![]() Fans can also snag themselves 25th anniversary vinyl reissue of MTV Unplugged on November 1st. SOLD for 334,000 A vintage cardigan sweater worn by Kurt Cobain during Nirvanas MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. For something more affordable, Cobain’s estate just launched a “Kurt Was Here” clothing collection featuring $113 shirts. Today’s street style capitals are filled with fashion folk donning billowing, distressed sweaters with destroyed hemming, probably unaware of their accidental salute to Cobain. How come Because it used to belong to Kurt Cobain. Four years ago, it sold for just under 114,000. A sweater worn by Kurt Cobain is officially the most expensive sweater ever sold at auction. The auction also boasts handwritten lyrics by Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, and Bruce Springsteen.Ĭobain and Love’s former Seattle home recently was put on the market with a price tag of $7,500,000. The mossy green sweater that Kurt Cobain wore for his famous 'MTV Unplugged' set is up for auction again. Darren Julien, president of Julien's Auction. The sweater is part of Julien’s larger Live Icons and Idols auction, which also includes a custom guitar used by Cobain during Nirvana’s In Utero tour. The iconic piece of clothing is now reportedly the most expensive sweater ever sold at auction after it was snapped up in New York on Saturday. (Read: Classic Album Review: Nirvana’s Bleach Preserves a Pure Seattle Sound 30 Years Later)įor more information, find the official listing on the Julien’s Auctions website. Love gifted Farry with the sweater after the Nirvana rocker’s death in 1994. Meanwhile, a greasy paper plate used by Cobain sold pulled in $23,000 this past May.Īs with the 2015 auction, Cobain’s Unplugged sweater comes with a letter of provenance handwritten by Jackie Farry, a close acquaintance of Courtney Love and nanny to Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. Cobain and Love visited Aerosmith backstage during one of their gigs. Joe Perry recalled the hang-out in a new interview with Classic Rock. ![]() Earlier this year, a hospital gown that Cobain wore during the band’s epic Reading Festival performance was estimated to fetch $50,000. Kurt Cobain An Aerosmith fan That’s not only true, but the Nirvana frontman and wife/Hole singer Courtney Love also once hung out with the Bad Boys of Boston. The rise in price shouldn’t be that surprising, though, considering the high demand for Nirvana memorabilia as of late. Cobain unplugged sweater Kurt Cobains unwashed MTV Unplugged sweater to be auctioned off
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