Instead of being depraved and chaotic, the goblincore aesthetic is actually rather thoughtful. It’s pretty popular, too — the hashtag #goblincore has 1.2 billion views on TikTok.

Goblincore's appeal, from an aesthetic standpoint, is finding comfort in your stuff. Minimalism anti-consumerist ideology ironically inspired a mass production of minimalist products.

Meanwhile, the fashion, although varied within the aesthetic itself, contains multiple toadstool-adorned outfits, moss, fake elf ears, large freckles, old boots and dark natural hues.

Heady nostalgia marks this aesthetic as tweed blazers, plaid trousers, turtlenecks, woollen coats and checked ties with a worn-out leather satchel and a coffee cup being the staple accessories ...