A reluctant fashion icon: Kurt Cobain's style lives on, decades after his death

In this file picture taken on February 19, 1992, Kurt Cobain performs at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

The oversized cardigans, those bug-eye shades, the ripped jeans and flannel shirts – 30 years on from his death, Kurt Cobain's style lives on as much as his music.

It may have disturbed the anti-corporate icon to see how his thrift-store outfits have been repurposed into ultra-expensive garments.