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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

Very similar to Grunge, Soft grunge imagery includes depressing pretty themes. Visuals of this aesthetic includes symbols that represent love and the rejection/ostracization of those motifs. This aesthetic romanticizes life, but life constantly defies ideas of romance. innocent (pink, purple, blue, yellow, etc.) and dull colours are important to this aesthetic - especially in tandem.

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
Arctic Monkeys
Halsey
Joji

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
BADLANDS by Halsey
Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish

Media

Movies

Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Lolita (1997)
Pulp Fiction (1994)

Models

Kate Moss
Alana Champion
Lily-Rose Depp

Criticism

This aesthetic is disliked by many and seen as problematic because of the fact that when this was popular on Tumblr (2010-2014), it was often associated with the romanticizing of the movie “Lolita,” which is known to be a problematic movie due to exploitative content.

Resources

External links to help get a better understanding of this aesthetic.

Playlists

Soft grunge by Anupriya Tyagi | Spotify
soft grunge esk idfk by dannysmile10 | Spotify
soft grunge | tumblr 2013-2015 by ♡ Mikasa | Spotify
soft grunge by ur moms nokia | Spotify

Pinterest Boards

soft grunge by Alayah Vilayvong
Soft Grunge Aesthetic by Pie
soft grunge <333 by 𝙨𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 🪐🧸🧋
Soft grunge outfits by wowwowwubzy 📦
Soft Grunge by 𝔑𝔢𝔦𝔪𝔶𝔎𝔞𝔫𝔞𝔫𝔦 🎠🏹
Soft Grunge by The Stern collection
Soft grunge by Camilla

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+{{Aesthetic
-[[File:Lana del Rey soft grunge.jpg|thumb|Lana del Rey, whose vintage style inspired soft grunge]]
+|image1=<gallery>
-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]].
+File:Lana del Rey soft grunge.jpg
+</gallery>
+|caption1=Lana del Rey, whose vintage style inspired soft grunge
+|key_values=romanticizing life, music
+|decade_of_origin=Early 2010s|key_motifs=heart shaped sunglasses, gold jewelry, ambient lighting, records, tumblr|key_colours=faded pastel pinks and mauves, gold (jewelry) cherry red, darker tones (the grunge aspect)
+|related_aesthetics=[[Cuddle Party]]<br>[[Dazecore]]<br>[[E-Girl]]<br>[[Grunge]]<br>[[Nymphet]]<br>[[Pale]]<br>[[Softie]]<br>[[Soft Macabre]]<br>[[2014-era tumblr|2014-era Tumblr]]
+|title1=Soft Grunge}}
+'''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 ==
+Very similar to Grunge, Soft grunge imagery includes depressing pretty themes. Visuals of this aesthetic includes symbols that represent love and the rejection/ostracization of those motifs. This aesthetic romanticizes life, but life constantly defies ideas of romance. innocent (pink, purple, blue, yellow, etc.) and dull colours are important to this aesthetic - especially in tandem.
+== 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
+* Arctic Monkeys
+* Halsey
+* Joji
+=== 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
+*''BADLANDS'' by Halsey
+*''Happier Than Ever'' by Billie Eilish
+== Media ==
+=== Movies ===
+*''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999)
+*''Lolita'' (1997)
+*''Pulp Fiction'' (1994)
+=== Models ===
+*''Kate Moss''
+*''Alana Champion''
+*''Lily-Rose Depp''
+== Criticism ==
+This aesthetic is disliked by many and seen as problematic because of the fact that when this was popular on Tumblr (2010-2014), it was often associated with the romanticizing of the movie “Lolita,” which is known to be a problematic movie due to exploitative content.
+== Resources ==
+External links to help get a better understanding of this aesthetic.
+=== Playlists ===
+*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xqxdHNwbGXItPyN3huLE3 Soft grunge] by Anupriya Tyagi | Spotify
+*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BQ6ZbUprBcRMI1eKl8VC6 soft grunge esk idfk] by dannysmile10 | Spotify
+*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jYvrRLMnl58Iqe0YLbfSB soft grunge | tumblr 2013-2015] by ♡ Mikasa | Spotify
+*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33WJhxlG3MQkwLZwgsWaXw soft grunge] by ur moms nokia | Spotify
+=== Pinterest Boards ===
+* [https://www.pinterest.com/layvilayvong/soft-grunge/ soft grunge] by Alayah Vilayvong
+* [https://www.pinterest.com/elyssasav/soft-grunge-aesthetic/ Soft Grunge Aesthetic] by Pie
+* [https://www.pinterest.com/zendayasonetrueluvr/soft-grunge-333/ soft grunge <333] by 𝙨𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 🪐🧸🧋
+* [https://www.pinterest.com/uuuuuuhhhhhbuckyyy/soft-grunge-outfits/ Soft grunge outfits] by wowwowwubzy 📦
+* [https://www.pinterest.com/neimykanani/soft-grunge/ Soft Grunge] by 𝔑𝔢𝔦𝔪𝔶𝔎𝔞𝔫𝔞𝔫𝔦 🎠🏹
+* [https://www.pinterest.com/OniricStern/soft-grunge/ Soft Grunge] by The Stern collection
+* [https://www.pinterest.com/russiancrypt/soft-grunge/ Soft grunge] by Camilla
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery spacing="small" orientation="none" widths="130">
+File:Soft Grunge 1.jpg
+File:Soft Grunge 3.jpg
+File:Soft Grunge 2.jpg
+File:Soft Grunge 4.jpg
+File:Soft Grunge 5.jpg
+File:LizzyGrant.jpg|Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant Album
+</gallery>
+[[Category:Feminine]]
+[[Category:Needs work]]
+[[Category:Needs images]]
+[[Category:Visual]]