Origin | The 2010s |
Meaning | Cottagecore aesthetic is for teenagers and young adults to celebrate their idealized rural life on social media sites such as Instagram, TikTok, and Tumblr. Themes associated with Cottagecore include self-sufficiency, baking, and caring for people. |
Key Colors | Green, Brown, Yellow, Cream/Off-White |
Key Motifs | Cottages, farm animals, wildflowers, pies, crops, gingham |
Personality Match | Rejection of modernity Agrarianism Femininity Serenity Anti-capitalism Queerness Tradition European heritage |
Clothes Style | Cottagecore clothing on Etsy |
Hairstyle | Hair that is kept long is associated with tradition and femininity. Long hair that is loose tends to be in waves. |
Room Decor Style | botanical art prints open shelves rocking chairs & quilt rack countertop & dining table made of reclaimed and recycled materials ==> Read the full Cottagecore room design guide HERE. |
Makeup Look | The make-up of Cottagecore is either naturalistic or in more fantastical interpretations, with fairy-like motifs. |
Associated Music | The music associated with Cottagecore evokes comfort and gentleness through low and soft vocals and acoustic mid-tempo instrumentation. In lyrics, there would be references to either gentle love and/or nature. The de facto genre is indie-folk, with the musicians tending to be contemporary artists. |
Associated Activities | Picking flowers Sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidery Gardening Writing a handwritten letter to family (or your lover) Writing poems Picking fruits from your garden then make jam from them Weaving flower crowns Picnics Baking Painting and drawing Building a birdhouse Reading Swimming Walking in the woods Making food preserves Catching bugs |
What are the different types of Cottagecore aesthetics? | grunge Cottagecore aesthetic Cottagecore dark academia aesthetic Cottagecore fairy aesthetic Cottagecore forest aesthetic Cottagecore vintage aesthetic Cottagecore witch aesthetic indie Cottagecore aesthetic kawaii Cottagecore aesthetic soft Cottagecore aesthetic dark Cottagecore aesthetic boho cottage aesthetic |
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