IN DEFENSE OF COZYCORE

LANEY SIDELL

THE BREAKTHROUGH aesthetic of the season? Cozycore. The term entered the lexicon in 2014 the way much of today’s slang does—by appearing in a Reddit thread—and now the style is full-on mainstream. With its canon of ugly sneakers, plush pullovers, baggy track pants, and oldschool sweatsuits (a.k.a. groutfits), cozycore has hints of streetwear, athleisure, and, yes, normcore. But it would be a mistake to dismiss it as a sloppier version of any of the above. In fact, cozycore isn’t actually about not caring; it’s basically the fashion equivalent of no-makeup makeup. Consider, for example, the ensemble Ariana Grande wore to walk her dogs in New York City in September: classic eighties gym-teacher-style sweatpants, a too-big fleece zip-up, and dad sneakers. It would have made for a relatable, “Stars, they’re just like…

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Glamour (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2019

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