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If Little Red Riding Hood and Anne of Green Gables came together in one style, this would be it. Both express cuteness, innocence, and benevolence in their outfits, features that are also part of the cottagecore aesthetic.
The cottagecore lifestyle is a guide to how to live a life that makes sense to you, and the cottagecore outfits are about how you perceive yourself and display it to the world.
For enthusiasts of a simple and romantic life, the quiet embrace of autumn requests to slow down and unfold all that is simple, natural, and real, including how we dress.
Even if you live in the city, romanticizing your life is important, as it helps us see meaning in the little things. Wearing a fall cottagecore outfit feels like stepping into a scene from a forgotten timeless fairytale or novel.
The outfit ideas below are a guide to help you feel like the heroine of your own story.
Fall Cottagecore Clothing Style
To feel like the main character in a fairy tale. That is pretty much what the cottagecore outfits make us feel like, therefore, the visuals reflected in this aesthetics mirror these moods of wondering in a tale of nostalgia.
On a crisp autumn morning, when the gentle breeze invites you for a stroll through the woods with a gentle kiss on your skin, you step outside, wrapped in the warmth of your linen and knit outfit. Their comforting fabrics merged with the palette of muted golds, oranges, and earthy shades, embrace you gently, connecting you and the changing season to one living and breathing cozy thing.
Fall cottagecore aesthetic outfits that perfectly match the sensations of this lifestyle usually:
- values coziness and comfort above everything
- embrace natural textures
- vintage fairytale inspired
- woodland and enchanted forest nature-inspired
- Scottish Highlander or pirate-inspired for a gender-neutral, urban option
- with natural, comfortable, and practical textures, like linen and wool. These ancient textiles are filled with cultural and historical significance.
- warm layers
- of earthy tones that reflect the season’s beauty
- Knitwear, mostly chunky, oversized.
- vest or Cardigan layer of warmth
Cottagecore Outfit Ideas for Fall
Maxi and Midi Skirts
Maxi and midi skirts are one of the most popular options for cottage-core outfits.
Olive Green Skirts
Muted and dark shades of greens are part of the earthy, natural cottagecore palette. Olive greens are one of the trendiest color for fall 2024.
FASHION INSPIRATION:
Keep with the basic and simple as @foxinthefells did, combining a simple olive green linen skirt with a terracotta linen blouse.
NEW OUTFIT IDEAS WITH OLIVE GREEN SKIRT
I imagined a mixed-gender alternative with this cool monochromatic outfit.
A simple all-linen monochromatic green outfit matching the trendy cowboy boots.
FAVORITE PICKS:
Some choices to make these creations become real.
Linen Brown Midi Check Dress
Green Linen Skirt
Brown and terracotta skirts
All shades of brown and the rust and closed reds are a reflection of the colors of nature during autumn.
BROWN AND TERRACOTTA SKIRTS FASHION INSPIRATION
BROWN AND TERRACOTTA SKIRTS OUTFIT IDEAS
The soft woolen scarf adds a layer of coziness and adds a touch of Scottish Highlander vibes.
My version of a modern forest princess. Rust red linen skirt with white boots and corset.
A simple, cozy and warm alternative.
Fall cottagecore combined with granola girl aesthetic. I loved it!
BROWN AND TERRACOTTA COTTAGECORE SKIRTS FAVORITE FINDS:
Ankle length earth brown linen skirt
Cottagecore Brown Linen Skirt
Embroidered linen skirt
Lace-up Maxi Linen Skirt
Black Skirt
Linen & Wool Dresses: Outfit ideas
Linen and wool are the two main fabrics of the cottagecore aesthetic in autumn and winter outfits. Remembering the obvious so that you don’t get confused when buying, as it is difficult to identify the fabric from the image: Linen is lighter and fresher, for the beginning of the autumn season, whereas wool is a thicker and heavier fabric, used for colder days and with the intention of keeping warmer.
check and plaid linen & Wool dresses
The linen brown and black midi check dress with Peter Pan collar is a must-have for those who love classics! It can be styled with cute vintage shoes and its dark palette usually evokes a cottagecore-academia vibe.
FASHION INSPIRATION:
A basic Scottish fall vibe from @ellerenard dress. Long sleeves, button up and the Peter Pan Colar, combined with the brown and black palette, braids, and glasses created an urban vintage cottagecore-academia style.
See also: Dark Academia Hairstyles & Hair Cuts to Express your Inner Enigmatic Preppy Soul
A sparkle of style: @indooraworld styled this lovely linen dress with a caramel belt.
CHECK PRINT DRESSES – OUTFIT IDEAS:
Now I used the power of AI to generate new ways to combine brown and black gingham dresses in a fall cottagecore outfit beyond the ones that the amazing ladies above have already done.
A heavy dark green wool coat and black rain boots for a rainy day.
Another one inspired by the Outlander aesthetics.
CHECK & PLAID COTTAGECORE DRESSES FAVORITE FINDS:
Here are some beautiful alternatives that are similar to the examples above. Some of these dresses are longer, others shorter. Some fabrics are lighter, and others heavier. When you choose what to shop for, be aware of these details.
Linen Brown Midi Check Dress
Plaid Wool Dress
Black Linen Dresses
Black is a color that looks fine in every aesthetic, including cottagecore.
FASHION INSPIRATION:
These ladies below show us that the classic is always welcome.
The Plain black dress looks simple, slow, and versatile.
