The minimum bid is now USD$200,000, although the final price is expected to be somewhere around USD$300,000. The green cardigan Kurt Cobain wore for Nirvana's famous 'MTV Unplugged' appearance in 1993 sold at auction for 334,000, making it the most expensive sweater auction of all time.
Sold in our Icons & Idols: Rock N Roll auction at the. The owner will try to flip it October 25. SOLD for 334,000 A vintage cardigan sweater worn by Kurt Cobain during Nirvanas MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. The sweater came with a handwritten note from Cobain family friend Jackie Farry. The sweater–described as “a blend of acrylic, mohair and Lycra with five-button closure (one button absent), with two exterior pockets, a burn hole and discoloration near left pocket and discoloration on right pocket”–sold through the same auction house for USD$137,500. Kurt Cobain's Iconic Green Cardigan from MTV Unplugged Sells for a Record-Breaking 334,000. There’s even cigarettes burns that you can see on the sweater.” Baggy, missing a button and in a unique shade of retro green, Cobain. There to perform as part of the MTV Unplugged series, the bleached-blonde musician was wearing a thrift store cardigan. Kurt Cobain Cardigan Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 2 customer ratings ( 2 customer reviews) 149.00 98. And here’s the biggest selling point: It still hasn’t been washed.ĭarren Julien of Julien’s Auctions said this to Rolling Stone: “It’s very important that we don’t wash it. One historical moment no one saw serving as fashion inspiration today, however, was when Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain took to the MTV stage in November 1993. The greenish sweater that Kurt Cobain wore for Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance at Sony Studios in New York on Novemwill be sold at auction again for the second time in four years. The most famous thrift store cardigan in music is now up for sale again.
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