coquette

Frills, lace, bows, hearts, and ribbon (in excess!) are all part of the coquette look. […]”

2023 January 12, Hannah Oh, “What Exactly is the Coquette Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet Right Now?”, in Seventeen, retrieved 2024-01-05:

Are you a Lana Del Rey fan who lives for ultra-romantic fashion pieces and clings to trends that involve ribbons, lace, and Bridgerton-esque motifs? Then the coquette aesthetic is most definitely for you. […]”

2023 October 24, Sierra Mayhew, “The Coquette Aesthetic Has Its Hold on Gen Z—15 Pieces That Define the Look”, in Who What Wear, retrieved 2024-01-05:

(aesthetic) Of or relating to a feminine style of clothing involving ribbons, frills, and bows.


punk

en-noun

punk (countable and uncountable, plural punks)

Uncertain. Possibly from punk ("rotten wood dust used as tinder", attested since 1678; see Etymology 2 below) to anything worthless (attested since 1869) and then to any undesirable person (since 1908).

gl

(countable, US slang) A worthless person, particularly:

(humorous, rare) Synonym of fellow: any person, especially a male comrade.

He said the prisoner called them ‘punk’... He admitted that he shouted ‘punk’ to them.

1908 October 18, New York Times, page 9:

There was nothing so special about the gang, punks are punks.

I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

1971, Harry Julian Fink et al., Dirty Harry, spoken by Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood):

(derogatory) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.

Do you think a little thing like a scratch would bother me? I'm no punk.

Taking him home she hemmed him up soon as they stepped in the door. Now Tony was a bad dude in the streets but when it came to his mama, he was a punk. A few cuss words on her part had him spilling everything.

2006, Kali James, Can U Get Away?, page 17:

(derogatory) Synonym of sissy: a weak, timid person.

A worthless person
Synonym of sissy: a weak, timid person.

(circus slang) A young, untrained animal or worker.

A worthless person
A young, untrained animal or worker.

This fellow was just a punk... a nobody.

1933, Ernest Hemingway, Winner Take Nothing, page 94:


уран

From Mongolic. Compare to Buryat [script needed] (uran).

уран үлэ

уран оҥоһук

уран тарбахтаах

уран тыллаах


belleza

Probably borrowed from Catalan bellesa or Old Occitan belhesa, from Vulgar Latin *bellitia. By surface analysis, bello + -eza. Compare Italian bellezza, Portuguese beleza.


美学

From 美 (bi, “beauty”) + 学 (-gaku, “-logy; -graphy; -ics”).


美學

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ hɔːk̚²/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ hɔːk̚²/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/


hermosura

Inherited from Old Spanish fermosura, from fermoso (“beautiful”). By surface analysis, hermoso (“beautiful”) + -ura.

surf

beauty (the quality of being attractive or pleasing)


estética

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to feel”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewisd-, from *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”).


пошлость

ru-noun+

по́шлость • (póšlostʹ) f inan (genitive по́шлости, nominative plural по́шлости, genitive plural по́шлостей)

по́шлость (canonical)
póšlostʹ (romanization)
по́шлости (genitive)
по́шлости (nominative plural)
по́шлостей (genitive plural)
по́шлость (nominative singular)
по́шлости (nominative plural)
по́шлости (genitive singular)
по́шлостей (genitive plural)
по́шлости (dative singular)
по́шлостям (dative plural)
по́шлость (accusative singular)
по́шлости (accusative plural)
по́шлостью (instrumental singular)
по́шлостями (instrumental plural)
по́шлости (prepositional singular)
по́шлостях (plural prepositional)

[ˈpoʂɫəsʲtʲ]

Ru-пошлость.ogg

From по́шлый (póšlyj, “vulgar”) + -ость (-ostʹ, abstract noun suffix).


審美

/ʂən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

/sim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/

/sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

/sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

/sim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/

/sim⁵²⁻³⁵ mui⁵²⁻²¹/

/ʂən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

/sim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/

/sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

/sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

/sim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/

/sim⁵²⁻³⁵ mui⁵²⁻²¹/

審美眼光

审美眼光

審美取向

审美取向

外國的審美

外国的审美

to appreciate beauty; to appreciate the arts


kinderwhore

en-noun

kinderwhore (countable and uncountable, plural kinderwhores)

It allows for baby-doll dresses and kinderwhore fashions, for chunky high-heeled Mary Janes from Prada and solid-silver pacifier pendants […]

1998, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women:

(fashion, uncountable) A feminine fashion aesthetic that emerged with grunge rock in the early 1990s, contrasting the childlike quality of baby-doll dresses, Peter Pan collars, etc. with heavy (and possibly smudged) make-up characteristic of adult decadence.

In much the same way as that in which Punk disrupted conventional notions of female beauty the 'kinderwhore' disrupts traditional or ideological versions […]

2002, Malcolm Barnard, Fashion as Communication:

(possibly offensive, countable) A follower of this style.


мааны

head

мааны • (maanı)

From Mongolic. Compare to Tuvan маанай (maanay, “prayer”).

See synonyms at уран (uran).

мааны таҥастаах кыыс


estētisks

estētisks (definite estētiskais, adverb estētiski)

estētiskais (definite)
estētiski (adverb)
estētisks (indefinite masculine nominative singular)
estētiski (indefinite masculine nominative plural)
estētiska (feminine indefinite nominative singular)
estētiskas (feminine indefinite nominative plural)
estētisku (accusative indefinite masculine singular)
estētiskus (accusative indefinite masculine plural)
estētisku (accusative feminine indefinite singular)
estētiskas (accusative feminine indefinite plural)
estētiska (genitive indefinite masculine singular)
estētisku (genitive indefinite masculine plural)
estētiskas (feminine genitive indefinite singular)
estētisku (feminine genitive indefinite plural)
estētiskam (dative indefinite masculine singular)
estētiskiem (dative indefinite masculine plural)
estētiskai (dative feminine indefinite singular)
estētiskām (dative feminine indefinite plural)
estētisku (indefinite instrumental masculine singular)
estētiskiem (indefinite instrumental masculine plural)
estētisku (feminine indefinite instrumental singular)
estētiskām (feminine indefinite instrumental plural)
estētiskā (indefinite locative masculine singular)
estētiskos (indefinite locative masculine plural)
estētiskā (feminine indefinite locative singular)
estētiskās (feminine indefinite locative plural)

From estētika (“aesthetics”) + -isks. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from another European language.

estētiskās domas vēsture


seapunk

en-noun

seapunk (countable and uncountable, plural seapunks)

From sea + -punk; compare earlier cyberpunk, steampunk. Coined by Brooklyn-based DJ Lil Internet, who tweeted about a surreal dream he had in June 2011 ("Seapunk leather jacket with barnacles where the studs used to be"), and later popularized as a Twitter hashtag.

Seapunk's aqueous adherents, mostly in the Midwest but spreading fast […] have been characterized as goth mermaids, which certainly captures the look and feel: think turquoise-dyed hair and an embrace of all things oceanic, yay for steampunk jellyfish outfits.

2012 January 10, Marke B., “Mermaids vs. unicorns”, in San Francisco Bay Guardian:

Many thought this understandably short-lived meme had died a watery death in 2011, but when Rihanna took to Saturday Night Live to perform Diamonds recently, with a full-on seapunk-influenced production, it got a new lease of life.

2012 December 14, Lucy Stehlik, “Seapunk: scenester in-joke or underground art movement?”, in The Guardian:

She also lashed out at Azealia Banks, who dropped an explicitly seapunk video the same week, but Azealia's fine in my books. She’s always been into seapunk stuff, she “came from the internet” unlike Rihanna, she actually commits to and genuinely engages with the seapunk visuals (e.g riding dolphins) and they at least somewhat fit her song and attitude.

2013, Cameron Welch, "That's That Shit I Don't Like: The Year in Wackness", The Phoenix (UBCO), 7 January 2013, page 11 (online version)

(aesthetic, uncountable) A fashion and visual art style, characterized by aquatic themes and colours, rave culture, and the digital aesthetic of the 1990s.

(neologism, countable) A follower of the seapunk style.


mĩ học

[mɪj˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美學, composed of 美 (“beauty”) and 學 (“-logy”).

vi-etym-sino

aesthetics (study or philosophy of beauty)


кэрэ

From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Shor кер, etc.


нарын

head

нарын • (narın)

sah-adj

нарын • (narın)

нарын тарбахтар

нарын үлэ

See synonyms at уран (uran).


normcore

American Dialect Society
American Speech
Duke University Press
K-HOLE (trend forecasting group)
Templar, Arizona
The Eyeopener
Toronto Metropolitan University

From norm(al) (“according to norms or rules or to a regular pattern”) + -core (suffix denoting genres of music and subcultures (often specialized and underground)), coined by the cartoonist Ryan Estrada in a guest comic strip for the webcomic Templar, Arizona on 17 September 2008: see the quotation.
It was popularized in a stylized, tongue-in-cheek trend report produced by the collective K-HOLE in 2013.

suffix

That means he's normcore. Dangerously regular. Dresses only in T-shirts an' jeans, uses slang appropriated from other sub cultures, but only 3 years after it's^([sic – meaning its]) first use, an' only after it's been used in a sitcom.

[2008 September 17, Ryan Estrada, “Ryan Estrada Day: Templar, Arizona”, in Templar, Arizona, archived from the original on 2015-09-05:

Clémence would say that his style was normcore before normcore became a thing. She had to admit that she still found him attractive.

2014, Harper Lin, chapter 3, in Croissant Murder (A Patisserie Mystery with Recipes; book 5), Kingston, Ont.: Harper Lin Books, →ISBN:

Normcore is gray sweatpants pretending to be trousers. Normcore is a seen-better-days faun-colored golf knit. Normcore is an unlogo'd sneaker. Normcore is the opposite of wearing a pair of white patent-leather bejeweled Versace assless chaps. Normcore is oblivious to Givenchy shaved-beaver man purses. Normcore knows nothing of fluorescent-studded Louboutin sneakers.

2014 April 7, Simon Doonan, “Beware of Normcore”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-12:

Another part of her gift is that she's damn funny. Even if she'd come from the heart of normcore, her tale would be worth telling and well told. But she was raised in Crazytown, and the more foreign her territory, the more delightful—and somehow more relatable—her tale becomes.

2015 August, Joss Whedon, “Foreword”, in Felicia Day, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Touchstone, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page x:

(fashion) A unisex fashion trend characterized by average-looking, unpretentious clothing.


vaporwave

Largely ignored by the mainstream press, vaporwave has instead flourished on websites such as Bandcamp and SoundCloud and on Reddit […] Because vaporwave exists almost entirely outside the sphere of PR and the music industry at large, it has tremendous “underground” appeal. […] Vaporwave is critical of Western culture's preoccupation with the past, but it is not the only art form to call our collective regression into question.

2016, Grafton Tanner, Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave And The Commodification Of Ghosts, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN, page 7:

Vaporwave arose in reaction to huge economic and social forces that are still very much a part of our lives: globalization, runaway consumerism, and manufactured nostalgia chief among them.

2016 August 18, “How Vaporwave Was Created Then Destroyed by the Internet”, in Esquire:

Recess’s website features the charms of vaporwave internet art and Lisa Frank-style nostalgia, while their Instagram account evokes the combined look of “Endless Summer” with “Floridian retiree” and the summer-camp psychedelia that has replaced “Lifestyle Lumberjack” as the default millennial style choice.

