Ready to Up Your Dress Game? Check Out These Six Styles

If you’re tired of wearing the same basic outfits when you go out to meet your friends, it may be time to mix up your everyday look. TikTok has introduced clothing lovers to some of the most creative clothing styles and aesthetics, and life is too short to not experiment with your clothing every once in a while. Maybe you want to try out an edgy biker jacket, a short corset dress, or a graphic tee inspired by one of the more unique and distinctive style aesthetics, like kidcore.

 

What exactly are these different styles, and how do you wear them if you have never tried them before? This article from Cosmopolitan gives examples of some celebrities and their fashion aesthetics.

 

The best way to start experimenting with your style is to add a few pieces from each aesthetic to your closet. That way, you can mix and match in order to determine which look suits you best. If someone prefers the cottagecore or kidcore style, they may choose to create an entire closet full of clothes that fit that aesthetic. However, there’s no need to dedicate your entire life (and closet) to a particular style. Fashion is ever-changing, and if you like outfits from more than one type of aesthetic, it’s totally okay to wear them all. Keep reading to learn more about different fashion styles and why you just might fall in love with them. 

1. Kidcore

Kidcore is centered around childhood nostalgia from the seventies, eighties, and nineties. People tend to wear bright colors and fun patterns like rainbows and smiley faces. You can also wear t-shirts featuring your favorite cartoon characters. Some kidcore enthusiasts are more specific and embrace a Barbie or Disney aesthetic. Anything that reminds you of your childhood and makes you happy goes in the kidcore aesthetic, including lots of frills, glitter, and pastels. Kidcore also has some crossover with artsy and vintage aesthetics given the bright colors and nineties nostalgia. 

 

If you want to try out this look, you can start with your own childhood clothing. If you have an old graphic tee with a favorite cartoon character or logo, you can wear it as a crop top or even wear it over a long sleeve shirt. 

 

1. Cottagecore

Cottagecore is all about embracing a love of nature and looking like you stepped out of a Jane Austen novel. As technology continues to define our lives, the appeal of cottagecore becomes obvious. Cottagecore enthusiasts romanticize the perfect rural life, which might include growing your own herbs, baking homemade bread, picking flowers, and living in a cottage. Even if we aren’t able to do those things in real life, we can find floral clothing and flowy dresses that communicate that love of nature. Peasant blouses, long skirts, and prairie dresses are ideal for this look. Chances are you likely have at least one floral blouse in your closet, so it’s easy to get started with this style. Cottagecore has some overlap with the fairycore aesthetic, which involves more glittery and sheer fabrics. A short corset dress is a great starting piece for the fairycore or cottagecore look too.

1. Soft Girl

If you choose a short corset dress to start out your cottagecore collection, you can reuse it for soft girl looks, too. Soft girls wear very feminine clothing with lots of skirts, oversized sweaters, crop tops, and dresses in pastel colors. A corset with a skirt or short corset dress with lacy knee-high socks makes for a very feminine look, too.

1. Grunge and E-Girl

Grunge and E-Girl styles are perfect if you want to incorporate some edgier pieces into your look. It’s almost the opposite of the soft girl aesthetic in that it includes almost no bright colors. The E-Girl look tends to be a bit softer than grunge and is reminiscent of the pastel goth look from Tumblr. E-Girls wear graphic tees and skirts, lots of monochrome plaid and stripes, and silver jewelry. E-Girls may also use tattoos, piercings, and colored hair as accessories. Grunge is similar except with less pastel, more graphic tees, and pants and jeans in favor of skirts. 

1. Baddie 

A lot of clothing companies are embracing the baddie aesthetic because it’s sexy and easy to wear. This style often includes bodycon and tight-fitting dresses, crop tops, and graphic tees. The baddie style has some crossover with certain streetwear styles, so ripped jeans and puffer jackets are popular among people who dress in the baddie style. You can also feminize the look with elaborate eyeshadow and long acrylic nails—whatever you prefer.

 

1. Light/Dark Academia

This style is popular with college students, but anyone can wear it. Imagine dressing like you’re going to work at the library of a prestigious university, a book tucked under your arm. Light academia favors white, tan, and beige shades while dark academia favors black and dark brown as the names suggest. Plaid skirts, trousers, blazers, chunky sweaters, and sweater vests are all acceptable for these looks.

Conclusion

There are so many aesthetic styles and outfits to choose from if you’re thinking about changing up your look. If none of these specific looks suit you, you can evaluate the items you have in your closet, pair pieces that you wouldn’t typically wear together, and create a whole new aesthetic based on YOU

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