Why Kid Cudi Dress?

The “Erase Me” rapper's SNL performance came a few days after the anniversary of the day Cobain died in 1994 at the age of 27. During an appearance on The Shop: Uninterrupted (stream now on Crave), Cudi explained (again) that he chose to wear the dress as a tribute to Cobain.

Why did Kid Cudi wear a dress to honor Kurt Cobain?

Kid Cudi, 37, whose real name is Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, tweeted that Off White CEO Virgil Abloh created the dress for him with a tribute to Cobain in mind. "Virgil designed the dress for me. I told him I wanted to show love to Kurt [with] a floral print sundress and this man made a masterpiece.

When did Kurt Cobain wear a dress?

In January 1993, Cobain performed in Rio de Janeiro in a tiara and a black slip-on dress. Later that year Cobain, alongside bandmates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, also posed in a dress for the November issue of Mademoiselle Magazine.