Core Trends
Explore these "core" jewelry styles to discover what's hot in jewelry. A "core" is a fashion niche that represents what’s trending online and in the fashion universe. These "core" articles include designs ideas, product suggestions and other tips that help bring these niche trends to life.
Have you dreamed of being a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world? Here's your invitation to the dreamhouse of Barbiecore. Life in plastic can be truly fantastic when you use your imagination and create in over-the-top femininity and pink, pink and more pink! The obsession with all things Barbie takes us all back to playing with America's favorite doll and the idea we can achieve anything with her famous catchphrase, "you can be anything."
Fueled by a growing desire to escape a restrictive and fast-paced world, the Castlecore trend channels the imagery of the European Middle Ages and Renaissance into modern-day fashion and home décor. This slow-fashion trend caters to customers looking to add a dash of enchantment and a taste of history to their look and lifestyle.
Soft cotton dresses, picnics on patchwork quilts and cozy cottages next to lush meadows—these are the tenets of cottagecore. This aesthetic embraces humble, technology-free living in nature. Whether you prefer to simply spend your Saturdays reading a book beneath the trees or live the lifestyle to its fullest, the right jewelry takes your cottagecore vibes to the next level.
Fairycore style revolves around woodland vibes, earth tones that are bright and happy, and soft browns and grays. There are also warm, glittery pastels and floral colors. The overall palette is soft and muted, with deeper jewel tones as accents. Botanical details are everywhere in this aesthetic—flowers, vines, leaves, trees, branches, berries, mushrooms—anything magical, woodsy and nature-inspired.
Discover the enchanting allure of Pearlcore: where millennia-old beauty meets the modern eye. This trend is the contemporary resurgence of a classic gemstone, with artisans wielding pearls in unexpected ways. Ranging from romantic and dreamy to everyday casual, Pearlcore embraces pearls in every shape and size on almost every surface imaginable: jewelry, clothing, fashion accessories and décor.
Pile on the glamour and femininity with embellished corsets, intricate lace, big puffy dresses, oversized sleeves, ballerina tulle, a soft pastel color palette and tiaras galore. Princesscore gives us the opportunity to feel and look like a princess in our everyday lives with jewelry, fashion and accessories that sparkle and shine.
Ripe with romance, elegant restraint and subtle flamboyance, Regency-era dramas are a welcome escape from modern-day strife, swelling our hearts with rose-colored nostalgia for a time we never knew. Regencycore beckons you back to early 19th century England, allows you to capture a taste of the lavish lifestyle and fashion grandeur of high society while adding a modern twist.
Celestial-themed jewelry and accessories are capturing the imagination once again, as seen in the spacecore, mooncore and galaxy jewelry trends. These motifs speak to our never-ending fascination with all things cosmic. Whether you want to sprinkle a little stardust on your jewelry or want planet-sized statement pieces, there is something for everyone in this intergalactic trend.
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