Practitioners themselves agree. "I started using the trending hashtag #cottagecore on my Instagram account @grove_cottage_ during the first lockdown. At the time, my interpretation of the ...

It romanticises the idea of cottage life in the countryside or the woods. ‘Core’ just means an intense interest in something, and cottagecore generally includes things like flowers ...

Cottagecore content creators don't all live in cottages in the woods, as the unspoken community guidelines are less literal. Cottagecore is about putting on your proverbial fairy wings ...