“Kurt created the grunge look he didn’t wear show clothes.”Ĭobain died by suicide at age 27, about six months after taping “Unplugged.”Įarlier this year, the sweater Cobain wore during his last photoshoot with Nirvana sold for $75,000, more than double Julien’s estimate. “This cardigan, it’s the holy grail of any article of clothing that he ever wore,” the auction house’s CEO, Darren Julien, told AFP. It sold for almost as much as the rocker’s custom-made left-handed Fender Mustang guitar, which at $340,000 got less than the $400,00 predicted. The winning bidder cashed in on the sweater over the phone and wishes to remain anonymous, Bloomberg said. Instead, it went for $334,000 - more than double what the seller paid for it and the most expensive sweater auction of all time, according to Bloomberg. It was bought for $137,500 four years ago and was expected to make $200,000 to $300,000 at the auction over Friday and Saturday. The tatty green cardigan became an iconic part of the late Nirvana frontman’s image when he wore it for the band’s “Unplugged” special on MTV in 1993.Ĭobain’s widow, Courtney Love, then gave the sweater - unwashed and clearly marked with cigarette stains and a burn hole - to a nanny and personal assistant after the grunge legend killed himself in 1994, according to Julien’s Auctions. Kurt Cobain’s grubby, cigarette-burned cardigan just sold for an eye-popping $334,000 - even though it has not been washed since the rocker’s death. Kurt Cobain's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' guitar could nab $800K at auction What three zodiac signs are most likely to be famous? April 5, 1994) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana.Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona, Cobains compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock. The musician played the custom-built Fender Jaguar during Nirvana’s In Utero tour. Frugal Gen Z fashionistas are bringing back 'easy' 1990s grunge looksĬourtney Love: I was fired from 'Fight Club' after going 'nuclear' on Brad Pitt Cobain’s Unplugged sweater was paired with a listing of his left-handed, turquoise-bodied guitar from 1993.
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