Korean slang profile

코티지코어

kotijikoeo

A style emphasizing nature-inspired patterns, a rural atmosphere, and vintage elements.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: Cottagecore
Earliest source found: Aug 14, 2024
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
잔꽃 셔츠와 포근한 가디건으로 코티지코어 분위기를 냈어.
I created a 코티지코어 feel with a small-floral-print shirt and cozy cardigan.

02Documented history

2024-08-14Newspim introduced a collection emphasizing nature-inspired patterns, a rural atmosphere, and vintage elements.[1]
2025-10-22Seoul Economic TV reported the comfortable cottagecore feel of a WHO.A.U collection inspired by a ranch.[2]

03Origin & word formation

Newspim describes a collection emphasizing pastoral moods and nature-inspired patterns as this trend. Seoul Economic TV’s 2025 reporting also uses it for comfortable clothing inspired by a ranch. How the term was first named could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. Who first named it and when it was first used need separate verification.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

LF 헤지스, 프리폴 컬렉션 '잉글리시 가든' 론칭 (뉴스핌)Published Aug 14, 2024Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
이랜드 후아유, '랜치 팜' 컬렉션 출시 (서울경제TV)Published Oct 22, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026