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Cobain’s Cigarette-Burned ‘Unplugged’ Sweater May Fetch $300,000
- Vintage green cardigan’s only flaw: it’s missing a button
- Owner kept the sweater in a safe wrapped in acid-free tissue
Kurt Cobain wearing the green cardigan during MTV Unplugged, New York, 1993.
Photographer: Frank Micelotta Archive/Hulton Archive via Getty Images
The sweater Kurt Cobain wore for Nirvana’s iconic performance on MTV’s “Unplugged” is up for auction -- and may fetch as much as $300,000.
The vintage green cardigan, unwashed and still marked with cigarette stains, was bought by its current owner for $137,500 four years ago. The unidentified businessman has kept it in acid-free tissue in a safe. Its only potential flaw: it’s missing a button.