Black linen styled with a white long sleeve evokes a more conservative and vintage mood.
OUTFIT IDEAS
Now are my takes on a linen black dress. I love this mixture’s black and brown combination and dark academia vibe.
A fall cottagecore academia look for rainy days!
A cool and vintage vibe.
Brown & Terracota Linen dresses
The literal color palette of the earth: is brown, and to honor the rusty oranges of fall, terracotta tones of orange and red are perfect.
FASHION INSPIRATION:
A Plain ankle-high feminine brown linen dress with a pretty coat and headband. The corset cut of this dress gives this outfit its fairytale aesthetics.
A straight-cut dress styled with a linen shirt in the same color range combined with the hair
BROWN LINEN DRESSES: NEW CONCEPTS FOR OUTFIT IDEAS
Sing me a song of a lad that is gonee…Briana, is that you? I made this inspired by Outlander Show aesthetics. A maxi brown linen dress with a stupendous green coat that delivered ultimate elegant Highlander cottagecore vibes.
Same color palette, the same aesthetic, and different vibes. While the option above is very sophisticated, this one, with a loose-knit cardigan evokes a more Globlincore, free-spirited vibe. Textures can choose all the look and feel of an outfit!
Dark red linen dresses with white boots. Just like with the skirt, my intention was to create a cooler and more vintage fairytale princess aesthetic, without losing the vintage flair and romance.
FAVORITE PICKS:
Brown linen corset dress
Heavy Linen Brown Maxi Dress
Olive Green linen dresses
Among the colors considered trends for this fall season by fashion experts, olive green is among them. However, those who live the cottagecore lifestyle have been fans of this wonderful forest tone for a while now.
FASHION INSPIRATION:
Green on green. As you probably have realized by now, the dark green coat is an instant fall cottagecore-aesthetic generator for any outfit. It’s an absolutely versatile piece.
Loose Pants
Loose, vintage, comfortable pants for a modern take on your fairytale mood. The palette of forest greens and browns remains, and here warmer and heavier fabrics like wool and velvet take place.
And here we have it again, the iconic Dark green coat!
LOOSE PANTS – NEW CONCEPTS FOR OUTFIT IDEAS:
Existem algum modelos lindos de calças que vemos em lojas online que dá vontade usar, mas muitas vezes é difícil visualizar um outfit. Selecionei algumas calças com modelos e tecidos menos convencionais e quem têm tudo a ver com a fall cottagecore aesthetic para os exemplos abaixo.
Linen or corduroy pants are authentic fabrics that look great, especially in forest green.
FAVORITE PICKS
High waisted linen pants
green corduroy tulip pants
Pants with Mushroom Cardigans
Mushroom cardigans are beautiful, but not always easy to style. Below are some alternatives that keep both: the modern aesthetic and a cute vintage identity that marks the cottagecore aesthetic.
Cottagecore academia with brown pants
Cottagecore academia vibes with this elegant, simple, black sweater and brown plants. The trim collar gives the lovely and cute cottagecore identity to this warm, cute, classy and chic outfit.
The puff sleeve detail on the cardigan is another alternative to evoke a cute and feminine cottagecore element to this dark academia outfit.
Soft Cottagecore Fall Outfits
Soft cottagecore is an aesthetic generally related to spring and summer cottagecore outfits as it contains softer and brighter colors, such as roses, lilac, and yellow, reflecting the blossoming and romanticism associated to the growth of spring nature.
However, nothing stops us from loving the lighter and more delicate mood of expensive colors in autumn, and that’s why I imagined some possible outfits with this palette that would look beautiful in autumn.
Pastel colors fall cottagecore outfits
Light blues, soft pink and lilac are unusual colors in the fall cottagecore palette, but are the perfect choice for vintage romance energy.
FASHION INSPIRATION
NEW OUTFIT IDEAS
all-white or ivory vintage fall cottagecore outfits
White dresses, whether combined with colored details or plain neutral, are another unusual alternative for a soft, charming, and youthful fall cottagecore outfit.
FASHION INSPIRATION
The queen of fall cottagecore trend, @daryadarcy combined the vintage ivory dress with cowboy boots and a caramel belt and it looked amazing.
NEW OUTFIT IDEAS:
All Ivory outfit is a straight travel to a Jane Austen romantic novel. This midi beige linen skirt with a linen long-sleeve blouse and the right messy bun is all that thanks to allow you to begin awakening your inner fierce and loyal English countryside vintage heroine.
Creative Cottagecore outfit ideas for fall
Now, here is my favorite part, where I allowed my imagination to travel fast into the possibilities of fashion and imagined unusual possibilities, mixing the vintage look with a modern touch, that I didn’t see trending online. I love to expand possibilities beyond common sense without losing the essence, so enjoy!
Images disclosure: I am a graphic designer with a very active imagination. Therefore, I love AI and use it as an extra tool beyond Photoshop to make new concepts and ideas come from my mind to the physical (or digital) world. So, all the outfits I make with AI are imagined considering the fabrics, cuts, and details of each style and aesthetics. My main goal is to create original and exclusive concepts that can be recreated in real life.
I also use this space to keep promoting and featuring real people, who are not only amazing outfit and style creators but also mindblowing storytellers. So, I highly recommend following the ladies I feature here to get more inspiration from those who are truly living the lifestyle behind the aesthetic. If you see your photo here and do not want it featured, please send me a message and I will remove it 🙂
