Barbicore, balletcore and normcore: the main fashion aesthetic guide everyone is talking about

The fashion industry adheres to simple and very clear rules, the basis of which is “new day – new trend”. Of course, we are being a bit ironic, but it’s impossible to deny that there are so many trends that are disastrous. Even The Cut called 2022 the year of micro trends, and our columnist and author of the Momkina Fashionista Telegram channel Inna Kombarova willingly discussed this topic in a separate article.

We hear new words from every iron only with the code core. But what is it and what is it eaten with? Let’s solve it together.

The term core is literally translated as “foundation”, “foundation” or “core”, but takes the meaning of the word “aesthetics” together with the fashion prefixes. It can be applied to almost any word, such as “goblin”, “barbie” or “office”. Today we will talk about seven aesthetics that are on everyone’s lips.

barbecue core

Let’s start with the aesthetic that almost everyone is fed up with. How to recognize Barbiecore? It’s simple – if the image is significantly dominated by pink, this is it. The aesthetic in general owes its wild popularity not only to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, but also to last year’s Valentino Pink collection, whose items were seen on nearly every red carpet.

ballet dance

Did you want to be a ballerina as a child? Well, dreams do come true. Therefore, feel free to wear a tutu skirt, ballet shoes, bodysuits, leggings and other attributes of dancers – and continue to conquer the streets of megacities! By the way, we really like the ballet performance at the John Galliano reading for Maison Margiela, and we also advise you to pay attention to the combination with a tutu skirt and baggy jeans, as in the Molly Goddard show.

Brazilian

More recently, she has joined Brazilcore, Balletcore, and Barbiecore. In other words, the aesthetic of Brazilian football fans is based on the combination of green and yellow. Meanwhile, residents of Rio de Janeiro don’t wear colored T-shirts and the Olympics for purely stylistic reasons – the choice of colors for the flag and national team has become for many a form of protest against corruption and individual political parties. year. Therefore, we can safely say that brazilcore has become a real social phenomenon, already supported by Hailey Bieber, Kanye West’s ex-girlfriend Juliana Nalu and Tina Kunaki.

office core

This season, the design shop has started to completely rethink its business style. How else, because quarantine and remote work are a thing of the past. For this reason, tight jackets, midi skirts, cardigans and pointed-toed shoes dominate the podium.

mermaid core

Believe it or not, the powerpuff girls are mimicking mermaids this season. Of course not without the help of Bottega Veneta, Alaïa, Christian Siriano, Nina Ricci, Balmain and other brands attending fashion weeks. Collections included year-length skirts (mimicking a mermaid’s tail), sequin-like sequin dresses, and shell tops.

gothcore

Devil Wears columnist and writer for H&M Telegram spoke in detail about what gothcore is and why the dreary aesthetic is taking over the entire fashion industry. Therefore, we now briefly summarize all the information. So, to become a gothcore girl, you will need the following materials: black hair, a cunning look, burgundy lipstick (close to the color of blood), thin black or, conversely, bleached eyebrows and, of course, long black (or red) nails. Also love for “Wednesday” and black serials. On the podium we saw gothcore on Versace, Christian Dior, Yohji Yamamoto, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Maison Margiela.

normcore

Normcore is a style for those who are bored with fashion. And yes, now this is a real trend, trumpeted by all authoritative glossy publications. For example, WWD sums it up this way: “Normcore’s appeal is that it makes the look feel simple. But it’s actually made up of expensive, carefully designed pieces of clothing that only fashionistas will understand. So normcore is an aesthetic that prioritizes comfort, minimalism, and practicality. Personality Peter Do, We see it in The Row and Miu Miu collections.