Kurt Cobain’s furry pale green cardigan that he wore during Nirvana’s infamous MTV Unplugged session just sold at auction for £93,000.

A snip, really.

The cardigan has long been one of the most iconic of Kurt’s looks although it would have been found in the wardrobe of any 90s grunge kid; paired with a band T-shirt, a shirt (plaid optional) and jeans.


It was expected to fetch up to $80,000 but went well over the asking price, selling for a cool $140,800 at auction house Julien’s rock memorabilia auction, held on Saturday.

The cardy was described by Julien’s 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.’

But it wasn’t the only piece of Kirt memorabilia available for fans to bid for, as a lock of the musician’s hair was also sold on the day for an estimated $4,000.

Other items on sale included John Lennon’s acoustic guitar which went for over £1.6 million, the jacket Michael Jackson wore to Elizabeth Taylor’s wedding, a 1965 baseball autographed by The Beatles and Elvis Presley’s gold leaf grand piano.



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