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Timeless Classic
Dark Academia
As if studying at Oxford in 1940.
About this aesthetic
Tweed, plaid, leather, and the atmosphere of candlelit libraries. Collegiate in structure, gothic in mood. Browns, blacks, and forest greens with a worn-in quality.
Dark Academia coalesced as a subcultural aesthetic on Tumblr in the mid-2010s, centred on a romanticised vision of classical learning and Oxford/Cambridge architecture.
Source: The Guardian, 'Dark Academia: the TikTok aesthetic', 2020Colour Palette
The signature Dark Academia colour story.
Chocolate
Forest
Burgundy
Cream
Charcoal
Key Pieces
The wardrobe essentials that define the Dark Academia look.
✦ Plaid trousers
✦ Fair Isle knit
✦ Oxford brogues
✦ Trench coat
✦ Corduroy blazer
✦ Turtleneck
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