2019 January 8, Kate Carraway, “How to Make a Millennial Feel Cozy in Just One Beverage”, in New York Times:

The haunting affect of Vaporwave's ghostly music is clearly seductive to a political moment which revels in dystopia, the golden years of the 90s and the sounds of the 90s: financial boom, pedestalled American Dreams and […]

2019, Emile Frankel, Hearing the Cloud: Can Music Help Reimagine The Future?, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:

(music, art) A genre of electronic music and visual arts style that emerged in the early 2010s. As a musical genre, it evolved from chillwave and seapunk with influences from lounge music, elevator music, smooth jazz, and 1980s dance-pop. As an aesthetic, it is influenced by 1990s web design and digital art, anime, and cyberpunk.


glam punk

(music) A genre of punk rock influenced by glam rock.


aeistéitic

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aeistéitic f (genitive singular aeistéitice)

aeistéitice (genitive singular)
aeistéitic (indefinite nominative singular)
a aeistéitic (indefinite singular vocative)
aeistéitice (genitive indefinite singular)
aeistéitic (dative indefinite singular)
an aeistéitic (definite nominative singular)
na haeistéitice (definite genitive singular)
leis an aeistéitic (dative definite singular)
don aeistéitic (dative definite singular)
aeistéitic (mutation mutation-radical)
n-aeistéitic (eclipsis mutation)
haeistéitic (mutation prothesis-h)

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “of sense perception”), from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “I feel”).


գեղագիտություն

գեղագիտութիւն

գեղագիտություն • (geġagitutʻyun) (traditional orthography spelling գեղագիտութիւն)

hy-noun

գեղագիտութիւն

geġagitutʻyun (romanization)
orthography spelling գեղագիտութիւն (traditional)
գեղագիտություն (nominative singular singular-only)
գեղագիտության (dative singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունից (ablative singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությամբ (instrumental singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունում (locative singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությանը (dative definite singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությանն (dative definite singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությանս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությամբս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությանդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությամբդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
գեղագիտությունումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
colloquial **dated

hy-decl-noun-unc

գեղագիտություն

գեղագիտությունը/գեղագիտությունն

գեղագիտություններ

գեղագիտությունները/գեղագիտություններն

գեղագիտության

գեղագիտությանը/գեղագիտությանն

գեղագիտությունների, գեղագիտությանց**

գեղագիտություններին

գեղագիտությունից

գեղագիտություններից

գեղագիտությամբ, գեղագիտությունով*

գեղագիտություններով

գեղագիտությունում

գեղագիտություններում

գեղագիտությունս

գեղագիտություններս

գեղագիտությանս

գեղագիտություններիս, գեղագիտությանցս**

գեղագիտությունիցս

գեղագիտություններիցս

գեղագիտությամբս, գեղագիտությունովս*

գեղագիտություններովս

գեղագիտությունումս

գեղագիտություններումս

գեղագիտությունդ

գեղագիտություններդ

գեղագիտությանդ

գեղագիտություններիդ, գեղագիտությանցդ**

գեղագիտությունիցդ

գեղագիտություններիցդ

գեղագիտությամբդ, գեղագիտությունովդ*

գեղագիտություններովդ

գեղագիտությունումդ

գեղագիտություններումդ


գեղագետ

head

գեղագետ • (geġaget)

hy-noun

գեղագետ • (geġaget)

geġaget (romanization)
գեղագետ (nominative singular)
գեղագետներ (nominative plural)
գեղագետի (dative singular)
գեղագետների (dative plural)
գեղագետից (ablative singular)
գեղագետներից (ablative plural)
գեղագետով (instrumental singular)
գեղագետներով (instrumental plural)
գեղագետը (definite nominative singular)
գեղագետն (definite nominative singular)
գեղագետները (definite nominative plural)
գեղագետներն (definite nominative plural)
գեղագետին (dative definite singular)
գեղագետներին (dative definite plural)
գեղագետս (first-person nominative possessive singular)
գեղագետներս (first-person nominative plural possessive)
գեղագետիս (dative first-person possessive singular)
գեղագետներիս (dative first-person plural possessive)
գեղագետիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular)
գեղագետներիցս (ablative first-person plural possessive)
գեղագետովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular)
գեղագետներովս (first-person instrumental plural possessive)
գեղագետդ (nominative possessive second-person singular)
գեղագետներդ (nominative plural possessive second-person)
գեղագետիդ (dative possessive second-person singular)
գեղագետներիդ (dative plural possessive second-person)
գեղագետիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular)
գեղագետներիցդ (ablative plural possessive second-person)
գեղագետովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular)
գեղագետներովդ (instrumental plural possessive second-person)

hy-decl-noun

գեղագետը/գեղագետն

գեղագետները/գեղագետներն

գեղագետներին

գեղագետներից

գեղագետներով

գեղագետներիս

գեղագետներիցս

գեղագետներովս

գեղագետներիդ

գեղագետներիցդ

գեղագետներովդ


gorpcore

Originally coined by New York Magazine’s The Cut in late May 2017 as blend of gorp (“trail mix”) + normcore.

It might be the Vetements effect of ‘wear what you want, we just don’t care’ but designers have more than embraced gorpcore, whose key elements have been seen on runways for seasons now.

2017 June 1, Francesca Wallace, “Gorpcore is the new normcore: everything you need to know about fashion's newest phase.”, in Vogue Australia:

These days, fanny packs are being worn by rappers. By models. And soon, no doubt, by you. Why? Because gorpcore has brought them back into fashion.

2017 May 29, “'Gorpcore' is the new 'Normcore' and it's bringing bum bags back”, in Metro:

We scoured the site for things that are not often on sale, and stumbled on this great nubby Patagonia fleece that’s perfect for living out your gorpcore dreams in.

2017 November 27, Alexis Swerdloff, “If You're Going to Buy One Thing Today, Make It This Patagonia Fleece”, in New York Magazine:

A recent New York Times headline about warcore, the gorier sequel to gorpcore, squealed: “If you can get killed doing it, fashion wants it”.

2019 October 30, Priya Elan, “Gorpcore: why people who rarely go outside are wearing hiking gear”, in The Guardian:

And in this Milan show, some of the most extreme iterations of gorpcore felt like a step too far.

2020 January 13, “Giorgio goes gorpcore: Armani channels The Matrix in Milan”, in The Guardian:

A style of fashion characterized by functional outdoor wear such as fleece jackets, parkas, gore-tex jackets and pants, and many other utilitarian styles.


美育

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔk̚²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚¹²¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴/

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/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴/

(education, aesthetic) aesthetic education


warcore

Coined by Steff Yotka in Vogue in 2018, from war + -core.

Arguably, this strain of warcore clothing is reflective of the violence, chaos, and widespread anxiety in the world at large.

2018 July 27, Steff Yotka, “Has Warcore Replaced Normcore in Fashion?”, in Vogue:

Your trench coat, your chinos, your Father’s Day necktie—your closet overflows with gear that was originally worn by stout patriots, fearful conscripts, and paid killers. But this warcore thing is new.

2019 March 6, Troy Patterson, “From Grunt Style to 'Warcore,' Civilians Are Embracing Military Fashion”, in The New Yorker:

They can be thrown on top of a denim jacket or underneath a light coat for extra warmth, or can even be worn as part of a multi-pocketed warcore ensemble.

2020 January 2, Adam Welch, Ashley Clarke, “20 menswear essentials for 2020”, in Mr Porter:

A style of fashion characterised by aspects of military apparel.


farmcore

The project is called "Exactitudes," and so far it includes 154 different portraits series of men and women, from skaters and Gabbers, to hipsters in Amsterdam rocking the "farmcore" look and baristas in Milan.

2015 March 23, Andrew Lasane, “Here Is Photographic Proof That the Internet Has Killed Individual Style”, in Complex:

“I like the way Dylan dresses, (it’s) almost like farmcore. […]

2019, Earl Cave, quoted in Dean Mayo Davies, "Earl Cave: rebel with a cause", Dazed, 10 September 2019

Cottagecore is related to grandmacore, faeriecore, farmcore and goblincore; other nostalgia-ridden aesthetic communities that, paradoxically, thrive on many of the most popular internet platforms of the day.

2020 March 10, Isabel Slone, “Escape Into Cottagecore, Calming Ethos for Our Febrile Moment”, in The New York Times:

(aesthetic) An aesthetic and fashion movement inspired by rural farm living.


cottagecore

If you've ever yearned for an idyllic life in the country, then cottagecore is for you.

2021, Emily Kent, The Little Book of Cottagecore: Traditional Skills for a Simpler Life, page 5:

Underneath the clutter, the twin-size mattress was covered with a patchwork quilt and sheets dotted with tiny pink roses. There was a ruffled mint green bed skirt to match the ruffled gingham valance above the window. It was like standing in the cottagecore Holy Land.

2021, Susannah Nix, Elementary Romantic Calculus, unnumbered page:

I weeded and watered all while being nurtured myself. Working for Granny felt more like a cottagecore vacation than it should at times.

2021, Willa Reece, Wildwood Whispers, unnumbered page:

Each show spans over 180 minutes, including 40-plus songs from at least nine albums; there are 16 costume changes, pyrotechnics, an optical illusion in which she appears to dive into the stage and swim, and not one but two cottagecore worlds, which feature an abundance of moss.

2023 December 6, Sam Lansky, “Person of Year 2023 : Taylor Swift”, in Time:

(aesthetic) An aesthetic that celebrates a return to traditional skills and crafts associated with rural living, such as sewing, gardening, foraging, baking, and pottery.

shabby chic

interior design style favouring worn furniture


恐怖谷

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hʊŋ³⁵ pou̯³³ kʊk̚⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hʊŋ³⁵ pou̯³³ kʊk̚⁵/

Literally, "horrifying valley". Calque of Japanese 不気味の谷 (bukimi no tani).


dark academia

Reportedly first emerged as an aesthetic tag on Tumblr in the mid-2010s.

Dark Academia has received valid criticism for its Eurocentrism and elitism.

2021, Jacqueline Kipping, "Dark academia", The Issue (Radboud University), Fall 2021, page 21

I thought that dark academia and brownstone mansions were all that Boston had to offer, or at least, it didn’t occur to me to even consider what might be beyond my idealistic vision.

2021, Caitlin Haviland, "Breaking the BU Bubble", The Buzz (Boston University), Fall 2021, page 67

As a recent example of the ‘dark academia’ trend in literature, the novel effectively examines and subverts the romanticised view of so-called ‘prestigious’ universities.

2023, Rebecca van Besouw, "Literature Spotlight: Babel by RF Kuang", PDBY (University of Pretoria), 8 May 2023, page 11

(Internet) An aesthetic popularized in the 2010s, centered on higher education, writing, the arts, and classic Greek and Gothic architecture, as well as romantic longing and death.


dadcore

Dadcore is more narrowly defined by being rip-snorting action movies—many of them hardcore and rated R—in which the plot is vaguely defined by a male character seeking revenge or vengeance or some kind of justice (spiritual or otherwise), usually outside the letter of the law. […] Most of the time, the main characters in these movies are either fathers or form some kind of surrogate father relationship with a younger character, keeping the "by dads, for dads" central message of dadcore steadily intact.

