Cobain Glasses
| Cobain Glasses | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Collection | Milady Maker |
| Category | Glasses |
| References | Kurt Cobain; Christian Roth Series 6558 |
| Count | 102 |
| Rarity | 1.02% |
Cobain Glasses is a glasses trait in the Milady Maker NFT collection, depicting a pair of oversized round black sunglasses modelled after the Christian Roth Series 6558 frames frequently worn by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in various colors.
Background
In 1993, Kurt Cobain was photographed by Jesse Frohman wearing a pair of white oval sunglasses from Christian Roth's Series 6558, a women's frame that Cobain wore without regard for their intended gender categorization.[1] These photographs became among the most iconic images of Cobain, and the frames themselves became inseparable from his public persona and the visual language of 1990s grunge. Christian Roth discontinued the style shortly after, but reissued it in 2017 due to continued demand.[2]
The style, sometimes referred to colloquially as "clout goggles," experienced recurring waves of cultural revival, adopted by hip-hop artists in the mid-2010s and circulating widely in online fashion communities in subsequent years. Their gender-fluid origins, grunge associations, and exaggerated silhouette made them a natural fit for the Milady Maker aesthetic, which drew on similar countercultural and subcultural fashion references.
See also
References
- ↑ "Exclusive: Kurt Cobain's Original White Sunglasses Have Been Re-Issued". W Magazine.
- ↑ May 6, 2017. "Kurt Cobain's Iconic White Sunglasses Are Being Reissued by Christian Roth". Hypebeast.