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


By AGENCY
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.

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