2014 February 24, Drew Taylor, “From Die Hard to Non-Stop: The Beginner’s Guide to “Dadcore””, in Vanity Fair:

But does fatherhood really mean I have to become “dadcore” – wearing clothing that is comfortable, with no real regard for fit or appearance and, according to this paper’s own style guru, Hadley Freeman, “anything from Marks & Spencer’s Blue Harbour range” – and abandon my penchant for linen blazers and cordovan slip-ons in favour of machine-washable hoodies and trainers?

2015 August 29, Robin Sherwood, “Will I start dressing ‘dadcore’ when I become a father?”, in The Guardian:

My two best friends wore what they normally wore, which was to say a combination of low-performance joggers and blank polos that were so normcore, they went through dadcore and into weekend dadcore beyond.

2020, David Yoon, Super Fake Love Song, New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 51:

The news that Folklore was coming and that it was a collaboration with Aaron Dessner of the National and that it included a duet with Bon Iver gave me a feeling that can best be summed up as: Uh-oh. A dadcore record. But Swift already had the dads. Dads are low-hanging fruit.

2020 July 29, Taylor Antrim, “‘It’s Halfway to Lover’: Thoughts on Folklore From an 8-Year-Old”, in Vogue:

A genre, aesthetic, or fashion trend stereotypically associated with fatherhood or particularly popular among fathers.


etos

From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”).

uder

(aesthetic) ethos (the character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture or movement)


dreamcore

→ Russian: дримко́р (drimkór)

→ Ukrainian: дримко́р (drymkór)

→ Chinese: 夢核／梦核 (mènghé)

A surrealist aesthetic that uses motifs commonly associated with dreams, daydreams or nightmares, portrayed through media such as images, videos and, on occasion, music.


formspråk

formspråk (indefinite nominative singular)
formspråket (definite nominative singular)
formspråk (indefinite nominative plural)
formspråken (definite nominative plural)
formspråks (genitive indefinite singular)
formspråkets (definite genitive singular)
formspråks (genitive indefinite plural)
formspråkens (definite genitive plural)

(architecture, aesthetic) design language (overarching scheme or style that guides the design)


кыраһыабай

head

кыраһыабай • (kırahıabay)

Borrowed from Russian красивый (krasivyj).


чэбэр

From Middle Mongol *čeber (“beautiful”), from Proto-Mongolic *čege-ber, compare Mongolian цэвэр (cever, “clean, neat, beautiful”). See Bashkir сибәр (sibər, “beautiful”).


киэргэт

Causative of киэргэй (kiergey, “to be or become pretty”), ultimately from кэрэ (kere, “beautiful”). Similarly, note English beautify and prettify.

кыыһы киэргэт

(transitive) to decorate, to dress up (something or someone), to adorn


боростуой

Borrowed from Russian простой (prostoj).

See synonyms at көннөрү (könnörü).

боростуой былааччыйа

боростуой таҥас

боростуой киһи

simple (whether of aesthetics or personality)


goblincore

A cousin to the ever-popular Cottagecore, Goblincore celebrates parts of nature that many would perceive as dirty or unsettling, like frogs, snails, and mushrooms.

2020, Piper Daffron, "At The Core", Season Magazine (Indiana University), Volume 3, Issue 1, Fall/Winter 2020, page 4

[Amanda] Brennan thinks goblincore’s “spooky and cozy nature” will only make it more popular in autumn.

2021 July 30, Ellie Violet Bramley, “Goblincore: the fashion trend that embraces ‘chaos, dirt and mud’”, in The Guardian:

But that's not all, mushroom motifs have been popping up all over the fashion space (likely thanks to the nature-inspired goblincore trend).

2022, "Fashion Trends For The Year Ahead", Billions Luxury Magazine, Spring 2022, page 28

(aesthetic) An aesthetic and fashion movement that celebrates unidyllic aspects of nature, such as dirt, moss, mushrooms, and insects.


көннөрү

head

көннөрү • (könnörü)

From көннөр (könnör, “to straighten, to correct”).

көннөрү туруор

көннөрү тарт


gloomcore

(aesthetic) An aesthetic and fashion movement inspired by gloomy imagery.


Corporate Memphis

From corporate + Memphis, referencing the Memphis Group, an Italian architecture group that introduced a design style in the 1980s featuring a similar aesthetic.

Corporate Memphis is inoffensive and easy to pull off, and while its roots remain in tech marketing and user interface design, the trend has started to consume the visual world at large.

2021 January 24, Josh Gabert-Doyon, “Why does every advert look the same? Blame Corporate Memphis”, in Wired:

Corporate Memphis is everywhere, from User Interface design to editorial covers, but the pervasive nature of the style has caused many to as a symbol of the unoriginality and disingenuity of corporations.

2021, Olivia Zheng, “Stop Copying Facebook”, in The Stuyvesant Spectator, New York, NY: Stuyvesant High School, page 14:

Here stands a last bastion of mid-century analog quintessence, a genuine hole-in-the-wall oozing with spirit, seemingly spared by a modern design tsunami of Corporate Memphis and minimalist logos.

2022, Jacob Sponga, "Dear Gen Z, Don't Digitize The Thrift Store", The Bull & Bear (McGill University), Winter 2022, page 18

A visual art style which emerged in the late 2010s, influenced by Big Tech art and mobile app design, and characterized by flat, simplified, geometric shapes in bright solid colours.


pearlcore

Up first? Pearlcore, the lovechild of our obsession with all things Regency, Baroque and Rococo this year. Keep your grandma’s pearls on hand to clutch alongside your three-strand Vivienne Westwood choker because it seems like our love of this iridescent gem isn’t dying down just yet.

2021 December 7, Gladys Lai, “5 fashion trends that will define 2022, according to Pinterest”, in Vogue Australia:

No longer relegated to buttons, pearls are as chic as when Coco Chanel made them trendy in the 1930s. From pearl-themed bridal showers to pearl-detailed wedding receptions, the “pearlcore” trend is currently big in bridal.

2022 October 20, Ivy Manners, “What We Saw at New York Bridal Fashion Week”, in The New York Times:

The pearl anklet
For #pearlcore enthusiasts, here's a modern take on a strand of pearls, featuring glass pearls set between long gold beads.

2023 June 3, “Accessories”, in Toronto Star, page L 12:

(fashion, neologism) A fashion trend and aesthetic, popular in the 2020s, characterized by the use of pearl jewelry and similar iridescent items.


વીર

PIE word
 *wiHrós
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra), from Sanskrit वीर (vīrá). from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrás (“man”).


વીર

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વીર • (vīr) m

gu-noun

વીર • (vīr) m

મહાવીર મહાવીર#Gujarati

(Jainism) Short for મહાવીર (mahāvīr, “Mahavir”).


kidcore

New and thrilling collaborations started in 2017: the European fashion weeks were charmed by Hello Kitty as protagonist in partnership with many prestigious designers: from Maria Escoté, Catalan stylist that presented a capsule collection in Madrid, made up of a line of t-shirts and dresses depicting a kidcore and rock Hello Kitty featured by geometric patterns and vibrant colours; […]

2017 March, “Sanrio: Diversification, innovation, globalization”, in Licensing Magazine, page 42:

Looking back, I’ll realize she was ahead of her time; come 2020, thrift apps will be peppered with outfits not unlike hers, tagged as #y2k and #kidcore, marked up into the triple digits.

2021, Via Bleidner, If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous by Now: True Stories from Calabasas, Flatiron Books, published 2022, →ISBN:

The indie jewelry market ranges from candy-coloured kidcore to one-of-a-kind reclaimed vintage, so there’s something for everyone – and no matter what you’re looking for, you know you’re going to stand out.

2021 October, Rayne Fisher-Quann, “Gaudy is good”, in Next, page 12:

Sara Camposarcone is an ambassador of kidcore, a trend defined by loud prints, bright colours, cartoon characters and zany accessories that wouldn’t look out of place in a toy chest or tickle trunk.

2022 June 15, Michelle Cyca, “TikTok’s latest trend, kidcore, is bringing out the inner child”, in Maclean’s, archived from the original on 2022-06-15:

In Alice in Wonderland, Alice embarks on a psychedelic journey. But you don't have to go down a literal rabbit hole to find inspiration for kidcore, the trippy beauty look that uses big, bold strokes and vivid, colorful makeup to accentuate eyes, cheeks, and lips. And now, you may have to fall into a TikTok hole, either — we're here to help.

2022 August 4, Alfredo Mineo, “Kidcore Is Here to Brighten Up Your Day — and Makeup Shelf”, in Allure, archived from the original on 2022-08-05:

Nostalgia for the 1990s and 2000s is driving the ‘kidcore’ trend on social networks.

2022 September 28, “The ‘kidcore’ trend”, in StarLifestyle:

You probably don’t need to know about the clean-girl esthetic, or fashion trends like kidcore, pearlcore, Barbiecore or Dark Academia. Actually, Dark Academia’s pretty cool. But you definitely don’t need to know about vabbing. Seriously, don’t ask.

2022 October 11, Saleema Nawaz, “TikTok craze for heatless curls has changed my life”, in Montreal Gazette, page A4:

Gummy bears. Lisa Frank stickers. Rainbow stripes. Beaded bags. No, you didn’t just uncover a nostalgic time capsule buried by an elementary school back in 2005 — this is kidcore, TikTok’s newest up-and-coming aesthetic.

2022 December 6, Hannah Oh, “22 Colorful Kidcore Outfits That'll Have You Feeling Super Nostalgic”, in Seventeen, archived from the original on 2022-12-06:

(aesthetic) A fashion movement characterized by bold bright colors and a childlike aesthetic.


weirdcore

The Orb, which consists of DJ Dr. Alex Patterson and producer/programmer Thrash, continue what they started on their two previous releases (The Orb’s Further Adventures in the Ultraworld and its followup, The Aubrey Remixes) by combining techno-pop, house and new-age music and creating a new sound—weirdcore.

1992 November 13, Ernie Perez, “THE ORB UFOrb Big Life records”, in The Daily Illini, volume 122, number 59, page 8:

At this point I could mention that I’m not telling you anything about Ramones-style punkrock bands and/or any “weirdcore” bands coz I can’t tell you much about them!

Album—Generic Flipper (1982, American Recordings). Reissued, this is a must for any weirdcore collection.

1996, Jonathan Buckley, Mark Ellingham, Justin Lewis, Jill Furmanovsky, editors, Rock: The Rough Guide, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 325:

Think DJ Cam constantly flip-flopping between dark samples and weirdcore soundbites, with an ever-constant barrage of breaks and beats underneath.

Limitations in musical ability often lead to surprising and desirable results. Edimal Dic Grease turns its limitations into sheer weirdness for weird’s sake. This is not unprecedented. Austin weirdcore act Butthole Surfers made a career out of it.

2004 April 16, Kevin Hopper, “Edimal Dic Grease”, in Albuquerque Journal, 124th year, number 107, page 20:

Their synths are dancier than their previous band’s, and their spazzy weirdcore vocals usually stay on the right side of “weird.”

2006, Kory Grow, “SUPERSYSTEM A Million Microphones Touch And Go”, in CMJ New Music Monthly, number 141, page 47:

Rad Aussie punk comes forth from Pious Faults: straight forward hardcore vocals over fast, melodic weirdcore punk beats.

