dark academia aesthetic tips
what to wear:
turtlenecks, sweaters, and blazers
dark, muted tones. black, brown, emerald green, caramel, rust, dark red, and plaid
wire frame glasses
short neat fingernails
mid-length/long skirts
belts that match your shoes
knee high socks
what to do:
read literature and poetry. when you come across a word you don’t know, look it up and add it to your vocabulary
start the morning with a hot drink, like coffee, tea, or cocoa. preferably at a coffee shop you go to routinely
spend a lot of time at the library. become familiar with the hallways and shelves, and find a favorite spot.
keep lit candles in your apartment. steer away from floral scents!
become familiar with the local art museums. when hanging out with friends or a lover, you’ll find it romantic and timeless.
find a favorite author. familiarize yourself with their work and how they formulate their ideas.
start a studyblr or studygram, something to inspire others.
connect with your classmates and professors. learn what they love to study, and look into it.
sit outside on a stone bench and read philosophy. discuss it with your friends during deep discussions at midnight.
L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
Autumn is Gilmore girls and coffee.
— The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
small things to add to a hand written letter:
a teabag of your favourite tea
heart shaped note with cute drawings
stickers on the outside of the letter, and inside
handmade paper doll
small print or postcard
a sketch or a little painting or a poem
glitter or sequins or pearls or buttons
small candies or bubblegum
cut out magazine pictures or articles
folded paper, like origami
textile like small ribbons or clothing patches
coins or flat things found in a souvenir shop
pressed flower or leaf
Virginia Woolf // Selected Essays of Virginia Woolf; Dafoe
Susan Sontag - “Death Kit”
may these memories break our fall
Mahmoud Darwish, from Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems; “The Hoopoe,”
Funny Face (1957)