Cottagecore, also known as farmcore and countrycore, is inspired by a romanticized interpretation of western agricultural life. It is centered on ideas of simple living and harmony with nature. Themes associated with cottagecore include self-sufficiency, baking, and caring for people. While the aesthetic is prevalent on several social media sites, such as on Instagram and more recently
TikTok, the community notably prospers on
Tumblr. It is particularly popular within
lesbian and woman-loving-woman (WLW), and nonbinary loving women (NBLW) communities.
"In the cottagecore
universe, there are no phones pinging constantly with updates, no urgent
work emails, no evenings spent responding to the onerous demands of a tyrannical boss. In fact, there is no labor beyond
domestic, and workaday tasks are completed with a gauzy sense of fulfillment." -via The New York Times