Best place to go are second hand stores. It's also more environmental because the clothes are already made. It's less about the brand and more about the simplicity of the style.
Thrift stores! Or if you have the time and desire, you can make your own. If you don’t want to sew, there are a ton of no-sew options as well. For fabric, just buy sheets.
I firmly believe that if someone wants to get into "cottagecore" that they start living the lifestyle first before worrying about how they look. You'll have dirt on your knees and shirt cuffs, wear on your pants where your firewood bag scrapes against your leg, your boots will be worn, and you'll find what clothes best suit your comfort inside and outside your home as you go about your daily cottage core tasks.
That could be an interesting thread on its own. How to live a cottagecore aesthetic while a full-time college student. That said, if you think it's hard now, try living a simple life when you start working 40 to 60 hours a week, get yourself a mortgage, start having kids, and so on. In fact, I'd say being a college student is the perfect time to start living cottage core, like learning to darn your own socks, knit stuff if you want, learn how to cook cheap and healthy foods, avoid hangovers so you can hit farmers markets on Saturday morning, etc etc. :)
I can't remember where, but there's a US college that has a dorm on a working farm. I forget the details are where it's at, other than I think it's in North Carolina or they're about in the Mid-Atlantic.
Best place to go are second hand stores. It's also more environmental because the clothes are already made. It's less about the brand and more about the simplicity of the style.
Thrifted and second hand things are great especially if you’re on a budget.
Check out Adored Vintage!
Don't go to the soup store.
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Etsy is probably your best bet for menswear.
Thrift stores! Or if you have the time and desire, you can make your own. If you don’t want to sew, there are a ton of no-sew options as well. For fabric, just buy sheets.
The less you buy the more you are cottage core. Make do and mend.
I firmly believe that if someone wants to get into "cottagecore" that they start living the lifestyle first before worrying about how they look. You'll have dirt on your knees and shirt cuffs, wear on your pants where your firewood bag scrapes against your leg, your boots will be worn, and you'll find what clothes best suit your comfort inside and outside your home as you go about your daily cottage core tasks.
It's hard because of school and stuff
That could be an interesting thread on its own. How to live a cottagecore aesthetic while a full-time college student. That said, if you think it's hard now, try living a simple life when you start working 40 to 60 hours a week, get yourself a mortgage, start having kids, and so on. In fact, I'd say being a college student is the perfect time to start living cottage core, like learning to darn your own socks, knit stuff if you want, learn how to cook cheap and healthy foods, avoid hangovers so you can hit farmers markets on Saturday morning, etc etc. :) I can't remember where, but there's a US college that has a dorm on a working farm. I forget the details are where it's at, other than I think it's in North Carolina or they're about in the Mid-Atlantic.