And the smartest, dumbest bitch award goes to...drum roll please.. the government.
What were y'all thinking?
steamcleanmymind
When they start with that “you never open up to me” nonsense but you’ve only known them for 5 years………….
Sums me up pretty damn well
Books. Hot coffee. Jazz playing in the background. Sleepless nights.
~ what all makes me feel alive
Anyone ever feel like your entire existence is a sham? No? Just me? Okay then
Alright pal, fill me in. What's dark academia?
Okay so Ill try my best to give you the rundown.
A Very Brief History:
Dark academia was originally a book/movie genre. The common tropes where murder, friendships, rebellion from social norms, and social class differences. Some of these tropes are now apart of the dark academia aesthetic as we know it today. Now here is Where things get tricky. There has been a lot of disagreements about what the dark academia community does and does not agree with. We obviously have human decency and never shame or make less of anybody but, there has been a lot of people not liking and complaining about the pretentious and dark parts of the community, so they decided to make there own academia communities. Those communities being light and grey academia.
Now to the fun part.
The Aesthetic:
Clothes:
- Anything plaid or tweed
- Warm and neutral colors
- WaistcoatsBlazers
- Turtlenecks
- Dress shirts
- Dress Pants
- Oxfords
- Doc martens
Music:
I personally enjoy classical and jazz music, but if your not into that i will list some artists that i think fit into the dark academia aesthetic below (I apologize for not knowing more):
- Regina Spektor
- Hoizer
- The Correspondents
- Vampire Weekend
- Lana Del Ray
- Borns
- Florence + the machine
Books:
- The secret history
- Dead Poets Society
- Maurice
- The Goldfinch
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Honestly anything by Oscar Wilde
- Anything considered “Classic Literature”
- Poetry
- Shakespeare
Movies:
- Dead Poets Society
- Black Swan
- Maurice
- Kill Your Darlings
- Dorian Gray
The Look/Feeling:
- Sleepless nights from studying
- Multiple cups of black coffee
- Sipping tea while listening to music and reading a book
- Ink stained hands
- The smell of cigarette smoke on your clothes
- The sound of frantic clicking of a typewriter
- Dramatically draping your body over a chair
- Messy hair
- Crying in your bathtub thinking of your ex lover
- Kisses among strangers
- Wine stained lips
- Staring at an art piece for much to long
- Having heated discussions with friends
- Rushing to class with stacks of books in your hands
I hope this is slightly helpful, feel free to ask more questions if you wish. I also apologize if this was too long of an explanation.
Kindest regards,
- A.B.
Dark Academia pointers
▪︎ reading books (anything you want to along with the classics)
▪︎ trying to maintain your calm and not getting anxious over every turning page of a novel
▪︎ not being a bitch but looking like one
▪︎ coffee(duh)
▪︎ browns, some greys and mahogany shades in the closet as staples
▪︎ lastly, falling in love with dead poets and fictional characters
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