Changes: Pastel Grunge

Revision as of 15:25, 15 April 2022

Soft grunge is an aesthetic that rose to prominence on Tumblr under the tags 'soft grunge', 'coquette', 'lizzy grant aesthetic' and others. It's closely related to 2014-era tumblr. This aesthetic takes the edgier, more rough side of grunge and other more hardcore aesthetics, and combines them with the softer, more romantic and feminine aspects of Coquette -also known as Nymphet- and related styles.

It's also influenced by the "heroin chic" style of the 1990s, and, as the name states, Grunge.

Visual

Fashion

Soft grunge fashion is very similar to Grunge fashion but with a bit more emphasis on femininity - but not as much as the Kinderwhore aesthetic.

Varsity jackets
Sunglasses (especially heart-shaped glasses)
Gold jewelry
Sneakers
Painted fingernails
Dark eyeshadow
Dark jeans
Soft jackets
Light-coloured crop tops under dark-coloured jackets

Music

Soft grunge aesthetic is influenced by a lot of music. It's common to see a lot of influence from Lana del Rey and similar artists, as her music especially defines the soft and coquette-based aspects of this aesthetic. We also obviously see a very big Grunge influence, as well as other 90s bands/artists falling under the same sort of umbrella.

Artists

Lana del Rey

Albums

Ultraviolence by Lana del Rey

Live Through This by Hole

Nevermind by Nirvana

Electra Heart by Marina and the Diamonds

AM by Arctic Monkeys

Born to Die by Lana del Rey

Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt

Movies

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Lolita (1997)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Models

Kate Moss

Alana Champion

Lily-Rose Depp

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