
The term grunge means dirty, filthy (sporco, sudicio). The first who used it was Mark Arm, the vocalist for the Seattle band Green River – later Mudhoney— in a 1981 letter to the Seattle magazine (rivista) Desperate Times, criticizing the band Mr. Epp and the Calculations as “Pure grunge! Pure noise! Pure shit!” and Bruce Pavitt of Sub Pop – a record label (marchio discografico) – popularized the term in 1987–88. The grunge also influences a style which became a fashion in the 1990s. The grunge look is quite untidy (disordinato). The grunge look includes sport (sciolti e disordinati) long hair – sometimes dyed (tinti) -, crazy sneakers (scarpe da ginnastica pazze), very colourful as well as (come pure) the stockings (calze da donna)…. from forest green to lively (vivace) red. The jeans are tight-fitting (attillati), the T-shirts and sweaters (maglioncini) are oversize (molto larghi) and colourful, too; skirts are short. Very trendy are also cargo (pantaloni larghi con tasconi a fianco) and Capri pants (pantaloni pinocchietto). Jackets are mainly made of (fatti di) leather (pelle) or, better, of imitation suede (scamosciato) and leather.