2018 December, Camylle Reynolds, “PIOUS FAULTS: Old Thread: LP”, in Razorcake, number 107:

A musical genre derived from punk, technopop, and house music, that deliberately uses weird sounds and lyrics.

Like weirdcore Japanese Megaman-style platformers? You may find this amusing.

2005 June, “Webgame of the Month: Stinkoman 20X6”, in PC Zone, page 21:

There are additional offshoots like weirdcore and woundcore, which have diverse aesthetic trends but no clear classification limits, therefore this article will focus on dreamcore as a […]

2022, Haoxing Wu, “Lost items and exposed shame – dreamcore’s inheritance and transcendence of liminal space and defamiliarization”, in Journal for Cultural Research, volume 26, number 2, →DOI, pages 153–165:

I’m not sure anyone else from high school knows about Yi’s iron grip on weirdcore TikTok, and I’m not sure they would care: The moms who rule our local WeChat opine that online stardom doesn’t hold a candle to a Google internship or a medical degree.

2022 August 16, Mira Sydow, “How the Skater Kid From My High School Became the King of Weirdcore TikTok”, in Vice, archived from the original on 2022-08-16:

Weirdcore design is in, starring fantasy art and adorable mushroom decor.

2022 December 8, Lizzie Deal, “Pinterest Predicts the Top Home Trends for 2023”, in Real Simple, archived from the original on 2022-12-09:

A style of art and fashion that incorporates surrealistic elements with manga and psychedelic art.


cluttercore

Howard, who works from home, has witnessed (among other things) what she calls a “renaissance” in encyclopedias used as laptop stands. In some corners of social media, such reappraisal of forgotten belongings goes by another name: cluttercore. On TikTok, videos hashtagged #cluttercore have almost 2m views.

2020 October 16, Morwenna Ferrier, “Cluttercore: the pandemic trend for celebrating stuff, mess and comfort”, in The Guardian:

(TikTok aesthetic) An interior design trend and aesthetic, popular in the 2020s, based on densely filling spaces with personal objects and decorative items, resulting in a vibrant and eclectic arrangement of contrasting colours and textures.


Barbiecore

Ever since the first film stills of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (set for release summer 2023) were revealed in June, featuring a neon pink lycra-clad Margot Robbie flirting with her Ken (Ryan Gosling), a new super-saccharine summer aesthetic has entered the fray: Meet Barbiecore.

2022 July 18, Chloe Street, “Think pink! Everybody get ready for Barbiecore”, in Evening Standard, page 9:

While she’s testing, Pink Sauce is trending on Twitter, mostly with people posting memes about how they or anyone else will surely perish if they eat the forbidden Barbiecore condiment.

2022 July 21, Samantha Cole, “Let Me Eat the TikTok 'Pink Sauce'”, in Vice:

A new tasty trend: pink liquorice hair / If you like the zing of pink but are bored with Barbiecore, then this barnet shade is for you: it takes the light and airy tones of roses and bubblegum and musses them up with something darker.

2022 August 21, “The Barometer”, in Priya Elan, editor, Style (The Sunday Times), page 4:

You probably don’t need to know about the clean-girl esthetic, or fashion trends like kidcore, pearlcore, Barbiecore or Dark Academia. Actually, Dark Academia’s pretty cool. But you definitely don’t need to know about vabbing. Seriously, don’t ask.

Vibrant pinks have already been enjoying a moment, as spotted in the Barbiecore home design trend and the myriad shades of magenta that have recently sashayed down runways.

2022 December 5, Rachel Kurzius, “The Pantone 2023 color of the year is bold and very ’90s”, in The Boston Globe, volume 302, number 158, page B6:

By now you’ve likely spotted the Barbiecore trend on celebs and runways. If you’re ready to dip your toe into the trend, this sequin mini dress is a slam dunk. If pink is a little too femme for your taste, this sequin number is available in a sophisticated copper shade as well.

2022 December 18, Laura White, “The Sparkliest, Spangliest Holiday Frocks At Target”, in HuffPost:

It is not exactly Barbiecore, but the Australian star of the upcoming film Barbie was still a vision – albeit a rather stiff one – in baby-pink Chanel haute couture, which reportedly included 30,000 elements of embroidery and took 750 hours to create.

2023 January 12, Amanda Chai, “Fashion Stars”, in The Straits Times:

This look also ties in well with the current Barbiecore trend.

2023 January 14, “French connection: Inspired by Emily in Paris? There are plenty of ways to get the French look with your hair…”, in Irish Daily Star:

Kate's choice to don her pink suit again now, at the height of the Barbiecore trend, shows the royal really does have her finger on the pulse. That, paired with her statement belt and the fact pearls are having a real fashion moment (courtesy of the Met Gala) is three big ticks from us.

2023 May 26, Natasha Harding, Alexandria Dale, “Kate Middleton just re-wore her Alexander McQueen baby pink trouser suit”, in Women's Health:

Related subtrends such as balletcore, Barbiecore and regency-core have drawn criticism for hypersexualising innocence and encouraging women to dress for the male gaze.

2024 March 21, Emma Russell, “Fit to be tied: why are bows absolutely everywhere in 2024?”, in The Guardian:

(aesthetic) A style of fashion inspired by the fashion doll Barbie, characterized by hot pink colors and glamorous styling.


clean girl

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-clean girl.wav

Typically the "clean girl" makeup involves fluffy brows, dewy skin, flushed cheeks and glossy lips. You should look like you're not even wearing makeup – you just woke up looking perfect!

2022 February 10, Emilie Eisenberg, “What is the 'clean girl aesthetic' and why is it all over my TikTok FYP?”, in The Tab, archived from the original on 2022-12-09:

The makeup artist who coined the trending term shares her favorite products to achieve the easy “clean girl” beauty look.

2022 June 16, Tessa Flores, “TikTok's 'Gym Lips' Makeup Trend Is Surprisingly Simple”, in HuffPost:

Gone are the tables at the front of a store crowded with books. In their place are tables that show off stoneware serving plates with brass cutlery certain to make anyone who subscribes to the clean-girl esthetic salivate.

2022 August 3, Bianca Bharti, “The Indigo evolution: Vibrators & cutlery”, in National Post:

Good to glow: from left, Zoë Kravitz, Gigi Hadid, HoYeon Jung and Bella Hadid show how the ‘clean girl aesthetic’ is done […] Another thing you’ll notice about the clean girl aesthetic is slicked-back buns.

2022 August 11, “The Agenda: Keep It Clean”, in Evening Standard, page 26:

The presentation might change: the plaid skirts are minis instead of knee-length kilts and the ’90s have been rebranded, courtesy of TikTok, as the Clean Girl esthetic. […] There is novelty out there, and rising niche esthetics that challenge Clean Girls and the cult of brown.

2022 September 10, Liz Guber, “Is fashion running out of ideas?”, in Toronto Star:

It’s true that trends like “Healing Girl Summer” or “clean girl aesthetic” exist in a vacuum, and are only reserved for a very select group of people (cough white, cough thin).

2022 September 12, Meredith Clark, “Sad Girl Autumn is finally here, thank god”, in The Independent:

Yup, the whole clean girl aesthetic has made its way to our fingertips, from the neutral palette to the perfectly smooth and glowy finish.

2022 September 25, “How to make nude nails more bare-able”, in Sunday Express:

Nearly a decade after that contour selfie, the similarly capitalistic, pseudo-minimalist ‘clean girl aesthetic’ seemingly has millions in a chokehold. Framed as the anthesis of contouring, the clean girl beauty look favours simplicity and a natural approach to makeup.

2022 September 29, Rose Coffey, “What TikTok’s passport makeup craze teaches us about beauty”, in i-D:

While there are some POC clean girl ambassadors like Selena Gomez and Zoe Kravitz, clean girls of color are few and far between. Social media has accepted that clean girls are generally white: A Twitter post entitled "'Clean Girl' aesthetic but make it black" published in May received over 90,000 likes, which exemplifies the fact that Blackness is not inherently accepted as part of the look.

2022 October 3, Ariane Resnick, “Media—But It's Not Exactly Harmless”, in Byrdie, Dotdash Meredith:

2022 October 11, Saleema Nawaz, “TikTok craze for heatless curls has changed my life”, in Montreal Gazette, page A4:

Its [the ponytail’s] latest incarnation is as part of the clean-girl aesthetic – very big on TikTok – which is about minimalist but considered clothes (a blazer, jeans, a pristine white T-shirt) and hair worn tied back to showcase the peachy skin that you have if a) you follow one of TikTok’s endless skincare routines and b) you are young enough to be doing stuff because TikTok tells you to.

2022 October 22, Jess Cartner-Morley, “From Barbie to England’s Lionesses, the ponytail celebrates feminine energy”, in The Guardian, page 88:

Summer is the season for dewy skin. Skoon’s skin concentrate understands the brief for the glowy and hoe-y hot girl summer. It is perfect for the glowing to the gods look or clean girl aesthetic.

2022 November 25, Kimberley Schoeman, “Objects of Desire”, in Mail & Guardian:

To finish the look, Jennifer [Horsley] suggests adding a “glass skin” sheen to your cheekbones, lips and décolletage with a highlighter stick. “This is an easy, effortless way to highlight and get that ‘clean girl’ look that’s all over TikTok!

2022 December 19, Hélène Ravlich, “Fresh Summer Face”, in Woman’s Day:

3. Free-flowing but sleek: That’s not to say sleek trends will die this year. Rather, they are your go-to for a clean girl look.

2023 January 10, Panna Munyal, “The Year to Embrace Your Tresses’ Natural Texture”, in The National:

(TikTok aesthetic) A notional girl representing a fashion style characterized by minimalist clothing, neutral colors, tied-back hair, and subtle makeup that emphasizes unblemished skin.


fairycore

Aesthetics Wiki Rabbit hole for anyone seeking clarity on online aesthetics. (Ghostcore, Fairycore, Vaporwave, anyone?)

2021 July 10, “From Maximilian Davis to merch: this week’s fashion trends”, in The Guardian:

Fairycore, for example, incorporates things like soft pastels, butterflies, mushrooms, springtime and a sense of magic.

2021 October 9, Melissa Hank, “Gear up for Halloween any witch way you like”, in Edmonton Journal, page E3:

The homepage has all themes organized in folders for your choosing such as horoscope, autumn vibes, summer vibes, fairycore, cinematic and more.

2022 June 20, Deema Al-Khudair, “Prequel”, in Arab News:

Fairycore also exists as an ode to the fairytales we read growing up, primarily consisting of whimsical, fairy-like clothing.

2022 June 30, Vianna C. Villegas, “The Gen Z Guide to Dressing ‘Clean’”, in The Philippine Star:

Adults and teens can sculpt their own mini fairycore landscape at the Westside Learning Lab’s Mushroom Forest Centrepiece program Aug. 13 and Aug. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m.

2022 August 10, “Community”, in The Daily Courier:

With the rise of social media, consuming fashion has become increasingly more accessible and has taken a new turn when it comes to its marketing by boxing it into certain aesthetics/styles (street style, grunge, fairycore, Y2K, dark academia, and more).

2022 November 10, Monique F. Pardillo, “What to put in your wardrobe capsule”, in SunStar Cebu:

The kids are on board, with #WitchTok (a sect of video platform TikTok populated by purple-nailed, crystal-collecting modern practitioners of Wicca) attracting thousands of users and “fairycore aesthetic” (think Pinterest boards filled with mushroom-shaped lamps and vine-covered wind chimes) blowing up across social media.

