back and is continually appreciated by fashionistas regardless of the era. Originating from the late 1980’s, grunge was a way of describing bands from Seattle such as Nirvana and all the crazy stunts at their rock shows. The band going wild on stage, smashing guitars, kicking the sound system, head-banging and crowd-surfing were all uniquely from this style. But how did putting all that emotion into music translate into fashion? The grunge dress code was a form of rebellion. The musicians, for example, were just being "themselves" with what they wore, being anti-style and anti-celebrity. All the while, grunge dressers were saying the exact same thing to society and what society dictated. Little did these people know that this anti-style attitude would become a huge hit in the world of fashion.This style, taken from the masses or the streets and interpreted and made art by designers, is of the Trickle-Up Theory. The style once started by ordinary, young kids who wanted the no-frill fashion, soon got the runway. The modern grunge that was seen on the S/S ’09 catwalks of Balmain and Diesel, Ashish and Alexander Wang showed that even if fashion may seem to have a consisten 20-year cycle, grunge is something that people really come back to. The Fall/Winter 2010 collections of H&M, Complot and Alexander Wang all show touches of grunge. Even Kate Moss at Rag & Bone showed off her morning-after-the-night-before hair that had grunge written all over it.
Even with the modern takes on this style, the key elements are present:
· Dark colors such as black white, gray, forest green, brown and indigo; Bright and lively colors are a no-no in grunge scenes.
· Long hair worn natural and unfixed
· The flannel shirt
· Stonewashed, ripped or baggy jeans
· Large and chunky shoes like combat boots
· Baggy cardigans
· Hoodies
· Beanie hats
- Nicole Blanco Ramos
Post Title
→Grunge takes MNL by Nicole B. Ramos
Post URL
→http://itwinkly.blogspot.com/2010/06/grunge-takes-mnl-by-nicole-b-ramos.html
Visit itwinkly for Daily Updated Wedding Dresses Collection
