>streaming
NGMI. Even commercial streaming is shit tier. It’s well over 40GB for a bluray and even higher for 2160P. Go back to capeshit, kino isn’t for you.
is there a more casual/lite form of this style? I like the look a lot but it feels way too dressed up with the wool trousers and I worry the general look would just give off weird Indiana Jones or grandpa vibes if you’re not like, an ivy student.
I’m not so much concerned with the formality as it is that it is a style much more suited to cold weather, and unfortunately I currently live in a very hot part of the country
Go full linen. Baggy shirt, tucked into baggy slacks, leather woven huaraches, bucket or panama hat. I live in Las Vegas and that’s exactly how I dress, and it breathes as if I’m wearing nothing at all.
fair point lel. My area definitely gets cold enough for this but fashion here is mostly hypercasual normie or punk/streetwear among zoomers so it feels too reviewbrah-y especially since I lack the frame and CoNfIdEnCe for it.
What kind of music do people with this fashion style listen to?
https://i.imgur.com/tcQe9nY.jpg
Would this jacket be good for dark academia?
leather is for dark academia accessories at most
https://i.imgur.com/Rgbt5nG.jpg
whitnailcore
kek
personally, i’m worried that the "academic look" is a relic of the past- specifically prewar anglosphere. Modern day profs rarely wear "academic" clothes and just wear what is comfortable/looks professional. Most students follow suit, since the fashion element seems to be irrelevant to sweaty stemfags/business students etc. Basically the only people dressing like this are "artsy people", and then they just look like regular artsy people rather than particularly academic… Is there any way to not look like an artsy or a cosplayer? I’m not so sure… but I want to believe
no, the anachronism is the whole point of DA. i’d look into modern casual suiting if you’re interested in the style but not the LARP, there’s a lot of smart pieces out there that wouldn’t look out of place on a zoomer (chore coats, camp shirts, relaxed chinos, chunky sweaters)
What kind of music do people with this fashion style listen to?
i’d say older jazz. DA fashion overlaps with mod fashion to an extent in terms of edgy prep vibes
They like the movie character and want to dress like him. That is by far the least insane thing about HP fans nowadays especially with the death threats against Mrs Rowing.
Currently an undergrad student, employed w/ my school (& upcoming student trustee), and dress like this fairly often. Hard to find a compromise in the hot summer heat though. I attend conferences and meetings every so often, it’s so damn hard to find this style in my size however because I’m so damn weirdly built, hafta buy second hand and get a seamstress I know to fix ‘em up. Finally managed to find a tweed with elbow patches in my size for winter. Anyone know shops on Depop that sell stuff like this in extra small sizes? I’ve been having to buy vintage clothing from people’s mothers who were girl bosses in the 80s. Also, I’ve been looking for a signature frag. Everyone likes the smell of tobacco I carry from smoking cigars but I don’t smoke often, and every scent I’ve tried from suggestions here have turned out awful. The One turned out smelling fluorescent and not smoky at all. Damn near everything else I’ve tried reeks like medical alcohol. I liked the quality of D’Hermmes but citrus doesn’t fit my personality in the slightest.
"tobacco" fragrances don’t smell like actually smoking tobacco. They usually mean like, before it’s smoked or whatever. I don’t think it will work if you’re trying to find a fragrance like that. I haven’t tried terribly many fragrances, especially not smoky ones, so unfortunately I don’t think I can be of much help.
I have a bottle of Quorum which has a green incense-like smell to it. It’s not quite tobacco smoke though. Another scent I’ve really enjoyed for the autumn is Caron’s 3rd Man (also known as le 3eme homme).
I bought Floris No 8 after seeing it paired with an image of a 30s Ivy League guy in a meme on here and I deeply regret it because it smells like my dead grandma.
the problem with these ‘i look like a movie character’ styles is that you need to have the personality/lifestyle to match them. you cant dress like a protagonist if your days are mostly made up of videogames and watching vtubers.
Nothing we can do about it, sure. That doesn’t make it any less pathetic. IMHO there’s nothing wrong with LARPing but you at least have to put some effort into it
not gonna post any because "dark academia" is a cringe concept and phrase.
twitter-addled stupids need to invent gay new words for things that already exist or else they don’t even exist to them. Never mind that Ivy league sort of style has been around for half a century.
as far as I’ve seen, it practically is, only with autumn colors. I won’t pretend there isn’t more to it, of course, but a lot of the stuff I’ve seen is either what I’ve mentioned above, or if it’s different, it’s often stuff that doesn’t really make sense to wear in reality, larpy harry potter stuff.
