Collecting
Cobain’s Cigarette-Burned ‘Unplugged’ Sweater Sells for Record
- At $334,000, it’s the priciest sweater ever sold at auction
- Vintage green cardigan’s only flaw: It’s missing a button
The vintage green cardigan Kurt Cobain wore for Nirvana’s iconic performance on MTV’s “Unplugged” sold for $334,000. It’s the most expensive sweater auction of all time.
It’s unwashed and still marked with cigarette stains, and was purchased for $137,500 four years ago. The unidentified businessman kept it in acid-free tissue in a safe. Its only potential flaw: it’s missing a button. The auction house expected it to sell for $300,000.