2022 December 24, Rebecca Baird, “Why Pagans are finding a place”, in The Courier:

(aesthetic) An aesthetic focusing on imagery and fashion related to fairies.


VSCO girl

/ˈvɪskoʊ ɡɜːɫ/

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VSCO is short for Visual Supply Company, makers of a popular photo editing application.

The VSCO girl not only looks bright and beach-ready — she also radiates with a desire to “save the turtles.”

2019 August 30, Becky Hughes, “What Does VSCO Think About the ‘VSCO Girls’?”, in The New York Times:

The new kids will be over as soon as they get too old and the adolescent hordes find someone new to follow. Have you heard of the VSCO Girls? Google it. Your children probably already have.

2019 September 1, Ty Burr, “Famous now vs. famous then”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 296, number 63, page N9:

You probably thought scrunchies were over, but let the VSCO girl assure you: they are not, and your belief otherwise is yet another indication that you are almost impossibly decrepit and old.

2019 September 5, EJ Dickson, “All Hail the VSCO Girl, the Latest Gen-Z Meme to Make You Feel Impossibly Old”, in Rolling Stone:

There is much to learn on YouTube, including how to identify a Mukbang (a video/show in which a person eats a lot of food while talking to the audience) and a VSCO girl (oversize tees, stickered Hydro Flask, puka necklace, scrunchies, Birkenstocks and photos edited on VSCO).

2019 September 13, Mary McNamara, “What I learned from 5 days of binge-watching YouTube”, in Daily Citizen, volume 108, number 164, page A9:

Khushboo Rathore, another 17-year-old at Blair, would like to be able to wear crop tops and bandeaus like other girls at school do, like the girls on Instagram who post the caption “hot girl summer” and like the “VSCO girls” who look beachy and effortless with their short shorts, scrunchies and Hydro Flasks.

2019 October 6, Samantha Schmidt, “Parents navigate the dress code debate”, in The Washington Post:

But then I learned that these colorful bracelets — made by artisans in Costa Rica — are part of the larger “VSCO girl” trend, an “effortless, beachy” aesthetic popularized on social apps like TikTok.

2019 November 12, Jackie Ashton, “When Your Tween Wants to Conform to the VSCO Girl Trend”, in The New York Times:

Being a VSCO girl is often embraced and mocked by those who subscribe to the trend.

2019 November 14, Leah Harper, “The rise of the VSCO girl – and how to spot one”, in The Guardian:

The “it” girl of 2019 was definitely the VSCO girl! The term comes from the photo editing app VSCO and she is known for sporting natural makeup, expressing herself with captions like “Sksksksk” and is all about taking Polaroids. You’ll find her posting in pics on social media wearing things like scrunchies, Fjällräven backpacks, Birkenstocks, crop tops and even mom jeans. It’s an aesthetic that no one rocked better than our girl Emma Chamberlain!

2020 January 1, “All Hail the VSCO Girl!”, in J-14:

One of the largest commonalities among VSCO girls is their outfits, which often consist of clothing and accessories from the same brands.

2020 January 21, Chelsea Ritschel, “VSCO Girl: What Is The Trend Taking Over Instagram And TikTok?”, in Independent:

The brand [Hydro Flask] has especially found love among “VSCO girls,” young women who embrace a beachy, easygoing, 1990s-inspired aesthetic.

2020 February 23, Priscella Vega, “This water bottle carries many messages”, in Los Angeles Times:

Indeed, the nostalgia value of the hat is eternally appealing: The Last Dance’s reminded everyone of Dennis Rodman’s classic bucket-hat styles (remember the iconic leopard-print look on The Tonight Show?) while it has been swept up in the trend for retro looks (hi VSCO girls) and a general rewind to a “lithe surfer (or indeed raver) wandering around The Green Fields at Glastonbury” (we see you tie-dye).

2020 May 28, Priya Elan, “The nostalgic value of the bucket hat”, in The Guardian:

When Sharp first bought a pair of bike shorts in 2019, she was inspired by those who had gotten on the bandwagon before her: VSCO girls on TikTok, teenagers she knows from the summer camp where she works, and Princess Diana, who was also namechecked by Ogunnaike and Gattuso.

2020 August 25, Eliza Brooke, “Bike shorts are all the rage during the pandemic”, in Houston Chronicle:

From Evian bottles littered around Shelley Long in the 1989 film “Troop Beverly Hills” to the Naya bottle tucked in the golden carrier of Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher in 1995’s “Clueless” to the Hydro Flasks favoured by today’s VSCO Girls, “Keeping a bottle of water in hand makes it look like you’re healthy and it became a status symbol,” said Rose, 37.

2021 February 26, Katherine Rosman, “The water bottle that won’t leave you alone”, in Toronto Star:

Clad in denim shorts, a worn-in graphic tee and Birkenstock sandals, the classic VSCO girls can be seen driving a white Jeep whilst living out a perpetual summer and documenting it on social media for the rest of us to see. The term VSCO girls and boys—a name which comes from a photo editing app—is attributed to those living out the California high school stereotype with a laid back personality and a questionably fashionable, beach-loving style.

2021 April, Dunya Mostaghimi, “How to: AeSthEt!C”, in C Magazine, volume 9, edition 4, Palo Alto High School, page 17:

Bottles from Hydro Flask — with their interchangeable lids and promise to keep beverages cold for up to 24 hours — were a must-have for VSCO girls.

2022 May 29, Danya Issawi, “The Sisterhood of the Stanley Tumbler”, in San Antonio Express-News:

If you happen to know about the legs or hotdogs meme, Evil Kermit, or what a Milkshake Duck or VSCO girl is, you are poised to do well in this version of the game [Trivial Pursuit Decades: 2010–2020].

2023 January 16, Saleema Nawaz, “Suddenly, teens are winning pieces of Trivial Pursuit’s pie”, in Montreal Gazette:

(Internet slang, TikTok aesthetic) A girl or woman who embraces the VSCO girl trend/subculture of the late 2010s and early 2020s, characterized by heavy use of social media and relaxed, beachy fashion.


light academia

Coined as a logical opposite of dark academia, said to be from a popular Tumblr text post by Ella (@plantaires) posted on 17 January 2019.

Gen Z have reclaimed dark academia and have built a growing community on TikTok, alongside other budding aesthetics like cottagecore, grandmacore, goblincore and light academia.

2020 April 24, Caroline Edwards, “Dark Academia is the witchy literary aesthetic sweeping TikTok”, in i-D, archived from the original on 2020-04-25:

Light academia, as you could probably guess, is a more normie, pastel take. […] “With 48 percent of our active users being Gen Z, we saw overall engagement increase around light academia timed to back-to-school in September,” Tumblr’s trend expert Amanda Brennan told Nylon.

2021 February 26, Maija Kappler, “Gen-Z Fashion Trends Include Goblincore, Crochet Bucket Hats”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2021-09-18:

The 2021 Spring Magazine’s theme is “Spring Picnic.” This theme encompasses all things fairy[-]tale, cottagecore, light academia and a hint of scrap-booking.

2021 spring, Daniel Kang, Rachel Ker, Ivanna Tjitra, “Letter from the Editors”, in Beckman Chronicle, volume IV, edition II, page 03:

Light Academia is softer, underlining how calm, happy, and marvelous student life is: an almond latte, freshly picked oranges, book-pressed flowers, a newly bought nib.

2021 December 28, Emilie Friedlander, “The Year in Aesthetics, From Dark Academia to McBling”, in Vice, archived from the original on 2021-12-28:

For those who’re fairly aware of Dark Academia, know the twin sister “Light Academia” that focuses on softer and brighter tones.

2022 March 25, Jason Diez, “Looks to Slay Bloom in Spring”, in The Collegian, number 8, San Joaquin Delta College, page 4:

Any Light Academia girl would have these ~sophisticated~ games at home.

2022 October 1, “The Light Academia pack”, in Cosmopolitan:

Lastly, a good chunky flat Mary Jane or loafer is another absolute must this fall, playing into the trending dark and light academia aesthetic.

2022 October 12, Sarah Beck, “‘Fall’ in love with autumn fashion”, in The Merciad, volume 96, number 04, page 10:

The last year brought us a slew of style aesthetics that materialised on TikTok – regencycore, clean girl, dark academia, light academia, crustaceancore, plazacore, pilates princess, 2014 Tumblr soft grunge, and perhaps most recently, “frazzled English woman” – just to name a few.

2023 January 8, Adele Cardani, “Trend Zone”, in The Independent:

Digital microtrends Dark Academia and Light Academia – dedicated as they are to the romanticisation of a passion for art and knowledge through imagery – both make rousing use of classical music in order to create the desired ambience.

2023 January 14, Daisy Woodward, “Gen Z and young millennials' surprising obsession”, in BBC, archived from the original on 2023-01-14:

(Tumblr aesthetic) An aesthetic which romanticizes classic literature and academia with a lighter and more cheerful vibe than that of dark academia.


soft girl

Commemorate your relationship with siblings and cousins by buying them their team's newest jersey from your local Adidas or Nike if they're sports fans. Maybe a cute scarf or some pearl-studded hairpins if they're going for the new "soft girl" look.

2019 December, Nada Abdelkader, “Confused About Holiday Presents? Here's Your Gift Guide”, in Identity, page 14:

You will find the soft girl online, pigtailed, clad in pastels, perhaps with a spray of faux freckles – or little clouds, or hearts – painted across her blush-pinkened cheeks and highlighted nose.

2019 December 4, Adrienne Matei, “TikTok's soft girls: could a hyper-cute aesthetic be a symbol of empowerment?”, in The Guardian^(print/online):

Soft girls often paint clouds on their cheeks and wear lots of blush and highlighter.

2021, Damian Ryan, Understanding Digital Marketing: A Complete Guide to Engaging Customers and Implementing Successful Digital Campaigns, 5th edition, Kogan Page, →ISBN, page 228:

Unlike the VSCOs who tirelessly work towards ending global warming by saving one sea turtle at a time or the Dark Academics who remove themselves from the world by pretending to live in outdated times, being a soft girl requires nothing other than maintaining an ultra feminized appearance. Thus, by having one's identity be solely based upon superficial notions of beauty and more specifically ultra femininity, the Soft Girl aesthetic promotes exclusivity based on unrealistic standards of appearance.

Junior Katie Wilson displays a typical soft girl aesthetic look with jewelry, a pleated skirt and frilled socks.

2021 April 28, “Dressed to express: The reasoning behind student fashion choices”, in The Charger Account, volume S, number 5, San Jose, Calif.: Leland High School, page 11:

Soft girl makeup, as the name suggests is a pastel, sweet style that focuses on accentuating natural features with a signature element being blush and faux freckles.

2022 November, Vaishnavi Maloth, “Popular Makeup Aesthetics to Follow”, in Tulip, volume 13, number 5, page 66:

"I got a little vulnerable (on this new music)," [Dess] Dior said. "(My old music) is a little rough, a little hard, so we're going to tap into my soft-girl era next."

2022 December 27, DeAsia Paige, “Dess Dior: Rapper”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution^(print/online):

(TikTok aesthetic) A girl who adopts a look or aesthetic involving a wholesome and feminine appearance in subdued pastel colours, as well as (often) watching anime and listening to K-pop.


bimbocore

It goes without saying that this is all thanks to social media – invariably the most fertile environment for cretinous ideas and noxious role models – and a landscape in which “bimbocore” now looms large.

