grunge
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While the idea of pretty-in-pink Elle Woods being thrown into the grunge of 90s Seattle is "cute enough on paper", in reality it feels "thin and forced", wrote the Wrap's Marah Eakin, external.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The grunge collection may have helped define the era’s style and, in later years, proven Jacobs’ visionary status.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
He did a poorly received grunge collection that incoherently tried to marry haute couture with thrift-store shabbiness, and was fired for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Yet long before earning all these accolades, Shakira was a teen girl in Baranquilla, Colombia, waiting in line at her local record store for a copy of Nirvana’s 1991 grunge magnum opus, “Nevermind.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
I dress like I’m in a grunge band and wear distressed jeans and Nirvana or Pearl Jam band shirts, and I always rock a flannel.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
No matter how much Stewart grunges herself up for the part, it would be hard not to think, hey, there's Bella from Twilight with greasy hair and torn cuticles.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 18, 2010
