Brennan drew similarities between the light-academia aesthetic and cottagecore, which is also rooted in small pleasures — though not exclusively deriving from education. As such, light academia ...

We see them posting about dark and light academia ... like all the images of formal clothing and old buildings." But the academia aesthetic goes beyond visuals. "People like the idea of living ...

the light-academia aesthetic. As the name indicates, this trend is a gentler take on dark academia, with a crop of softer colours — think cream, brown, beige, and white — in lighter fabrics.

another Internet-famous aesthetic has bubbled up to the top, threatening to replace all things regenycore, balletcore, and cottagecore in my wardrobe. Light academia continues to trend among ...

From Instagram to TikTok, and thanks to fictional characters like "Euphoria"'s Lexi and shows like "Gossip Girl," the dark-academia aesthetic has ... for loafers for a light-academia-inspired ...