and classical piano playing softly in the background. This, reader, is dark academia. Academia is clearly a major part of this aesthetic, with novels and libraries being romanticized left and ...

is a much airier aesthetic. Where dark academia is autumn, light academia is spring. While still romanticizing education, the light academia has an opposite feel. It’s joyful, open ...

Gone are the days when an aesthetic defined who you are—now your look can change with your mood, and depending on your interpretation, your already existing closet can be its own little shopping ...