Have you ever met someone who gives you a simple but exquisite and attractive feeling? That feeling is youthful and fresh, like you are standing in the middle of a field of brilliant flowers or immersing yourself in the majesty of nature. Or have you been impressed by movies and stories about fairies and a colorful magical world that still contains mystery? If you say “yes”, perhaps you have fallen in love with “Fairy core” or “Fairy aesthetic”.
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What is Fairy Aesthetic?
“Fairy aesthetic” is a captivating visual and artistic style, woven from the inspiration of mythical creatures such as fairies. This style is like a dream floating between wonders and miracles, where natural beauty blends with fantasy and mystery. Every detail in it exudes a gentle, enchanting romance as if lost in a fairy tale world that is both real and a dream.
This type of aesthetic is often seen in classic animated films such as Winx Club, Tinker Bell, or Barbie A Fairy Secret in the images of the characters frequently exude a sweet, gorgeous, and somewhat mysterious appearance, highlighted with sparkling butterflies or fairy wings.
The brief history of Fairy Core
As mentioned above, when it comes to fairies, we often think of fairies with sweet beauty and mischievous personalities. Or sometimes fairies have beautiful beauty with calmness on their faces. No matter what type they are, in general, they are always known as beautiful, kind, but also somewhat mysterious creatures. Nonetheless, in fact, people used to negatively interact with fairies – the inspiration of Fairy Aesthetics.
Celtic folklore, especially in the misty lands of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, often mentioned fairies. These magical beings are thought to be deeply connected to nature and the mysterious forces that shape it, perhaps even descended from the ancient Gods themselves. Their temperaments, however, are as changeable as the winds—at times gentle and kind, yet in other moments, mischievous or even dangerous.
Around the 5th – 6th centuries, Christianity flourished in Europe – the cradle of these creatures. The church has identified fairies (and elves) with demons and dark forces. Consequently, people did not have a positive view of these creatures. By the 16th – 17th centuries, these creatures appeared in literature with more romantic and magical images. One of the pioneering works for this innovation is Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1595). By the 18th and 19th centuries, the romantic movement exploded along with the strong development of fantasy novels, romanticizing the images of fairies (and elves), and turning them into symbols of natural beauty and freedom.
In this day and age, the image of fairies has improved and gradually become a new trend for the young generation. Unlike the past, modern fairy aesthetic has a gentle, cute and romantic style. Additionally, this beauty core expresses pure beauty, full of light and magic, associated with beautiful nature, flowers and butterflies. Fairy core often tends towards dreaminess, peace and magic. Moreover, these creatures often represent romance, fantasy and a strong connection with nature in a positive way. Generally, fairy aesthetic evokes escape from reality, transporting people to a fantasy world where magic and good things exist. Instead of creating a feeling of fear, it brings comfort, peace and pure beauty.
Fairy core in fashion
With its mysterious and attractive beauty that brings the breath of nature, Fairy Core has become an endless source of inspiration for the fashion industry. Designers have breathed life into the costumes, making them poetic and gentle. When wearing these outfits, the wearer will exude the aura of a fairy.
You can also take a look at the album Backstage at Dior Couture SS17, which brings this wonderful breath!
From mythology to a style
Not only does it appear on fashion catwalks or expensive collections, this style is also widely applied in our lives. In this section, we will highlight the common characteristics of this style in daily life. (Thus, I will not mention unrealistic things such as wings, or magic..)
Hair
There are 2 typical hairstyles in this style: braided hairstyle and long loose hairstyle. Depending on preferences, people can vary the types of braids combined with long loose ends. In general, these hairstyles will bring out the inherent softness and elegance of fairies. In addition, bun hair is also a common choice (less popular than the above two hairstyles). Unlike the 2 aforementioned hairstyles, bun hair will express the cuteness and dynamism of a little mischievous fairy.
Clothes
From ancient times to the present, fairies are always associated with gorgeous dresses. Depending on the personality and attributes of the fairies, the dresses will have different designs. Most fairies will choose dresses with pastel colors as the main colors because these colors will help the fairies blend into nature. For fairies with “strong” attributes such as fire or the sun, they will choose brightly colored costumes to resemble them. Regardless of what color they are, their costumes always exude a poetic, fairy-tale look and closeness to nature.
Accessories
Golden jewelry
High-level fairies often use gold jewelry to enhance their elegance and nobility. In addition, this timeless type of jewelry is also a sign of strength and authority.
Natural gemstones
Fairies are often associated with precious stones with mysterious colors, hidden magic, and evoking beauty as if from another magical world. These gems are often colorful, exuding purity and escapism, and always carry a close connection with nature, as well as a magical enchantment that only fairy creatures can bestow. Some typical types of gemstones that symbolize these creatures are Moonstone, Emerald, Opal, Rose Quartz, Garnet, and Aquamarine. Noticeably, people have commonly used these kinds of gems recently. Possessing natural gems even used to be a trend in the previous time!
Flowers
Without question, flowers are one of the most popular accessories. It is understandable that they would use flowers to honor the beauty that nature has prioritized to them.
Glitter
This is one of the indispensable accessories of fairies. Glitter enhances the sparkling and splendid appearance of a magical fairy.
Ribbons and bows
Sparkling ribbons and soft bows will help fairies become more feminine and sweet. Recently, young people have become very fond of using bows and ribbons in coordinating outfits.
Dark Fairy Core – the forgotten beauty of modern times
Perhaps because of the strong development of romanticizing fairies, we have forgotten that there were once fairies with spooky images. It can be said Dark Fairy Core is a variant aesthetic inspired by early characteristics of fairies: glamorous, spooky, unpredictable and even dangerous.
In contrast to Fairy Core, this aesthetic brings darkness, mystery, and danger. As a result, even though it still has the epitomic features of a Fairy aesthetic, it still has certain differences in fashion style. Particularly, dark colors such as black, gray, or dark purple are symbolic colors of Dark Fairy. These tones of color exude mystery, danger, and magical power. Besides, dark gemstones frequently symbolize this kind of aesthetic since they express spook, magic, and even possess voodoo power. As for flowers, Dark Fairy often favors flowers with bold colors as well as sharp things such as thorns.
The mysterious dreamer in the fashion world
It is a harmonious combination between mystical creatures in nature and the dreaminess of fairy tales. Whether Fairy Core or Dark Fairy Aesthetic, this style still exudes splendor, beauty and elegance. This somewhat unique beauty has made Fairy Core be an adorable, gorgeous yet mysterious “dreamer” in the big fashion world.