2022 May 10, Celia Walden, “Celia Walden: Gen Z are deluded if they think ‘bimbo’ can be turned into a compliment”, in The Daily Telegraph:

But then, when I go to a gay bar in London, I’m like, “Oh, let me do bimbocore for the night,” and I’ll dress up in an ultra-femme way, knowing that I’m not being hypersexualised in that space.

2022 June/July, Maddy Alford, quoting Simone Murphy, “Finding pride in our style”, in Cosmopolitan, page 49:

Then there’s “bimbocore”, a hyper-feminine aesthetic that takes apart patriarchal definitions of femininity and focuses on dressing for yourself, a “modern act of feminism”.

2022 September 25, Annie Brown, “Think”, in South China Morning Post:

Since the pandemic, microtrends have organically popped up on TikTok, with users describing grouped looks or aesthetics – bimbocore, Catholic chic – that might most accurately be described as “vibes” or “a mood”.

2022 December 14, Hannah Ewens, “Trends Used to Come Back Round Every 20 Years. Not Anymore.”, in Vice, archived from the original on 2022-12-14:

That’s the very caricature that ‘bimbocore’ – a recent social media trend — is using to reclaim ‘hyper-femininity’ through Barbie doll-esque fashion and beauty.

2023, Anita Bhagwandas, Ugly: Giving Us Back Our Beauty Standards, Blink Publishing, →ISBN:

Captured on a camcorder, we see Dakota and Jackie head from Gucci’s Rodeo Drive boutique with a plethora hands in tow—evoking a sense of nostalgia for the ‘bimbocore’ days of Paris Hilton schlepping her designer bags down Beverly Hills—to saunter down Sunset Boulevard strapped with a Starbucks.

2023 January 10, Ava Gilchrist, “See Dakota Johnson And Her Best Friend, Jackie, Gallivant Around LA In New Gucci Campaign”, in Marie Claire, archived from the original on 2023-01-10:

(TikTok aesthetic) An aesthetic based around stereotypical feminine elements such as glitter and the colour pink.


mermaidcore

We’ve seen everything from mermaidcore and mushrooms to genius products and Lululemon dupes available on Amazon.

2021 May 1, “The TikTok-Favorite Brand Girlfriend Collective Launches First Swim Collection”, in Stabroek News:

“Which summer tribe are you?” the magazine quizzes ask, but I’m not mermaidcore, Riviera chic or Amish prairie cowgirl: I’m “looking longingly at cardigans” – and not just because this season has got off to such a damp and chilly start.

2021 July 13, Emma Beddington, “I hate summer. Could this be the year I finally learn to love it?”, in G2 (The Guardian):

Mermaidcore is one iteration of the style, with a focus on long, aquamarine or bubblepink hair.

2021 September 28, Priya Elan, “From minimalist to menocore! The 21 biggest style tribes of 2021”, in The Guardian:

A fuchsia ruffle-trim dress and a pair of blue platform heels – but Dua Lipa reckons it’s ‘just girly things’. Posh fashion types described the look as “mermaidcore” – dressing like a mermaid to you and me – but singer Sarah Hudson said: “Gimme these shooooooes!!”

2022 September 5, “Dua’s flash landing…”, in Irish Daily Star:

This may sound strange, considering that the tail of these mythical marine creatures is not particularly practical for city life, yet mermaidcore is indeed the fashion trend of the moment.

2023 January 12, “Mermaidcore to the forefront”, in StarLifestyle (The Star):

(neologism) An aesthetic focusing on imagery and fashion related to mermaids.


coastal grandmother

en-noun

coastal grandmother (countable and uncountable, plural coastal grandmothers)

Get the trending ‘coastal grandmother’ aesthetic with these décor items […] The internet is buzzing over the so-called “coastal grandmother” aesthetic – a recent TikTok trend that’s all about about^([sic]) fresh flowers, bright kitchens and living a slow-paced lifestyle, and we have a feeling it’s going to be the next big thing in interior design.

2022 April 29, Camryn Rabideau, “Hot off the beach”, in Asheville Citizen Times, volume 153, number 113, page 1C:

“And no,” [Lex] Nicoleta insists on camera, “you don’t have to be a grandmother to be a coastal grandmother. It’s for anyone and everyone.” Now that her coastal grandmother-heavy feed has moved into cold-weather vibes, Nicoleta has given us lots of holiday gifting possibilities. Some ideas: Coastal grandmother has everything to do with pumpkin spice and comfort cooking. […] The casual “coastal grandmother” aesthetic makes for a range of holiday gift options. […] Coastal grandmother can be pricey, roomy cashmere turtlenecks, or something cheaper but equally as cozy from H&M.

2022 November 19–20, Leanne Italie, “Coastal grandmother vibe endures for gifting”, in Vincennes Sun-Commercial, volume 90, number 227, page A7:

(Will we ever leave behind mom jeans? End the fetish for coastal grandmothers?)

2023 January 7, Amy Larocca, “Welcome to the Menopause Gold Rush”, in Refresh (The Buffalo News), page 6:

With the resurrection of early aughts fashion, it's no surprise that crochet has jumped back into the game—especially with aesthetics like cottagecore and coastal grandmother being A Thing.

2023 June 16, Megan Uy, “25 Absolutely Gorgeous Crochet Clothing Pieces You Won’t Stop Wearing This Summer”, in Cosmopolitan:

(TikTok aesthetic) (A person exemplifying) an aesthetic inspired by the rural American East Coast that combines elements of cottagecore with spring and fall beachwear, especially white jeans, cashmere turtleneck sweaters, pastel pink flip-flops, woven tote bags made from recycled fabric, straw beekeeper style sun hats, and oversized linen blouses.


lunarcore

Blend of lunar + normcore. Coined 2014, when also normcore attained celebration. Alternative lunarwear seems only secondary to this.

A style of clothing characterized by retro-futuristic outdoor wear generally with a white or silvery base consisting of high-top sneakers or boots and an anorak or bomber jacket or at least alternatively heavy pants such as cargos.


blokecore

From bloke + -core. Coined late December 2021 on TikTok.

A style of clothing constituted by a football shirt, tracksuits, a dadcore jacket such as an old padded or mountaineering or leather one, normcore bluejeans or saggy shorts and low-end sports trainers.


spycore

surely mall clothes make for superb spycore

2023 March 21, Virginia Heffernan, “I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory”, in WIRED:

A fashion and design aesthetic inspired by Cold War spy movies, especially James Bond.


coastal grandma

coastal grandma (countable and uncountable, plural coastal grandmas)

coastal grandmother
coastal grandmother#English


дримкор

uk-noun

дримко́р<sg>

дримко́р • (drymkór) m inan (genitive дримко́ру, uncountable)

дримко́р (canonical)
drymkór (romanization)
дримко́ру (genitive)
дримко́р (nominative singular)
дримко́ру (genitive singular)
дримко́рові (dative singular)
дримко́ру (dative singular)
дримко́р (accusative singular)
дримко́ром (instrumental singular)
дримко́ру (locative singular)
дримко́рі (locative singular)
дримко́ре (singular vocative)

uk-ndecl

дримко́р<sg>


balletcore

Unpacking the success of Balletcore, Bikercore, Normcore and Gorpcore with considerations for future assortments.

2022 summer, “What’s Actually Selling When Everything Is Trending?”, in Apparel, →ISSN, page 22:

With the release of her first ready-to-wear capsule, “Mirroire Noire”, the Australian ballet dancer-turned-fashion designer takes centre stage, shining a new spotlight on fashion’s balletcore.

2022 December 16, Zoë Kendall, “Caroline Reznik is making a fantasy wardrobe of ballet-inspired womenswear”, in i-D, archived from the original on 2022-12-21:

As hinted in its name, balletcore entails the “everyday-fication” of the tutu – a dress that’s worn in classical ballet performances – and traditional dancewear items like dance belts, legwarmers, unitards, leotards, tights and dance shoes.

2023 February 21, Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi, “The balletcore phenomenon”, in The Freeman:

If you’ve yet to surrender to balletcore, investing in a pair of pointe-style flats is the place to start.

2023 March 2, Joe Bromley, “The Insider: 11 Key styles for spring”, in Evening Standard, page 19:

A term coined in 2015, balletcore draws inspiration from the grace and elegance associated with ballet, and this ongoing trend seems to be here to stay!

2023 April 25, Shweta Sunny, “Balletcore: Back with a bang!”, in HT City:

(TikTok aesthetic) A style that borrows from the elements of ballet, including tutus, leggings, unitards, etc.


soft grunge

The aesthetics and subgenres of taste in that era spanned beyond the world of indie music and soft grunge. Soft grunge is currently the most popular in the 2020s. The aesthetic was a 'softer' version of grunge brought together with aspects of earlier emo aesthetics and the then modern silhouette of high-waist skinny jeans or pleated skirts and crop tops or T-shirts, with the biggest influences being the mid to late '90s (think slip dresses, oversized flannel shirts, chokers and ripped jeans).

2021 October 13, Sadhbh O'Sullivan, “Welcome To The Age Of Newstalgia”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 2023-06-09:

In short, I was trying to be the perfect 2014 Tumblr girl, emulating our collective soft-grunge idols like Effy Stonem from Skins and Aria Montgomery from Pretty Little Liars.

2022 February 1, Maria Santa Poggi, “The 2014 Tumblr Girl Is Back”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-15:

(Tumblr aesthetic) An aesthetic style inflenced by grunge and other 1990s clothing styles, and associated with pop punk, emo, and alternative rock music.


liminal space

From liminal (“of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold”) + space, due to originally focusing on "in-between" spaces such as hallways and stairwells.

In fact, the most uncanny contemporary liminal spaces combine the familiarity of, say, a New York City tourist magnet with an unnatural emptiness. Then again, a liminal space can be somewhere you could imagine dreaming about or seeing on TV. It can be tinged with tragedy or just inexplicably sad in its ordinariness. Liminal spaces can be both comforting and discomforting, nostalgic and unsettling, intimate and unnatural.

2022 November 1, Jake Pitre, “The Eerie Comfort of Liminal Spaces”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-01:

(aesthetic) A depiction of an empty or abandoned place, often made to appear unsettling, surreal, or nostalgic.


that girl

Who is 'that girl'? 'That girl' isn't just healthy, she's professionally successful and looks her best at every moment. She wakes up every morning at 5.30am so she can seize the day and her nails are always uniform, manicured and eternally chip-free.

2021 July 12, Ruchira Sharma, “Who Is 'That Girl' & Why Is TikTok Obsessed With Her?”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 2023-06-09:

There's a lot that's been done and said about "that girl." Thousands have even attempted the self-care coup for a day to test whether it's all just internet hype or if there's actually any merit to its claims that following a carefully curated routine can lead to real results. In keeping with this spirit of the internet, I decided to transform into "that girl" for a week.

2021 September 9, Shamani Joshi, “I Tried To Be TikTok's 'That Girl' for a Week”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-05-15:

This was not the stuff of Architectural Digest or even social media, which is typically flooded with so-called aspirational content: spotless homes, "that girl" morning routines and a "clean girl aesthetic" defined by green juices and neat to-do lists.

