These are just a few buzzwords to describe the Dark Academia aesthetic that has taken on a life of its own since its inception in 2015-era Tumblr. You might also associate the social media-viral ...

The search term “dark academia aesthetic” peaked on Google as one year turned to the next, gaining traction on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Tumblr. Videos informing viewers how to ...

If your favorite character was always the fumbling academic in a fantasy or mystery movie, you need to start rocking the dark academic aesthetic. This slightly preppy collegiate yet mysterious ...

Sound of Falling' is an astonishingly poised and ambitious second feature from German director Mascha Schilinski, steeped in ...

For some of us, it's wide-leg pants. For others, it's the Dark Academia aesthetic which is becoming even more popularized thanks to Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams, from the new Netflix show ...

moody aesthetic, which has since gained significant traction with both design enthusiasts and experts. Missouri-based designer Charlsie Hethershaw notes that the whimsigoth style mixes dark (and ...

Ana Quiring argued in the LA Review of Books earlier this year that an aesthetic like dark academia “de-exceptionalizes elite scholastic environments as much as it romanticizes them,” arguing ...

Of course, dark feminine energy (DFE) is more of a mindset than an actual aesthetic. But according to users on Pinterest, whose 2024 trends data found that “dark feminine core” queries have ...