Happy Monday, everyone! We're opening the new week with a new episode of #fashionpedia. In this feature, I tell you about trends or styles to let you always have a reference on this blog in case of inspiration lack or outfit ideas. Last week we talked about normcore, but today we're going in the opposite direction with one of the styles I love the most, cottagecore. 

The cottagecore aesthetic was born to celebrate and romanticize a slow and country life. Thanks to the cottagecore style, you look forward to getting closer to nature and glorifying the English and Victorian country style and living. Every detail of the cottagecore aesthetic is calm and romantic and provides comfort. If you embrace the cottagecore style, you feel nostalgic for slow living in a rural environment. During the pandemic, the cottagecore aesthetic spike because people started doing many activities related to it, like baking bread, gardening, DIY projects, and other crafts. 

The fundamentals of the cottagecore style

Regarding color palettes, cottagecore takes inspiration from nature, so greens, browns, and flower colors are a must, including pastels. If you want to take photoshoots with the cottagecore aesthetic, use exclusively natural light until the golden hour to have the perfect effect. Your outfits will be feminine, nostalgic, romantic, and inspired by historical fashion. So, be ready with long skirts, corsets, puffy sleeves, gingham, florals, and lace. 

You're playing a character in your favorite historical movies like Pride and Prejudice, Sleeping Beauty, Little Women, or The Secret Garden. So it could be fun to experiment with it. 

Let's move to cottagecore outfit ideas.