A Guild To The Dark Academia Aesthetic

a guild to the dark academia aesthetic

what to wear:

TWEED

trench coats

dark colours

black turtle necks

plaid pants/skirts

scarfs

three piece suits

button ups and collard tops 

old watches

lockets

rings

glasses

knit wear

decor/furniture:

desks (preferably cherry or mahogany)

towering bookcases

record players

art depicting tarot cards or deities

old photographs

books e v e r y w h e r e

vintage tea cups with roses on them

candles

old wine bottles

a chess board

a skull

at least one ash tray (even if u don’t smoke!)

make-up/hair

red lipstick

brow gel

any dark lipstick

bangs

long hair

red lipstick

or collar bone length

undercuts r also rly rad

oh and did i mention red lipstick?

food:

red wine

gin

whiskey

champagne

coffee

tea

blackberries

pomegranates

bloody steak

mushrooms

candied ginger

toast-plain toast

soup

walnuts

what to read:

the secret history (obvi)

if we were villains

the golden finch

anything by V.E schwab

shakespeare

aeschylus

homer

plato

anything by oscar wilde

ninth house

song of achilles

harry potter (don’t @ me it’s da)

truly devious

edgar allan poe

(this list could go on forever but these of some of my faves)

music

hozier

lorde

tears for fears

depeche mode

any classical

lana del ray

the smiths

the cranberries

velvet underground

(again this list could go on forever)

partially inspired by this post