Kurt Cobain in beat-up Converse, cardigan, ripped jeans. The anti-fashion that became fashion.

Rock / Legacy

Nirvana

Kurt Cobain's disheveled anti-fashion became one of the most influential aesthetics of the 20th century — thrift store cardigans, ripped jeans, and beat-up Converse Chuck Taylors defined a generation. The estate has partnered with Converse on multiple Chuck Taylor releases featuring artwork from Cobain's personal notebooks, and Frances Bean Cobain curated the 'Kurt Was Here' apparel collection for Barneys and Selfridges.

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Timeline

1991
Nevermind released — grunge fashion enters the mainstream overnight
1993
In Utero — Cobain's style (thrift cardigans, Chuck Taylors) becomes the decade's defining look
2008
First Converse × Kurt Cobain collaboration — estate-approved Chuck Taylors
2019
'Kurt Was Here' apparel at Barneys and Selfridges, curated by Frances Bean Cobain

Collaborations

Converse · 2008–present

Designer · Cobain Estate