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Kidcore

Nostalgic celebration of childhood through rainbow colors, primary patterns, and 90s/2000s kid culture.

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The Story

Kidcore emerged on Tumblr and TikTok in the early 2020s as a nostalgic celebration of 1990s-2000s childhood aesthetics. It reclaims the bright primary colors, cartoon graphics, and playful accessories of youth — Lisa Frank, Rugrats, jelly shoes — as a form of joy-seeking and rejection of muted adult fashion norms.

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graphic character t-shirt
jelly sandals
colorful beaded jewelry
overalls
rainbow stripe socks
plastic hair clips
light-up sneakers
backpack with patches
bright bucket hat

Kidcore

The Story

Key Pieces

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