NW Grunge Style

While I was home for the holiday this past week, my mom and I decided to do some shopping. I noticed that there is a lot of plaid and flannel around this winter season. I grew up in the northwest in the midst of the whole Portland and Seattle Grunge movement, so this whole plaid and flannel thing is a reminiscent of my childhood. In our last class we talked about the Grunge movement and how it related to graphic design. I thought I would expanded upon the Grunge movement and talk about how its look related to clothes. The Northwest Grunge look according to Julie Knapp, “was characterized by the way lack of style became a style in and of itself.” The key item to the Grunge style is a button-up plaid flannel shit, preferably in darker colors like maroon, brown, indigo, and forest green. Doc Martins or Converse All-Stars were the shoes of chose, and baggy jeans that were hopefully tattered and worren looking. It was “predicted that flannel would return in a bright burst of color” and it has.

RG

http://www.life123.com/beauty/fashion/grunge/grunge-fashion.shtml

http://www.nwsource.com/shopping/fashion/flannel-shrugs-its-grungy-reputation

http://curlywurlygurly.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/fashion-faux-pas-underwear-as-outerwear-and-more/a

http://www.life123.com/beauty/fashion/grunge/grunge-style.shtml

http://www.logicalharmony.net/my-spring-fashion-wishlist/