I understand that even tweed and elbow patches are already borderline or complete larp at this point, but nevertheless it’s still something that’s been around and not really comparable to the more fantastical inspo I’ve seen
Anonymous says:
>tweed and elbow patches
why does this feel like a direct fallout to my earlier post in this thread? Anyways not who you’re replying to but I feel the need to chime in now. You definitely look out of place wearing this outside of a certain circle. I wore a pinstripe suit to a conference for educators and only one other guy there bothered to wear a suit. Felt a little embarrassed to be honest but at least I was taken seriously (or maybe I was just humoured? Hard to tell with these types). You have to wear it and not let it wear you. I actually juggle a lot on my campus and am constantly talking to people farther up the ladder, this “LARP” look helped me climb it. tldr; it’s doesn’t come off as a LARP if you’re not roll playing. Just get gud.
Anonymous says:
Pinstripe is really lame looking and too evocative of a 30s mobster. The one Philip handed down did not fit anyways. The only stuff of his clothes that actually fit and looks good are the mauve high waisted pants. I wear those pretty much every day.
Anonymous says:
I would say that, for the most part, Academia is Ivy League with all the prep aspects either removed or heavily modified. They also, as you said, tend to use primarily earth tones. I think it’s important to categorize then differently because they grew to popularity at different times (Ivy during 60s, Academia during 80s/90s) and catered to different demographics (Ivy for old money, Academia with the college boom of the late 1900s).
Anonymous says:
Yeah, that sounds about right. I suppose I’m glad it’s a "new" style because it means that at the very least, people are interested in it. It’s a stupid name though, and the basedification of it is lame, but it’s still better than wearing capeshit t-shirts.
Anonymous says:
you’re just autistic. the name is fine.
Anonymous says:
It is I, m’lady, you’ve found me. Now would you kindly have sex with me now?
Anonymous says:
yea
Anonymous says:
>Academia is Ivy League with all the prep aspects either removed or heavily modified. They also, as you said, tend to use primarily earth tones
So….what you’re saying is….Dark Academia is just Trad style.
Anonymous says:
Basically, I would classify them as near the same. The main difference are that the Instagram "dark academia" is married to earth/cream tones, while trad is much more varied. Also Instagram "academia" rarely dresses formally, and is heavily influenced by modern trends like loose-fitting clothing and coats. But talking solely about the 70/80s there really is no categorical difference. The best classification would be defining Academia solely as a modern (2000s+) fashion style as many do, but lexically I find that way too confusing. The modern trend is just too young to cleanly separate it from Trad style.
Anonymous says:
I would agree; Dark Academia is merely a name used for trad style circa 70s-80s by those who aren’t totally familiar with the original context of the style.
Anonymous says:
I can do anything I want and you will praise it as the greatest thing ever. Blow it out your ass.
Are these acceptable fits for balding guys in their thirties to wear?
I’m talking about balding guys who grow it out and rock the horseshoe. Not "shave it off bro" baldfags who are insecure and trying to hide the fact that they’re balding.
No. The ironic thing is that you’re too old to pull off wearing the older clothes the youngsters wear. When they wear it, it’s cool because they’ve turned it into their own thing. When you wear it, it just seems like you never got the memo. I’m not stopping you though, if it’s really what you want to wear just do it. Confidence > Style
"Dark academia" is just a very specific kind of New England menswear that would work for just about anyone, as long as you’re well-groomed and in decent shape.
What kind of music do people with this fashion style listen to?
If we were discussing simply a general Ivy/Prep/New England style I’d include yacht rock or Americana, but for "dark academia" specifically it’s almost entirely classical. Maybe some sea shanties or other old-world folk music (irish folk comes to mind), but those are less common because I think one of the main selling points of DA is the upper-class, "old money" aesthetic.
You know not everyone likes to larp, some just like the style and don’t base their whole lifestyle on the clothes they wear
Go full linen. Baggy shirt, tucked into baggy slacks, leather woven huaraches, bucket or panama hat. I live in Las Vegas and that’s exactly how I dress, and it breathes as if I’m wearing nothing at all.
