Modern trends in fashion are distinguished by a wide range of all kinds of popular and lesser known directions, the number of which is only growing. So, literally any subculture is the ground for the formation of a new trend in fashion. But had it not been for such trends, the world would not have seen the best styles he had invented soon.

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Oddly enough, in our century there are no standards for anything, there are no persistent constants when it comes to fashion and the beauty industry as a whole. Conservatism, ethnic steadfastness, classicism, and they are ready for all kinds of mixes with modern trends and trends. Everyone can have their own style of dress, and it will be fashionable. You yourself choose what lies more in your inner state.

You are the designers of tomorrow's fashion, the ones that designers secretly measure. Do you think where the catwalk gurus get their ideas from? No, not from their talented heads. They get them from the streets. From ordinary passers-by, from those who took the risk and decided to add something extraordinary, new to their image. This is how the backbones of the collections are formed.

There are always enough of those who want to stand out. Someone aspires to merge with the crowd, and someone to emphasize their "I".

The time of the XXI century itself dictates such an approach without a clear framework, and perhaps one of the most democratic and successful styles in the West, which perfectly reflects the spirit of modernity, can be called grunge.

This style is so free from cramped frames that it is really easy to roam in it. It arose some twenty years ago, rising on the wave of love for rock music. The style was greatly influenced by the mega-popular in those years Kurt Cobain and his wife Courtney Love, as well as the works of the eminent designer Marc Jacobs. It was they who began to destroy the persistent rules of the concept of dress code and adherence to regulations, revered in society, allowing themselves to dress not as the occasion, place required, but as they wanted.

Peculiarities

The essence of the style is a protest, a complete denial of what is flashy and fashionable.

But at the same time, this style has a kind of rough elegance, so it is ideal for both genders. It is also worth noting that the grunge style is more appropriate for adolescents and young people - rebellious in spirit.

The origin of the style name itself comes from the English "grunge". And in this word is the whole meaning of the flow, because it is translated literally as "unpleasant". This trend is reflected in adolescents and young people. There is something about hippie and traditional American style in grunge. But, as mentioned above, this direction is distinguished by its rudeness and rebelliousness.

Colors, fabric

How to characterize this style more succinctly? Imagine a person about whom I would like to say that he looks like a hermit, almost like a person without a place of residence. So, this image will not go far from the grunge style.

And he left not far only because, despite the outward negligence in style, the things, clothes that are used in him are always of high quality and made, for the most part, from cotton, leather and other natural raw materials. This is the secret of this direction - not everyone can afford it, but grunge does not tolerate parodies of itself. To be honest, it is better to dress in stocks than to buy cheap and low-quality things.

In stocks, you are more likely to find not just things with grunge, but things created for this style. But it's worth knowing and what to look for.


The color palette of the style is based preferably on dark tones and diluted with natural, light ones. The style loves to play on the contrast of dark and light.

Fabrics for sewing such clothes are not chosen cheap. It can be high-quality leather or leatherette, cotton, wool. To dilute the ensemble, we will use knitwear, cotton and chiffon.

Attributes

Convenience, a sense of inner comfort, acceptance of one's appearance - these are the main tasks of the style. They dictate the conditions in the construction of the image. Hence the list of basic grunge attributes:

• Loose-fitting clothing, often one size larger than required;
• Comfortable footwear, devoid of unnecessary impracticality. Typically, grunge prefers flat platform shoes;
• Details are what makes the style recognizable: prominent scuffs, conspicuous flaws and deliberately made defects, patches, roughly processed or untreated edges at all, protruding threads;
• Uncomplicated hairstyles and haircuts. There are absolutely no restrictions on hair color. A common modern trend is bright, sometimes acidic hair shades. Blue, blue, orange tones remain fashionable. Moreover, the hair can be dyed both partially and along the entire length;

• Makeup also has no strict restrictions. In fact, grunge makeup is a youth makeup, and it is customary to focus on the eyes. Smokey-type makeup is popular, where it is allowed to use not only classic black, brown and purple shades, but also the rest of the natural palette;
• Grunge loves all kinds of knitted things: cardigans, capes, sweaters, vests, snoods, mittens, hats, etc .;
• The following details of the ensemble can be called basic in grunge: plain T-shirts, T-shirts or T-shirts with an interesting print, loose overalls, skirts to the knee and below.

Denim (jeans)

The main attributes of this youth rebellious trend are jeans (best of all, frayed or ripped, or both). By the way, such trousers should have skillfully made holes. And only a designer is capable of making a hole decorate a thing.

Clothing made from jeans of any natural shade (classic blue, blue, white, red, green, etc.) forms this direction. By complementing the image with one or another denim product, you can achieve different effects.

Combination of grunge with other directions

It is also important to be able to combine and wear it all. The grunge style shouldn't give off luscious glamor, but its increased concentration is also useless. Do not overdo it, otherwise the image will turn out to be too repulsive. The best solution is a tandem of grunge-style clothing with similar trends like hippie, military or casual.

You can take a base from the grunge itself, add the rest from other trends.

Another distinctive feature of grunge is the absurdity and layering of clothing. But in practice, especially on slender figures, it looks pretty good. We are talking about clothes with a complex cut (dresses with an interesting asymmetrical cut, for example, a dress of this type, a short jacket is worn over the dress, a scarf over the jacket).

Combining things is already everyone's choice, a flight of personal imagination. The main thing is that such a combination does not contradict the style, does not hinder movement and is comfortable.