2023 March 8, Callie Holtermann, “More People Are Embracing ’Cluttercore’ as Messy Rooms Go Viral on TikTok”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-14:

(TikTok aesthetic) A notional girl representing an aesthetic promoting healthy eating, self-care, organized routines, and productivity.


grandmacore

Cottagecore is related to grandmacore, faeriecore, farmcore and goblincore; other nostalgia-ridden aesthetic communities that, paradoxically, thrive on many of the most popular internet platforms of the day.

2020 March 10, Isabel Slone, “Escape Into Cottagecore, Calming Ethos for Our Febrile Moment”, in The New York Times:

Or perhaps baking bread, collecting trinkets, and putting doilies around the house sounds more like your speed. If so, there's a whole community of grandmacore lovers out there waiting for you.

2023, Carolyn Purnell, Blue Jeans (Object Lessons), New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, page 59:

(aesthetic) An aesthetic based on things stereotypically associated with grandmothers, including knitting, baking, etc.


faeriecore

JESIKAH SUNDIN is a multi-award winning Dystopian Punk Lit, Fairy Tale, and Historical Fantasy writer, a mom of three nerdlets, a faeriecore and elfpunk geek, tree hugger, nature photographer, and a helpless romantic who married her high school sweetheart.

2020, Jesikah Sundin, Æroreh (The Ealdspell Cycle; 1), Forest Tales Publishing, →ISBN:

The movement is escapist, but not in the fantastical way faeriecore is.

2020, Shania O’Brien, “Only this, cottagecore”, in Honi Soit, week 9, semester 1, page 10:

Cottagecore is related to grandmacore, faeriecore, farmcore and goblincore — other nostalgia-ridden aesthetic communities that, paradoxically, thrive on many of the most popular internet platforms of the day.

2020 March 29, Isabel Slone, “Finding peace in cottagecore”, in Richmond Times-Dispatch, 170th year, number 89, page E3:

"Cottagecore" refers to an internet aesthetic that, according to Wikipedia, "celebrates a return to traditional skills and crafts such as foraging, baking, and pottery, and is related to similar nostalgic aesthetic movements such as grandmacore, farmcore, goblincore, and faeriecore."

2020 September 15, Stephanie Osmanski, “What Is the Cottagecore Aesthetic? How T.Swift, Animal Crossing & COVID Are Involved”, in Parade, archived from the original on 2020-09-26:

Cottagecore has been trending ever since the pandemic set in and the world went slow. Not just cottagecore, there are many other such aesthetics—grandmacore, craftcore, faeriecore (or fairycore), naturecore, honeycore, warmcore, among others—doing the rounds of the internet today.

2020 October 11, “Here’s how you can also go cottagecore”, in The Financial Express, archived from the original on 2020-10-21:

Whether you identify as a cottagecore lesbian or fall into the other niche aesthetics associated with cottagecore — such as faeriecore, grandmacore and naturecore — cottagecore is the quaint, bucolic dream everyone wishes they could play out in real life.

2021 March 29, Paige Nicewaner, “Nicewaner: Cottagecore: The rural escapist fantasy you need in your life”, in The Standard, Missouri State University, archived from the original on 2021-11-10:

Diving deeper into adjacent fandoms, you'll find a variety of aesthetics to explore, whether it's dollcore, unicore, mushroomcore, and, one of the most recent to materialize in mainstream fashion, cottagecore. Fairycore — or faecore, or faeriecore — feels a bit similar to the latter with heavy references to nature and a pension for a few of the same design elements, including embroidery and relaxed dresses.

2021 May 21, Jamila Stewart, “Fairycore Fashion is the Dreamy, Ethereal Trend You Have to Try”, in Yahoo!, archived from the original on 2021-05-31:

And for those looking to take the cottagecore theme a bit further with a faeriecore theme, Andrew says, “We have created custom packages just for LeFay brides and grooms so that their magical fantasy comes to life.

2022 February, Shayda Windle, “Cottagecore Fantasie Come to Life at LeFay Cottage”, in Middleburg Life, volume 39, number 2, Greenhill Media LLC, page 25:


clowncore

Finally — at least for the moment — Riccardo Tisci piled on the stripes and dots and swirls (and ankle socks) earlier this month for his Givenchy spring 2017 collection. Little wonder, really, that in the middle of all that, Refinery29 ran an editorial called “Why It’s Cool to Look Like a Clown.” The references were so ubiquitous that Paper magazine christened the movement “clowncore.”

[2016 October 27, Vanessa Friedman, “The Creepy Clown in Your Closet”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-10-29:

Another nonconformist aesthetic, Clowncore, emulates the style of clowns, mimes, and jesters. Although most of Clowncore is genial, some express it with a darker twist.

2020, Piper Dafforn, “At the Core”, in Season, volume 3, number 1 (Don’t Put Me on Hold!), pages 4 and 7:

The hashtag #BratzLips has over 9.5M views on TikTok, and here you’ll find thousands of makeup hacks and tutorials on how to achieve the look, with everyone from e-girls to more obscure subcultures like clowncore opting for a rounder lip.

2021 August 18, Laura Holliday, “It's official, the Cupid's Bow is dead”, in i-D, archived from the original on 2021-08-22:

Ernie Glam was a clowncore nightmare, makeup and costuming making his face terrifying and beautiful, his body at least half naked at all times.

2022, Naomi Lilac Gordon, “Club Kids: New Age Freaks of the Bygone Era”, in Ink, volume 15, number 1, Richmond, Va.: VCU Student Media Center, page 25, column 1:

It’s not often that I’m totally turned off by a fashion trend (clowncore, I’m looking at you), but I have to admit I’m having a visceral reaction to miniskirts.

2022 August, “Miniskirts are big news right now…”, in Cosmopolitan:

Then there are the hundreds of “core aesthetics” blooming on TikTok in which followers dress according to a subculture identity, such as clowncore (rainbow prints, face paint), dragoncore (nature, mysticism), “dark academia” (brooding houndstooth), cottagecore (chunky sweaters), various grandma looks and “weirdgirl” mismatchedness.

2022 November 5, Susanna Schrobsdorff, “We’re wearing our collective angst (in robe coats and furry slippers)”, in Messenger-Inquirer, volume 148, number 308, Owensboro, Ky., page A7:

So I’ve noticed an increase in the popularity of the ‘clowncore’ aesthetic, which is I think how a lot of people have come to be familiar with you and your art – it looks incredible by the way, I really love it.

2023, Ezra Woodger, “Kasper”, in To Be A Trans Man: Our Stories of Transition, Acceptance and Joy, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 28:

He likes experimenting with flamboyant clothes! That’s it! It’s weird and regressive to think that means he is making a statement about his sexual orientation or gender identity. Let the man wear his “clowncore” jumpsuits in peace.

2023 February 8, Arwa Mahdawi, “People like Harry Styles don’t get awards? Pah!”, in G2 (The Guardian), London, page 3:

Clowncore – near-ridiculous renditions of recognizable joker motifs – is sweeping the cirque du runway and ringmasters of the fashion circus are taking the theatrical trend to new heights.

2023 March 29, Brooke Kato, “‘Clowncore,’ trend rocked by Harry Styles and Lady Gaga, is no joke”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-29:

An aesthetic focusing on imagery and fashion related to clowns.


fashioncore

A fashionable aesthetic associated with the scene subculture, involving eyeliner, tight jeans, collared shirts, straightened hair, and white belts.


Chappism

You see, old chap, this is it: the pipe smokers' relay, the Chap Olympics, sport's ultimate trial of Chappism.

2007 July 15, Adam Lusher, “The rise and rise of the Chap Olympics”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-11-12:

Among the craft stalls we meet 20-something Jack, who arrived at the scene in his teens via the leisurely world of dandyism, itself an offshoot of the Chappism mini-movement (think waxed moustaches and wilfully archaic diction).

2018 August 14, Francisco Garcia, “We Went to a Steampunk Meet-Up to See How They're Getting On in 2018”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

A fashion movement or aesthetic inspired by British men's culture and clothing from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially as promoted in the lifestyle magazine The Chap.


crikeycore

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From crikey + -core. Coined by Tumblr user magicalnursekomugi on February 8, 2023 (see quotation below).

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UGH this reminds me of bluey s2 e3 so bad… imagine growing up Australian and having fairy bread and pass the parcel at birthday parties 😩 its so crikeycore

2023 February 8, magicalnursekomugi, Tumblr, archived from the original on 2023-12-29:

Perhaps "crikeycore" is an extension of Australiana nostalgia, where people on social media, especially on TikTok and Reddit, would reminisce about growing up in the land down under.

2023 February 16, Erielle Sudario, “Australia gets its own online aesthetic with 'crikeycore'”, in We Got This Covered, archived from the original on 2023-11-23:

While Aussiecore (as distinct from Crikeycore) is kind of a thing on TikTok, it's mostly people being intentionally ocker, tongue-in-cheek cooking demonstrations for Nescafé and Vegemite toast and descriptions of uniquely Australian phenomena like the smell your Kmart blow heater emits the first time you turn it on for the year. Aussiecore is an Australian-on-Australian in-joke, while Crikeycore is something that's being projected on to us, not by us.

2023 February 21, Doosie Morris, “Crikeycore: what is it and should Australians cringe at it?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-17:

Japan has wabi-sabi, the concept of finding beauty and serenity in simplicity and imperfection and we have crikeycore, which looks like Steve Irwin drinking a glass of Milo in Bunnings while high fiving Bluey.

2023 March 11, Belle Taylor, “Belle Taylor: When it comes to Australia on the world stage, crikeycore is who we really are”, in The West Australian, Perth, WA: West Australian Newspapers Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-29:

All the overseas Bluey fans are fascinated by Australian culture. We take it for granted, but they love the crikeycore.

2023 December 25, u/pennie79, “alright mate”, in Reddit, r/AusMemes, archived from the original on 2023-12-29:

(aesthetic) An aesthetic based on things stereotypically associated with Australia.


witchcore

For quotations using this term, see Citations:witchcore.

A particular spiritual, aesthetic, or musical genre centered around witchiness.


bookshelf wealth

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In an interview, Ms. Newton said that she worried trends like bookshelf wealth encourage overconsumption. This year, she added, she is trying not to buy any new books.

2024 January 15, Madison Malone Kircher, “Do You Have ’Bookshelf Wealth’?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-27:

Bookshelf wealth is an interior decor aesthetic evocative of the warmth of a Nancy Meyers movie, with cosy yet classic furniture and most notably a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf that shows off the owner's vast collection.

2024 January 22, “What is bookshelf wealth? Inside the controversial new design trend”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-22:

Still, some commenters were quick to criticize the trend, arguing that bookshelf wealth simply indicates you have the financial means (and the space for a built-in) and that it can lean inauthentic.

2024 February 5, Angela Tafoya, “Is "Bookshelf Wealth" the Most Authentic TikTok Interiors Trend Yet?”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-12:

(neologism) An interior design trend or aesthetic which promotes large bookshelves full of books.


Enyacore

From Enya + -core, referring to the work of Irish singer Enya (1961–).

But Enyacore leans away from the fussier Whimsigoth stylings of, say, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and towards a more spartan, adult take on the esoteric.

2023 February 13, Mary Frances Knapp, “The Best Y2K Home, Style, and Decor Items Inspired by Enya”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2024-02-28:

So how do you get the Enyacore look? Check you're on the right track by asking yourself: "Is this an item that you could use to barter on the Silk Road?"

