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 ...

Throw this gorgeous wool coat on top of anything and it'll look so incredible. Of course, if you're going for a dark academia look, wearing it over an all-black ensemble with chunky loafers is a must.

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 ...

then you've probably seen countless TikToks and Instagram Reels of content creators hopping on the "old money" aesthetic. It seems like an evolution of the "quiet luxury" trend of last spring ...

“But this aesthetic taps into the medieval period with its dark, gothic, and brooding visual language," Mia Jacobs, a youth fashion strategist at WGSN, a consumer trend forecasting ...

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 ...