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Style · February 14, 2022

25 Ethereal Cottagecore Dresses You Didn’t Know You Needed

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This post is all about ethereal cottagecore dresses…

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It’s officially that time of the year when everything seems new and fresh and exciting. And that is everything that the cottage-core aesthetic embraces! I say this because if you know anything about this aesthetic, you know that one of the biggest parts about it is the love of floral prints. And what’s more fresh and exciting than flowers?

Before I even begin jumping into the post. I want to tackle the question that some of you may be wondering. What is cottagecore?

Cottagecore is this really unique, really amazing aesthetic (but it’s kinda hard to describe!). Think about if you were transported into one of those old fairytales. The ones filled with princesses and adventure. This aesthetic plays on that wish we’ve all had to be a part of a fairytale.

It’s an aesthetic that is about embracing femininity. Everything about the cottagecore aesthetic is light and airy and it’s about picking pieces of clothing that make you feel almost magical.

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Ethereal Cottagecore Dresses that You Didn’t Know You Needed

1. White Lace Off-the-Shoulder Midi Dress

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White lacy dresses just scream cottagecore to me. It also doesn’t hurt that white lacy dresses are always really cute, it’s always a hit with them. Especially if you’re going for a look that’s soft and feminine…

2. Floral Tie-Strap Maxi Dress

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I love this dress and all dresses like it. Not only is it the perfect cottagecore aesthetic dress but it is also a dress that is perfect for spring or summer…

3. Pink Tulle Off-The-Shoulder Dress

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Anything tulle or fluffy or light and airy is perfect for the cottagecore aesthetic. I mean can’t you picture yourself in some sort of fairytale in this dress?

4. Green Gingham Maxi Dress

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Gingham print always reminds me of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. So I’ve always associated it with fun times and adventure.

5. Vintage Style Flower Dress

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Everything that is cottagecore feels so old timey (okay maybe I shouldn’t say old timey, more like it’s a style that is not exactly timeless but it exists outside time). The style is about embracing dreaminess and this dress does exactly that!

6. White Floral Dress

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This is the quintessential cottagecore dress. Like if you went and googled “cottagecore dresses” right now, you’d get some version of this dress. It’s popular in this aesthetic for a reason (it’s super cute!)…

7. Dreamy Mesh Mini Dress

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This poufy mesh dress looks like it’s straight from a dream! You could fit right in at a fairy party if you were invited to one. Okay that’s the nerd in me speaking but you can’t lie, this dress is seriously cute!

8. Embroidered Floral Mini Dress

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FROM RIVER ISLAND


Some people assume that the whole cottagecore aesthetic is mostly about whites and toned down colors but the truth is that it works just as well with bright pops of color! You can make an aesthetic into anything you want it to be!

9. Silver Tulle Ball Gown

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Every girl at some point or another wants to feel like she’s the main character in a movie and this dress definitely gives off main character vibes!

10. Cutesy Floral Print Mini Dress

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It’s a little weird thinking of something that’s meant to be fairytale like as sexy, but I can’t lie, this dress is giving both. But hey, it’s 2022, fairytales can be cute and sexy and there are definitely much weirder combos out there!

11. Mini Corset Dress with Flared Skirt

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I love small flowy dresses like this one and I bet I’m not the only one. There is just something about flitting about in a dress like this one that makes you feel light and free…

12. Puff Sleeve Milkmaid Dress

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You know what I love about clothing? How easy it is to tell a story. Like how this dress can make you look so sweet and angelic without having to say a word…

13. Ruffled Sleeve Maxi Dress

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This dress feels like the quintessential cottagecore dress, like something Cinderella would wear (before the fairy-god-mother came and bippidy bopped over everything of course).

14. V-Neck Floral Print Mini Dress

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Am I the only one thinking that these dresses from Amazon are really stepping it up. I mean this little v-neck floral print dress is just so cute!

15. Mini Embroidered Dress

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FROM RIVER ISLAND


I can’t with this dress. It is just. so. cute! The little embroidered flowers (Agh! Cute!). I see picnic dates and long leisurely strolls on hot summer days in this dress.

16. Flowy & Floral Maxi Dress

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I’m starting to get more and more obsessed with the whole old school floral print vibe. Like the more it looks like grandma’s old wall-paper…. the better? Vintage vibes and all that.

17. Frilly Mini Dress

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Somehow this dress is both cute and trendy but also fully cottagecore vibes. Not that the two are mutually exclusive or anything, just that literally anyone can wear this dress and look really cool!

18. Pastel Purple Gingham Dress

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Love the concept of a pastel gingham print dress. I don’t know, it’s weirdly soothing to the eyeballs. Please tell me you get were I’m coming from!

19. Dark Floral Mesh Off The Shoulder Midi Dress

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I figured we should switch things up a bit, we’ve done light and airy but cottagecore can be dark and airy too. Think about how much we love dark fairytales! This dress is definitely giving off those vibes…

20. Off-Shoulder Floral Embroidered Gown

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Princess mode activated. Literally. That’s the only thing you’re allowed to feel in a dress like this, it’s gorgeous!

21. Floral Cami Dress

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This dress is kinda bold, when compared to the other options in this dress. And though we love cute dresses all day, any day, a little sexiness is needed sometimes!

22. White Skater Dress

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Sometimes I really love the simplicity of cottagecore. This is one of the only aesthetic were a simple white dress can say so much…

23. French Floral Dress

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This is literally the type of dress that exists in a fairytale. It’s soft and wispy and somehow reminds me of flower picking.

24. Long Sleeve Gauzy Dress

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If you’re obsessed with cottagecore dresses and aesthetics, then you’ll love this dress! I love how gauzy it is, it reminds me of fairies or faeries (which one are you?)…

25. Vintage Style Dress

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I can never tell where to draw the line between vintage style and cottagecore style. But I guess the two styles like to blend together sometimes to create something totally unique and interesting…

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