2023 February 14, “Enyacore: the 1990s revival absolutely no one saw coming”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-10:

When it comes to interiors, the Enyacore vibe is all about quirky curiosities and contrasting materials. Think wrought iron alongside sumptuous velvet, delicate objet d'art next to rustic wooden utensils; if it looks like it came from a century gone by, you're on the right track.

2024 March 2, Jessica Lindsay, “Enyacore interiors to give your home a hit of Orinoco Flow”, in Metro, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

(neologism) An aesthetic incorporating historical (particularly medieval), ethereal, and fantastical elements, inspired by the music of Irish singer Enya (1961–).


mob wife

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Know Your Meme
The Godfather
The Sopranos

The aesthetic originates in videos posted by TikToker @thesweetpaisana beginning in October 7, 2022, and was popularized on TikTok around December 2023 and January 2024. The aesthetic was inspired by a typical depiction of a wife of a Mafia boss in media such as The Godfather (1972) and The Sopranos (1999–2007).

As Trivieri, who is of Italian descent, points out in her video, the mob wife aesthetic is a welcome pendulum swing away from what she calls the "clean girl aesthetic"—a minimal, Sofia Richie–esque beauty look and stealth wealth style. It also follows the rise in popularity of girlish aesthetics in general, from coquette to Barbiecore. The mob wife, by comparison, is a little more grown up. It's right there in the name: She's a wife! She's not a girl; she's a woman.

2024 January 23, “What Does the "Mob Wife Aesthetic" Actually Mean?”, in Harper's Bazaar, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-28:

When it comes to hair, J Lo frankly could have written the Mob Wife manual, so perfect are her honeyed lengths.

2024 February 27, Georgia Day, “J Lo Does Muted Mob Wife And We're Here For It”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-28:

(neologism) A person exemplifying a fashion aesthetic characterized by gaudy and ostentatious clothing, such as fur coats, designer bags, platform heels, and animal print.


whimsigoth

Blend of whimsical + goth. The earliest known use of the term is a tweet posted on August 6, 2020 by Twitter user @KaiserBeamz (see quotation below), possibly as a back-formation from whimsigothic (itself from around April 2020). The aesthetic was originally referred to "Whimsical Mystical Gothic Celestial", a term which may have originated in an image posted on April 10, 2020, also by @KaiserBeamz.

Mall Gothic desired to return goth back to its roots after the overly-commercial Whimsigoth style of the 90s. Stark blacks, whites and reds, alongside inky, sketchy lineart, the popularity of nu metal and emo kept Mall Gothic alive for all of the 00s.

2020 August 6, @KaiserBeamz, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-03-02:

The whimsigoth of today emphasizes rich textures (velvet, lace, leather), bold colors (ruby reds, shimmering purples, cosmic blues), and plenty of jewelry, layering each element like brushstrokes in a Millais painting.

2022 September 13, Jake Smith, “Meet Whimsigoth, the Witchy Aesthetic That's Taking Over TikTok”, in Glamour, Greenwich, C.T., […]: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-18:

It merges Celtic and Medieval influences befitting of the star's signature style, proving a real hit with fans of whimsigoth and cottagecore.

2023 March 2, Jessica Lindsay, “Enyacore interiors to give your home a hit of Orinoco Flow”, in Metro, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

The Queen's Gambit actor put her own whimsigoth spin on bridal fashion in a dreamy beige princess dress, custom-made by Dior.

2023 October 3, Rosa Sanchez, “Anya Taylor-Joy's Dior Wedding Dress Is a Dream for Whimsigoth Brides Everywhere”, in Harper's Bazaar, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-22:

(neologism) An aesthetic incorporating historical (particularly medieval), neo-Gothic, and mystical elements, influenced by modern neo-pagan movements such as Wicca.


雅俗

雅俗折衷

雅俗折衷 がぞくせっちゅう

(aesthetic) admixture of the refined and the vulgar, the classical and colloquial, each used as appropriate


怪核

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regencycore

(aesthetic) A fashion style and internet aesthetic inspired by clothing worn in early 19th-century Europe associated with square necklines, pearl and feather accessories, Empire and babydoll silhouettes, puffed or cap sleeves, opera gloves, and elaborate headgear.


corecore

From core (“an aesthetic ending in the suffix -core”) + -core. The term was popularized on TikTok in late 2022.

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John Rising, known on TikTok as @HighEnquiries, started making corecore-like videos two years ago, and is generally credited as one of the originators of the genre.

2023 January 24, Ella Glossop, “An Explanation of TikTok's Latest Trend, #Corecore”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2024-04-05:

It's fairly obvious why Gen Z would enjoy corecore. You can be moved by these videos without knowing the sources of the clips but if you understand the pop, cultural and internet culture references, you feel special. Like most internet humour, if you get it, you get it.

2023 March 30, Hannah Ewens, “'Why am I crying over this?': how corecore TikTok videos caught the mood of Gen Z”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-29:

(aesthetic) An Internet aesthetic and artistic movement aiming to capture post-2020 sensibilities, juxtaposing various video clips with emotional music.


Frutiger Aero

/ˈfɹuɾɪɡɚ ˈɛɹoʊ/

Coined by Sofi Lee in 2017. From Frutiger (a sans-serif typeface) and Windows Aero (a design language).

(aesthetic) An internet aesthetic characterized by modern and organic themes associated with nature, glass, water and air.


grandmillennial

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grandmillennial (countable and uncountable, plural grandmillennials)

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Blend of grandma + millennial. By surface analysis, grand- + millennial. Coined by Emma Bazilian in 2019.

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Another great thing about grandmillennial? It’s great for the environment. And there are a number of places to source those treasures, from Facebook Marketplace to eBay, Gumtree and your local markets. Oh, and your grandmother’s house.

2021 January 27, Yeong Sassall, “7 things to know about the 'grandmillennial' trend taking over your feed”, in Vogue Australia, archived from the original on 2024-05-01:

Another recent and related trend is called Grandmillennial, describing an increasing popular aesthetic among some Millennials with Victorian furniture, chintz, pleated lampshades, floral wallpaper, and other vintage items.

2022, Cynthia Pearce LeMay, Millennials and Conflict in the Workplace: Understand the Unique Traits of the Now Generation, Taylor & Francis, page 132:

Perhaps best summed up as a mixture of Laura Ashley prints, chintzy wallpaper, imaginative paint ideas, and plenty of ruffled edges, grandmillennial is a true rejection of minimalism.

2023 August 22, Kayleigh Dray, “It's official: grandmillennial interiors are in! Here's how to nail the gorgeous trend”, in Ideal Home, archived from the original on 2024-05-01:

(uncountable) A style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements of traditional or vintage styles into a modern lifestyles.

Ranging in age from mid-20s to late-30s, grandmillennials have an affinity for design trends considered by mainstream culture to be "stuffy" or "outdated"—Laura Ashley prints, ruffles, embroidered linens.

2019 September 4, Emma Bazilian, “The Ultimate Guide to Grandmillennial Style”, in House Beautiful, archived from the original on 2021-06-12:

Wall coverings are a big, resounding yes for grandmillennials, and the busier the print, the better. This option from peel-and-stick brand Tempaper will add a whole lot of depth, pattern and lemonade-hued cheer to your space.

2021 April 9, Courtney Thompson, “What is grandmillennial style? Shop the latest home decor trend”, in CNN, archived from the original on 2024-05-01:

A grandmillennial is someone who has an appreciation for the detail in older homes, like crown molding, original hardwood floors, or chandeliers. That is so me. I’ve always joked that when it comes to my wardrobe, my personal style is “granny chic.” Now I have a term to describe my interior design style: a combination of granny and millennial.

2022, Stassi Schroeder, Off with My Head: The Definitive Basic B*tch Handbook to Surviving Rock Bottom, Gallery Books, page 111:

(countable, less common) A person who embraces such style.


grandmillennial

en-adj

grandmillennial (comparative more grandmillennial, superlative most grandmillennial)

more grandmillennial (comparative)
most grandmillennial (superlative)

Importantly, the grandmillenial style is about uniqueness—styling so-called dated or stuffy pieces in new and original ways, and rejecting the overly minimalistic or directional design that has dominated in recent years.

Let's make this house a home, ppl! It's easy to source cute hand-stitched quilts online, since they're truly all the rage RN. Luckily they're also the *perfect* blankets to have in your grandmillennial haven.

2023 April 5, Annabel Iwegbue, “Yes, You're Gonna Want to Try Out This Whole "Grandmillennial" Trend”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 2024-05-01:

Sofas with skirts are very "grandmillennial." The "grandmillennial" style — sometimes called "granny chic" — combines modern aesthetics with older design trends.

2023 November 21, Alyssa Towns Swantkoski, “Interior designers share the 9 living-room trends that missed the mark this year”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 2024-05-01:

Incorporating elements of traditional or vintage styles into a modern lifestyles.


Japandi

Blend of Japan + Scandi. According to Keti Lytras, the term began being used shortly after the 2016 Milan International Furniture Fair.

So popular is Swedish design in Japan that there was a Year of Scandinavian Design celebrated, and Tokyo Design week was abuzz with the new Scandinavian meets Japanese style design trend called Japandi. It is heartwarming to see the Larssons’ love of Japanese prints and katagami come full circle. Karin has truly touched and influenced the lives of millions.

2018, Marge Thorell, Karin Bergoo Larsson and the Emergence of Swedish Design, McFarland & Company, page 3:

Japandi is a good fit with hectic modern lifestyles, because “these pieces allow people to create a clean, calm environment in which they can truly unwind”.

2019 October 21, “The rise of ‘Japandi’ style”, in BBC, archived from the original on 2024-05-02:

We can create more breathing room by borrowing a few concepts from the Japandi design style.

2023, Olga Trusova, Calm Living: Simple Design Transformations to Fill Your Spaces with Tranquility, Chronicle Books, page 103:

A decor design that incorporates Japanese and Scandinavian-inspired elements.


granny chic

The loft is made completely of pine with matching wood furniture. Kathy likes purple, blue and pink, so she outfitted her day bed in the new “Granny chic” that is popular with today's log home owners.

1999 September 5, Linda Marx, “The view from the porch of Fred and Kathy Arnold's new pine log home is one of splendid isolation”, in Log Home Design ideas, volume 6, number 4, page 75:

The Olsen twins hold the paps responsible for their 'granny chic' style

2011 May 28, “Olsen twins explain their 'granny chic' style”, in RTÉ.ie, archived from the original on 2024-05-10:

The argument for this approach to granny chic is that style advances with age and therefore older women may offer inspiration to younger women. In this sense, older women become fashion forward in their own right while also entering into status representation through a logic of wrong.

2017 February, Maria Mackinney-Valentin, Fashioning Identity: Status Ambivalence in Contemporary Fashion, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 39:

Princess Beatrice was the epitome of smart casual chic as she attended Poppy Delevingne's Della Vite Valentine's lunch on Thursday. Beatrice, 35, pulled off the granny chic aesthetic as she donned a grey sweater vest over a white shirt for the swanky lunch at The Ivy Chelsea Garden.

2024 February 1, Ellen Coughlan, “Princess Beatrice pulls off granny chic in grey sweater vest and loafers as she attends Poppy Delevingne's Valentine's lunch in Chelsea”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 2024-05-10:

A style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements typically associated with older generations or vintage styles, but in a way that is stylish and modern.