How To Cottagecore
Cottagecore is the trend that has turned a small but growing corner of the internet into a wistfully simplistic world of twee picnics, wildflower meadows, homespun crafts and country living. Here’s how to embrace the aesthetic for autumn.
Cottagecore fashion
Cottagecore wardrobe staples include plaid, prairie dresses cosied up with knitted cardigans and laced up leather boots. Find your inner March sister at stores like Toast, & Other Stories or source a vintage piece on Depop.
Cottagecore food
Cottagecore celebrates a return to a simpler way of life. Ethically and locally grown food is top of a cottagecore fan’s food shopping list. Trips to the local farmer’s market are a must as is foraging for food incorporated while rambling the countryside on crisp autumn days.
Twee picnics make way for warming bowls of soup served up on floral earthenware with a generous slice of freshly baked sourdough. See Zara Home’s autumn-winter collection for cottagecore kitchenware.
Cottagecore crafts
Cottagecore crafts range from upcycling to knitting, needlepoint to pressing flowers. Pick a craft your grandma practises and master it and you’ve nailed it.
Cottagecore decor
Cottagecore is about sustainability, eco-living, mindfulness and tradition. It feels quintessentially British. Think chintz, chickens and faded country interiors. Collect and curate vintage fabrics and hang dried flowers or herbs as decoration for a homely feel. Cottagecore has a fairytale quality without the evil overtones. Most fans love the idea of living in a tiny cottage in the woods with roses round the door.
