Ode to My Beloved Flannels

My friend Larissa and me in our flannels around 1996.

Question: The Grunge movement led to the popularity of what kind of shirts?

Ah, 90s fashion. It has been making a comeback for the past half decade or so, and I couldn't be happier. It's not like I ever stopped wearing my flannels, but now they seem stylish. I even own one flannel still that I had in my college days back in the 90s.

As the question indicates, the flannel look went from being what a lumberjack would wear to being what any lovable slacker of the era wore thanks to the Grunge movement. Thanks to alternative bands like Pearl Jam and their contemporaries, the Grunge look, including flannels, were what everyone wore. Male, female; rich, poor; any race wore them. It was accessible for everyone. Even people who weren't into Grunge wore flannels. It became the uniform of the times. It was the deconstruction of fashion that became the most fashionable, much like the 90s as a whole.

While nowadays I haven't gone so far as to wear turtleneck bodysuits under a pair of overalls with combat boots under my flannels like my favorite combination from the 90s, I'm still wearing t-shirts with a flannel over them quite often when it's cool enough outside. So thank you, Grunge, for existing and for making it acceptable to wear my flannels without having to carry an axe around.

Answer: The Flannel Shirt