Today’s question: What trends do you see taking the mori girl community by storm soon?

I’m way too new to have a good answer to this question, but I’m guessing the new big trends won’t be called Mori. The new big trends will probably grow out of Strega. Dark Mori was sucked up into Strega fashion about 4 seconds after it was invented, and all the trends now seem to be in Strega. I like Strega. I like the simplicity of wearing “whatever you think a witch wears.” It appeals to a people who like to play with their look a lot and don’t want to be held down to just one thing. Strega also isn’t beholden to any specific brands the way original Mori Girl fashion was, and that’s nice.

While Dark Mori has almost become a substyle of Strega, original Mori Girl was much more tied to specific Japanese shops and brands, and it seems to be dying out. The idea of dressing like a country girl or forest dweller lives on, though, as Cottagecore borrows some of the old Mori ideas and Shabby Chic seems ot be coming back.

Whether it carries the Mori name or not, I do think many of the Mori themes of slowing down, appreciating nature and simple pleasures, and wearing comfortable clothes in natural fabrics are spreading and growing. The farther I get in this Mori challenge, the more I like that idea.

Cottagecore on the left looks a lot like Mori on the right.

A more classic Dark Mori look on the left and Strega on the right. Still really cool, but definitely a more urban edge to it.