Combining some of the features of heavy-metal music and punk rock, grunge music contrasts a loud, driving rock sound with deeply personal, often sad and protesting, words. Grunge represented many of the contradictions in the lives and attitudes of the young, mostly white, members of the teenagers of the 1990's, “Generation X”.
Fashion
Grunge fashion can be labelled as 'anti-fashion', as the style was very against fashion norms. Iconic items for men and women were ripped and faded jeans, flannel shirts or wool Pendletons layered over dirty T-shirts with outdated logos, and black combat-style boots such as Dr. Martens. This caused many large fashion outlets to lose money and many army surplus stores and thrift shops become more popular, as this new style of dress was very low budget. These shops added styles, including beanies for warmth and unkempt hair, long underwear worn under shorts, and cargo pants. Thrift-store finds, such as vintage floral-print dresses and baby-doll nightgowns, were worn with over-sized sweaters and holey cardigans.
Outlook On Life
Both grunge music and grunge style began by rejecting values associated with consumerism and commercialism, like buying brand-name clothes. The music is also characterized by anger, loneliness, and drug use. A popular drug among the fans was heroin, the depressive and addictive effects of which seemed to go well with the sadness expressed in much grunge music. Grunge was the most popular with teens of the nineties, often referred to as Generation X, members of which identified with the group's frustration and angst in the face of a consumerist society.
Summary
Grunge music of the 1990’s effected teens by changing their fashion and their outlook on life. Some see this era of music as very dark and depressing, serving no value to society. However, the grunge era was effective in seeing the over-commercialism in society, created its own toned down fashion sense mainly for the convenience and not for the looks, and changed teens for generations to come.
Fashion
Grunge fashion can be labelled as 'anti-fashion', as the style was very against fashion norms. Iconic items for men and women were ripped and faded jeans, flannel shirts or wool Pendletons layered over dirty T-shirts with outdated logos, and black combat-style boots such as Dr. Martens. This caused many large fashion outlets to lose money and many army surplus stores and thrift shops become more popular, as this new style of dress was very low budget. These shops added styles, including beanies for warmth and unkempt hair, long underwear worn under shorts, and cargo pants. Thrift-store finds, such as vintage floral-print dresses and baby-doll nightgowns, were worn with over-sized sweaters and holey cardigans.
Outlook On Life
Both grunge music and grunge style began by rejecting values associated with consumerism and commercialism, like buying brand-name clothes. The music is also characterized by anger, loneliness, and drug use. A popular drug among the fans was heroin, the depressive and addictive effects of which seemed to go well with the sadness expressed in much grunge music. Grunge was the most popular with teens of the nineties, often referred to as Generation X, members of which identified with the group's frustration and angst in the face of a consumerist society.
Summary
Grunge music of the 1990’s effected teens by changing their fashion and their outlook on life. Some see this era of music as very dark and depressing, serving no value to society. However, the grunge era was effective in seeing the over-commercialism in society, created its own toned down fashion sense mainly for the convenience and not for the looks, and changed teens for generations to come.