The Coquette Kitchen Gift Guide for All Pink Everything

In 2023 food and style trends alike were dominated by things like girl dinner, pasta girls, and tomato girls. So it’s no surprise that our social feeds are currently dominated by the coquette aesthetic—a hyper-feminine style that draws influences from soft girl aesthetic, ballet-core, and Lolita fashion. Think of coquettecore as the final boss of girl trends, all wrapped up in a pink bow.

Coquette mood boards and fashion inspo have been floating around for a while now, but it has leached over into the food and kitchen side of the TikTok with absurdist videos of fast food wrapped in ribbon bows and all-pink kitchen restocks.

When shopping for your own coquette kitchen, you could lean into the trend’s high-fashion origins by splurging on a Sandy Liang runner. Otherwise, when in doubt, just ask yourself if your purchase would look at home on a Sofia Coppola mood board or next to a chic, slightly cursed Victorian doll. If the answer is yes, it’s probably coquette.

These are the best ways to incorporate this trend into your own space, from handmade mugs with ballerina-pink bows to heart-shaped pots that would pair perfectly with a dinner menu set to Lana Del Rey.

Put a bow on it

Ribbons and bows are so synonymous with coquette that it’s a meme. You can lean into the absurdity that is ribbon-bound bread by tying little bows on things throughout your own house, or class it up a bit with more permanent accessories like hand-painted taper candles and vintage-inspired hooks.

If you don’t already have rolls of pale pink ribbon lying around your home, you should. This $6 roll will go a long way. After you’re done making videos of random objects wrapped in bows for the bit, you can use the leftover ribbon to accessorize your favorite tote bags or put finishing touches on Valentine’s Day gifts for your friends.

You definitely should not tie a dainty ribbon on a candle (because fires). Instead, grab a few pairs of these taper candles that are hand painted with tiny bows. They’ll look stunning on your dining table and are less likely to burn your house down.

These vintage-looking bow hooks definitely pass the “Is It Coquette?” test, and you can use them to conveniently hang up some kitchen linens or oven mitts.

This mug is the ideal vessel for a morning matcha or iced coffee, and it has a cute bow detail that serves as the handle. The cup’s bow design is simple enough to look classic, so it will outlast even the fastest micro-trends

Your FYP might be flooded with influencers doing full-scale kitchen renovations, but put down the paint swatches: You can keep your space on-trend without dropping a few grand at your local hardware store with this simple cherry poster print that will add a splash of pink to your kitchen or dining room.

Wear your heart on your cookware

If you have your heart set on covering your home in heart-shaped everything, February is the month to do it, since stores are stocked to the brim to celebrate everyone’s favorite patron saint (late-stage capitalism). Heart-shaped cookware and glasses are also a way for you to buy into coquette-trends even if milky pink hues aren’t in your home’s color palette, since heart designs imbue softness across every color scheme.

Le Creuset’s Heart Cookware

Heart shaped cocottes, pans, and accessories are foundation pieces of a coquette kitchen. The heart shapes are just subtle enough to feel whimsical, but not too cartoony. Plus, it’s all made with the same durable ceramic and enameled cast iron you’d find in standard Le Creuset cookware that you know will last a lifetime.

If buying separate cookware feels like a hefty investment, Le Creuset also makes heart-shaped knobs that you can swap onto your existing cocottes. The large knob has a classic gold finish, and is oven safe for all your baking or braising needs.

Some low-key heart glasses

Heart-shaped glassware is just about everywhere right now, but the design on these leans into its cuteness without feeling too Valentine’s Day-themed. The softly curved rim of the hand-blown glasses also makes them great for sipping a morning iced latte or juice.

Cabinet and door knobs are a surprisingly easy way to transform your space. These ceramic door handles come in a variety of shapes and shades, though the strawberry milk hearts feel the most on-trend. Using these has the impact of a larger home reno without risking your security deposit.

Embrace all-pink everything

Pink is perennial, so go ahead and make it your entire personality. So build out the monochromatic kitchen of your dreams, and sleep soundly knowing that you won’t have to scrounge through the depths of ebay to replace a broken glass in a few years. Plus, having a monochromatic kitchen theme will eliminate so many pesky “what color should I get” decisions when buying new appliances or accessories down the line.

I’m typically against most knife blocks, since they often come with more knives than the average home cook needs and take up a lot of space. Yet Caraway’s Prep set looks gorgeous and has a ton of functionality. The perracotta knife handles and birchwood utensils create a nice contrast that makes everything feel uniform, and the modular storage system is compact and easy to keep clean. The knives are made from durable German steel, and come with essentials you’ll actually use: a chef’s knife, a santoku-adjacent prep knife, a bread knife, and a paring knife.

Take a peek into a coquette mood board and you’ll feel a little deep fried by the nostalgia, since the trends’ inspirations span from Victorian to Y2K eras. The art-deco design on this casserole dish taps into this same feeling. It’s also just a very useful dish that you’ll find yourself pulling out every time you need to make a show-stealing side for a potluck, or want to make a lasagna with delectably crispy edges.

Whether your drink of choice is a martini so dirty it would make a mob wife cry or a fun fruity mocktail, we can all agree it’d look cuter in a pink-tinted coupe. These coupes feel elegant to hold while adding a pop of color to your glassware cabinet. And while they look super dainty, they’re sturdy and durable, so feel free to break them out during house parties.