If you’re not sure what goblincore is or whether you’re ready to embrace it, fear not! We’ve put together everything you need to get to know this style, fall in love with it and know how to adopt it for spooky season and beyond.
For many of us, cottagecore is a new aesthetic that we’ve only come to know and love in the last 12 months. We embraced the delicate florals, countryside vibes and dainty softness that it brought with open arms. Now the seasons are changing though, what do we do? Well, in true spooky season fashion we embrace the darker side of life and open our arms to goblincore, the rough and ready sibling of cottagecore that isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty!

MODEL WEARING TITANIA TEE HOLDING A LANTERN Titania Outta The Woods Slogan Tee

What Is Goblincore?

Where cottagecore embraced the whimsical, romantic and idealistic side of country life with dainty florals, flowy cotton dresses and those brighter earth tones summer provided, goblincore is here to help you embrace the rougher side of country life. Think wild mushrooms growing in a dark and dank forest, nature’s beautiful imperfections, getting muddy following a curious frog and those gloomier hues that winter brings along with its unrelenting darkness. At its very heart, goblincore celebrates the truer side of country life and encourages you to stop and appreciate the slow snail passing by, the ribbiting of the frog that’s trying to make conversation, the mud that you’ve splashed all over your clothes and embracing nature at its most natural.

How to Wear Goblincore

If you’re not quite feeling running through the forest barefoot after a downpour, making friends with the local pond inhabitants or going foraging for wild mushrooms then that’s totally fine, there are other ways of fully embracing the goblincore aesthetic; but if you enjoy doing all those things, then this is really your time to shine!

For ultimate goblincore inspiration, there’s a whole host of people who perfectly channel the aesthetic at different levels. At one end we have Taylor Swift in her Folklore era, living in a cabin, playing a piano covered in moss, performing mystical midnight rituals in the woods all whilst showcasing a wardrobe that goblincore dreams are made of. On the other end of the spectrum, we have the likes of Liv Tyler in Lord of The Rings and David Bowie alongside Sarah Connelly in Labyrinth, serving looks from the more mystical side of the aesthetic. If you prefer to take your look more casual and everyday though, Bella Swan in Twilight is your go-to gal for inspiration with her rough and ready wardrobe that perfectly encapsulates the colours associated with this style.

If you’re still not sure your wardrobe has what it takes to say goodbye to hot girl summer and hello to goblincore winter, then here’s a little inspiration from the Joanie wardrobe to get you going!

MODEL WEARING FLYNN CHECK DRESS AND MODEL WEARING TITANIA TEE Flynn Tartan Frill Smock Dress, Titania Outta The Woods Slogan Tee

Titania Outta The Woods Slogan Tee

This is the perfect gateway item to get your goblincore aesthetic started! With its dark, mossy hues, magical mushroom illustration designed by Jillian Goeler and an ‘outta the woods’ slogan, Titania is the perfect way to dip your toe into the goblincore aesthetic!

Flynn Tartan Frill Smock Dress

More of a dress gal? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Flynn’s dark and mysterious hues scream goblincore and with the relaxed fit of the smock dress shape, this is the perfect way to not compromise on your personal style whilst still embracing the look!

MODEL WEARING MARSHA JUMPER AND MODEL WEARING VENETIA BLOUSE Marsha Outdoor Fair Isle Jumper, Venetia Oversized Collar Check Blouse

Marsha Outdoor Fair Isle Jumper

Being in touch with goblincore is heavily associated with being in touch with nature. So, what better way to be in touch with nature than going for a hike through the trees in your favourite Fair Isle Jumper?! Featuring all the elements needed for a great nature walk, Marsha is the ideal way to achieve ultimate cosiness and still show that you’re ready to rough it.

Venetia Oversized Collar Check Blouse

We love an oversized collar, we love a check pattern and we LOVE a wintry colour combination. Put all those things together and you get the ultimate goblincore blouse! Perfect for layering under your favourite denim and corduroy staples or keeping it casually cool with jeans, Venetia is the ideal item for when you have a meeting in work at 4 and a rendezvous with mystical woodland creatures at 6!

MODEL WEARING BARBARA WOODLAND DRESS AND MODEL WEARING SIERRA DRESS Barbara EcoVero™ Woodland Print Button-Through Dress, Sierra Square Neck Tiered Cotton Midaxi Dress

Barbara Woodland Print Button-Through Dress

If you’re all about getting in touch with nature and making friends with every woodland creature you pass, then Barbara was made for you! Featuring all the deep, dark and mossy hues of goblincore, Barbara also features our favourite woodland inhabitants. Even if we can’t get to the woods to be in touch with nature then we can at least bring nature with us in this dress.

Sierra Square Neck Tiered Cotton Midaxi Dress

There’s not much that we love more than a wardrobe staple that can be worn any time of year to pretty much any occasion. Sierra is truly a gift from the goblincore gods that will always make us feel like the beautifully mystical creatures we are. Whether you wear it with biker boots and an oversized cardigan or brave bare feet for your walk through the trees whilst foraging for mushrooms (you can store them in your dress pockets), Sierra is a wardrobe staple we can wear all year round!

Thanks to the goblincore aesthetic we’re fully ready and very excited to get into the depths of winter and embrace all the changes from summer we see along the way. We’ll take the time to say hello to the slow passing snail, ask how the ribbiting frog is doing today and embrace the darker, dirtier and beautifully imperfect side of things that nature provides!