Good advice. Linen is super comfortable too. While it is fine if it has wrinkles one of the annoying things is if it gets an unpleasant crease
Looking at my playlist >the smiths, Lana Del Ray, Alt-J, RHCP, Mac Demarco, Artic Monkeys, Cage the Elephant,The Neighbourhood, Glass Animals, Seal, Raury, Peach Pit, Jeff Buckley, Townes Van Zant, Andrew Bird, some foreign artists I enjoy as well
Pinstripe is really lame looking and too evocative of a 30s mobster. The one Philip handed down did not fit anyways. The only stuff of his clothes that actually fit and looks good are the mauve high waisted pants. I wear those pretty much every day.
Based high waisted pants wearer. I pretty much only wear high waisted pants with button ups at this point.
It’s both the high waisted aspect and the fabric of this specific pair. It’s not cotton and most of my other pants are cotton. Cotton is a cheap material I can not stand. These pants are very breathable.
>Cotton is a cheap material I can not stand.
Yea all the varieties and countless weaves and weights of cotton are just awful and unsuitable for pants.
embarrassing take anon
If you really want to under the mentality of people who adopt this style, read "Closing of the American Mind" by Allan Bloom. To answer your question directly though, it’s almost entirely classical, although there is more ambient being introduced. Anything popular since the 1950s is frowned upon for being too "visceral" and "worldly." Read Bloom’d book if you want more explanation.
I do not listen to music, mostly just audibooks. When I’m tired of audibooks I just put on whatever random lo-fi background music to fill the void, like Haircuts for Men or Flamingosis.
I found this style primarily through wanting to dress similar to 80’s UK indie acts like The Smiths and various Sarah/Factory Records bands, though I occasionally enjoy Jazz. Are there any other styles I should look further into to match my tastes?
What brands even make this kinda shit anymore with decent quality? There’s only so much thrifting and ebaying for old Armani and Calvin Klein a guy can handle
honestly dude you can come up with fits like this at any department store, like macys, with brands like ralph lauren, CK, etc. you buy some trousers, a cardigan, and a button down and some nice shoes and bobs your uncle. it’s gonna run you like $600 an outfit, but yea i’ve been pulling it off, although i do all black (self proclaimed goth academia gay)
I buy my shit from the Vinted app, every time someone wants to throw out everything off their deceased gramps.
Last time I got: >4x wool trousers >3x tweed jacket >2x sweater vests >2x suit vests >3x suspenders >23x neckties
For 70€ and everything looked and felt like it wasn’t even worn once.
Get hecked with your 600 bucks for one set.
Nice that you compare whatever shithole you’re living in with where I’m living.
Anonymous says:
Changed my location to NYC (Largest city in US) and still got poor results. Now if you’re trying to sell me on some LA start-up or Danish charity company, just say so.
Anonymous says:
Nice ad. Downloaded it an everything on there sucks or isn’t appropriately priced for its condition.
Did the same. Use Depop instead.
Nice that you compare whatever shithole you’re living in with where I’m living.
Already use DePop, that’s why this shill’s start-up vintage app wasn’t impressive. I just don’t see how they can provide reliable sales, growth, and customer service without some sort of fee on clothes sold. I would much rather pay $3 on a service charge than my pants arrive 2 months late or not even arrive at all.
Anonymous says:
Already use DePop, that’s why this shill’s start-up vintage app wasn’t impressive. I just don’t see how they can provide reliable sales, growth, and customer service without some sort of fee on clothes sold. I would much rather pay $3 on a service charge than my pants arrive 2 months late or not even arrive at all.
Changed my location to NYC (Largest city in US) and still got poor results. Now if you’re trying to sell me on some LA start-up or Danish charity company, just say so.
I live in Germany where Vinted was invented. Back then it was Mamikreisel and Kleiderkreisel but when non-German speaking countries showed interest in the App, they changed the name to Vinted and added multi-language support.
Swap out long sleeve button downs for short sleeve and other obvious substitutions. Take inspiration from summer prep wear, but adjust the color combos and exact style to your own specifications.
