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EJ's Aesthetic of the Day:

Dark Academia 🖋📜

Time Period of Origin: Mid-2010s

Inspirations & Influences: Vintage preppy fashion, elite boarding schools, prestigious universities, passion for knowledge, upper class European cultures, intellectualism movement, romanticization of classical education, old money aesthetics

Colors: Black, burgundy, brown, tan, cream, white, dark green

Visual Themes & Motifs: Antique leather-bound books, buildings with gothic architecture, old libraries, candles, cloudy/rainy weather, Renaissance art, white marble statues, fountain pens, typewriters, coffee shops, cigars/tobacco pipes

Characteristics: Erudite, esoteric, classy, precocious, scholarly, mysterious, disciplined

Fashion: Ruffled blouses, white button ups, turtlenecks, argyle sweater vests, pleated tweed trousers, checkered mini skirts, wool blazers, long cashmere peacoats, mary jane flats, oxford flats, knee-high socks

Hair & Makeup: Long half-up-half-down dos, neat bob cuts, bow ribboned ponytails, natural/minimal coverage foundation, burgundy lipstick, brown eyeshadow

Accessories: Leather messenger bags, neckties, cufflinks, leather belts, horn-rimmed glasses, brooches, dainty gold/silver jewelry, berets, tortoiseshell headbands, nude/white/black painted nails

Activities: Studying humanities subjects, reading classic literature, holding book clubs, learning dead languages, hosting elegant dinner parties, joining secret societies, listening to classical music, writing poetry, spending free time at the library, playing chess

Film & TV: Dead Poets Society (1989), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Dreamers (2003), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Kill Your Darlings (2013), The Theory of Everything (2014), Sherlock (2010-2017), How to Get Away with Murder (2014-2020), The Queen's Gambit (2020)