Dark Academia / Light Academia: Your complete guide, with photos

In this video we talk about the new academic style craze sweeping across the internet: Dark Academia. We also touch on its sister style Light Academia and I show examples of dark and light academic styles and what to pick up if you're out looking for pieces!

00:00 Intro
02:58 Academia Inspiration
10:20 Dark Academic Fashion
13:02 Light Academic Fashion

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[ShopFoxburrow]

Couple of booboo corrections:
This style is popular with Gen Z, not Gen X. Just mis spoke here.
And the Bodleian library is in Oxford, not Cambridge, as a couple of people kindly pointed out.

Anyone watching Discovery of Witches on Sundance? Great Dark Academic vibes!

[mcgee]

I'm creating Brown Academia. It's a lower to middle class aesthetic. For those Auto-didactic learners that never could afford college. Focusing on frugal living, The modern philosophy of minimalism is perfect. Academic focus would be Philosophy, history, science, etc. Also learning light home repair along with gardening, and cooking, and the like. The mindset is more Logic and reason based, Realistic philosophies such as Epicurus, Schopenhauer, Camus etc. Working an honest hard day is not shameful, and neither is saving 20% of your income every week for your retirement. But since you are more curious and learned then the average Joe you enjoy some different things. Such as a nice waistcoat and a flat cap. Mixing blue jeans with a dress shirt and waistcoat would not seem unusual on a night out. A cup of tea and a hearty homemade stew would hit the spot. I kind of think of Hobbits. I now have a Pintrest page for Brown Academia.

[ChelseaSonshine]

loved this video! So informative and the pictures were really helpful!

[citybrocante]

Thank you for sharing. I love this look! I would have called it “English Preppy” - now I know.

[sewvintagebysunraedoll]

Watching late at night, sipping on hot tea while sewing on my new cottagecore 😷 masks 🥰

[saraleecoleman]

Love all those amazing, beautiful books!

[RnR-Rebel]

Hiya Brittany, exactly not what I’d have thought, so I’m glad you posted! Tbh don’t see much difference between the 2🤷‍♀️. 🤔 I would’ve thought “dark academia” was like a gothic preppy look😆! Kind of like “corporate goth” but with a uni student look. “Light academia” looks a little less preppy than I envisioned, but hey it’s me & my convoluted brain! Thanks again! Jet 🧡🎸🎶⚡️😻🦇🐈‍⬛

[bethhenggeler]

Love the libraries. Just one thing...Oxford University is in Oxford, not Cambridge. Thanks for this video, great content!

[roundmountaininn]

I've also been selling odd pieces of fine china and little limoges.

[dawndavenport]

Do men follow these trends at all? If so, what would that look like?

[kellykaren]

Because this look is so classic do you think it will be around for a while? Some of the looks also have a 70s vibe, not the disco 70s, but college 70s.

[roundmountaininn]

I wondered why my poet blouse with tweed pants sold so fast. I knew it had a style but couldn't think of the name. As an Art history major and love for textiles I have found my passion. Please don't look at my closet, I'm disappointed in it.