Cottagecore is very much booming right now in Animal Crossing. So much so that there are subcategories like farmcore, dirtcore, and more. There is something comforting and nostalgic about this specific aesthetic that brings in the feeling of warmth and the urge for adventure.
The aesthetic is about living in a, well, cottage! But in an overgrowing forest, of course. It's about embracing mother nature and indulging in anything that invites comfort to your soul. We all need a little cottagecore in our lives.
10 Daisy Picks Daisy's
Picture this. You wake up early in the morning and there are no responsibilities for the day. You log into Animal Crossing: New Horizons and find the sun beginning to rise as villagers stretch out of their homes one by one. That favorite villager of yours looks a bit down so you go into your garden and pick some flowers for them.
Things are comfortable and sweet in your little cottage community. It's time to take some fresh tea out to the garden table and read a book.
9 It's Time To Check Those Tomatoes
This elegant, long dress is perfect for checking on your vegetables and crops during the day. Sure, there are no vegetable crops in Animal Crossing: New Horizons but oh to imagine there are...
Though flowers will grow in spite of any help, it benefits everyone to check on them daily and give them love, attention, and water of course! This Garden Walk dress is perfect for that.
8 Fall Is Around The Corner
Everyone who hasn't experienced autumn in the new game yet is as anxious and excited as ever. The leaves changing color, the seasonal DIY's... There will be so much to explore!
But one thing anyone who hasn't experienced autumn yet should know is you can't get the full experience without cottagecore attire fit for a cool breeze!
7 It's July & My Friends Are Having A Picnic
The sunflower dress here gives off picnic vibes for the spring or summer. You and your friends have spent a week at the cottage by now and it's time for everyone to harvest some strawberries and have a picnic. Even Tom Nook can come!
This dress is cute and dainty. It offers a comfortable appearance because of its warm tones of brown mixed with yellow and is the perfect piece for that one area on your island with a picnic blanket! Yes, that one area everyone has.
6 Muddy Hair, Don't Care
This Sprout Dress takes a slightly different approach than other outfits you might find when looking up cottagecore. There are clean sides to cottagecore... And there are messy sides!
Messy sides that embrace creepy crawlies, mud, and rain. A side that isn't afraid to get dirty and appreciate what mother nature has to offer. This is the dress for when the rain has just stopped and you've been trotting around in the mud looking for snails and frogs to call friends.
5 Softcore Meets Dirtcore
Another side to cottagecore-esque things can include "granny-aesthetics". Everyone knows what grandma styled things are. Too much floral, browns and greens, old perfume... Some people think that that aesthetic is ugly but there are young people out there who cherish it!
It can remind you of your own beloved grandmother and her small house. A grandma's house offers comfort that no other can amount to, even if it isn't your grandmother, but someone else's. This Dirtcore Dress brings to you that soft, delicate feeling of an old soul.
4 My Bestfriend Named Fauna
A Spring Stag dress takes you deep into the forest to meet the animals who live there. Bugs and plants are often thought of when it comes to the cottage life, but majestic creatures have their place there as well.
Warm, deep browns create a comfort only some can understand. It's a down-to-earth (literally... because of dirt) and humbling color. Not only is dirt this color, but so are animals like deer, who are so immediate to our surroundings and common yet so otherworldly at the same time.
3 Cozy, But Make It Chic
This hat is more of a basic, trendy look that can top off any cozy-vibe you create for yourself. Clothing is always missing that one little accessory that can take the outfit to the next level. Perhaps what you're missing is this corduroy hat!
This island creator also made a matching, casual dress for this hat so if you're interested in more it's best to look up that creator code!
2 Sipping Tea On A Damp Rock
Ah, yes. Snail Sweater Latte. This deep, brown sweater gives the same feeling the Spring Stag dress and Rustic Sweater Combo dress gave. Basking in fall-time and appreciating mother nature for its tree roots and dirt rather than only it's flowers and animals!
The Snail Sweater Latte sweater might be for a foggy morning or afternoon, when you've done all your chores for the day and it's time to relax with the villagers over coffee.
1 The Pie Is In The Oven
Have no fear, the perfect cooking outfit for cottagecore lovers is here! This apron dress radiates a wave of warmth with its specific brown tone and is sure to match the inside of your house (or cottage, rather...) if you've decorated the interior using similar shades.
This, next to a clay furnace? Come on. The aesthetics are just too much! Herbs in the pouch pocket just add another layer of depth to the dress. You were probably harvesting herbs from your backyard for dinner early in the morning and now it's finally time to put them to use!