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 ...

In Tumblr’s 2021 Year in Review, dark academia was the second-most popular aesthetic on the site, and light academia was the third-most popular. Romantic academia and chaotic academia also ...

In contrast with dark academia, its sister aesthetic, light academia, is a much airier aesthetic. Where dark academia is autumn, light academia is spring. While still romanticizing education ...

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 ...

“I think a good part of Dark Academia is aesthetics, but it’s also a community,” said Declan Lyman, 15, who posts Dark Academia videos on TikTok. “The more you get into the whole ...