🕊🌱 cottagecore style tips 🌱🕊
part 2, upcycling and styling clothes
🌷 when styling outfits, i usually start off with a colour scheme. some go-to palettes are: pale pink, light green, and cream; peach, pear green, and sunny yellow; lilac and mint; rusty brown and soft teal; baby blue and milky white; forest green and rich brown; vintage red and leaf green, etc etc. maybe list some go-to colours you feel best in and pair them up! i don't love bright oranges, yellows, pinks and reds on me so i tend to go for muted light tones, but you might love vibrant floral colours or darker goblin shades, up to you<3
🌷 another way to get started on styling is textural combos: as detailed in my last style post on finding cottagecore pieces, my go-to textures are cord, crochet, broderie anglaise, knitted, lace, chiffon, linen and the like. i love pairing a heavier, rougher texture like cord with something light like broderie anglaise, or a thicker texture like knit with papery lace or linen. complementary contrast is the goal!
🌷 if you, like me, can't shop for new clothes often/at all, upcycle old clothes with embroidery, new buttons, patches, lace edging, fabric paint leaf/flower prints, and more! look for upcycling inspo if you're stuck and then just swap the motifs/fabrics for something more cottagecore.
🌷 experiment with layering: try a turtleneck or blouse under a lighter summer dress, or a heavier cord jacket over a breezy top and skirt.
🌷 when it comes to pattern, you can go as crazy or minimal as your style warrants!! i tend to just choose one statement patterned piece and pair with block coloured clothes that pick out less obvious colours in the pattern. sometimes i'll pair pattern with pattern, but my trick for that not being too garish is to pair a ditsier pattern with a very different pattern of the same colour palette (so i won't pair flowers with flowers, i'd pair subtle flowers with gingham).
🌷 accessorise!!!! if you can't find any interesting statement pieces with cool patterns or fabrics, add cute diy cottagecore earrings, hairclips, badges, patches, and jewellery - there are plenty of how-to vids on youtube.
🌷 if you're really stuck for how to assemble outfits, my go-to garment combos are:
- flowy dress with heavy/oversized cardi and chunky shoes
- long sleeved blouse under a corset top/strappy top with flared trousers/mom jeans and docs
- belted cords with a blouse, knitted cardi and boots/converse
- turtleneck under a shorter dress with platforms/chunky shoes
- long granny skirt with a collared shirt/blouse and big woolly jumper with converse or mary janes
- long sleeved blouse under a strappy/lace-up dress with docs
🕊🌱 hope this helps! if so u might like my previous post on how to find (affordable) cottagecore pieces<33 🌱🕊
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