Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Americas, The
6. modern American
7. modern North American

Anotations

Scope note:

The contemporary music and fashion style, originating in Seattle, Washington, among alternative hard-rock bands and by the 1990s influencing national fashion trends, based generally on the flannel shirt, torn jeans, and combat boots ensemble of urban youth.