I can’t wait for people to stop wearing their pants like that. It looks so hecking stupid and it ruins your silhouette. Why on God’s good Earth fans decided they want their pants to be a full 6 inches above their shoes while standing up is beyond me. It’s utterly ridiculous and it ruins otherwise excellent fits. You should be ashamed of yourself
goth academia: its like dark academia but no earth tones. grey, white and black monochromatic outfits only. silver shoe/belt buckles and hebrewelry when done tastefully
Where to get pants like the second from right that are affordable (like under 200 euros?). I need long, comfy pants for summer that won’t make me overheat like jeans do. any specific brands? i can’t really thrift them, because I never find anything that’s my size (28/32-33)
>minimalist brands
Do you have any specific recs? I’m terribly out of the loop. The shit I used to like (like Our Legacy, Acne) have doubled in price in recent years.
arket and cos I guess.
and don’t be afraid to check the women’s department as a last resort (especially for wide cuts like pic rel), a lot of classic masculine styles have been appropriated by women and these brands cater to flat b***hes anyway. you just have to be a lot more picky to choose stuff that is genuinely masculine and also make sure to get the measurements right.
alright man, i gotta ask. i see a lot of open collar shirts on that picture that seem to have to have a lapel angle roughtly parallel with the collarbone. thats an old style of collar as far as i know.
is there anyone that makes shirts like that nowadays? ive got a far afield polo that has a similar collar and i really like it.
That’s just how shirts look when you undo a couple of buttons, you’re overthinking it. You seem to be looking for the name for "camp collar/cuban collar" shirts, but none of the shirts in OP are that. Also shirts don’t have lapels.
Thrift Store. Most of the mid-range (no cheap synthetics) trousers and dress pants these days are made in SE Asia and sold at a 700% markup. The only way you can get any decent deal is finding a good pair of them at a thrift store. You find brands like Ralph Lauren there all the time, you just have to look for some your size. It’s either that, or actually spend the money getting a custom pair of pants fitted for you. This isn’t a practical solution for an entire wardrobe though.
Check out 80s-90s Woody Allen films. Most of his characters dress similar.
Neat, thanks anon
I cosign this
His movies are always about academics lol. He was also meticulous about fashion.
Where to stream?
just go behind a tree and stream away dude, nobody’s gonna stop you
>streaming
NGMI. Even commercial streaming is shit tier. It’s well over 40GB for a bluray and even higher for 2160P. Go back to capeshit, kino isn’t for you.
learn2torrent
sorta half way between dark academic and renfaire larper
w2c his sweater
Damn I need to see more fits like this. What’s this style called? What should I look up?
Look for medieval larp wear on etsy. or 10’s to 40’s european milsurp. I have no idea about those shoes though
God I wish I could wear trousers like that and not look like a gay
is there a more casual/lite form of this style? I like the look a lot but it feels way too dressed up with the wool trousers and I worry the general look would just give off weird Indiana Jones or grandpa vibes if you’re not like, an ivy student.
I’m not so much concerned with the formality as it is that it is a style much more suited to cold weather, and unfortunately I currently live in a very hot part of the country
Go full linen. Baggy shirt, tucked into baggy slacks, leather woven huaraches, bucket or panama hat. I live in Las Vegas and that’s exactly how I dress, and it breathes as if I’m wearing nothing at all.
dressing down would negate the "academic" part innit
otherwise you’re just wearing fall and winter fits.
fair point lel. My area definitely gets cold enough for this but fashion here is mostly hypercasual normie or punk/streetwear among zoomers so it feels too reviewbrah-y especially since I lack the frame and CoNfIdEnCe for it.
so you’re ugly is what you’re saying? well of course nothing will look good on you. just give up now
not ugly just skinny 5’4 manlet
dont worry man, get yourself a pull up and look after kboges on yt
Theyre on their way to pier 1 imports
normiecore
leather is for dark academia accessories at most
kek
personally, i’m worried that the "academic look" is a relic of the past- specifically prewar anglosphere. Modern day profs rarely wear "academic" clothes and just wear what is comfortable/looks professional. Most students follow suit, since the fashion element seems to be irrelevant to sweaty stemfags/business students etc. Basically the only people dressing like this are "artsy people", and then they just look like regular artsy people rather than particularly academic… Is there any way to not look like an artsy or a cosplayer? I’m not so sure… but I want to believe
Of course there’s a way, but you’re gonna have to lurk a lot more to figure it out
Corduroy pants are more casual than wool trousers
no, the anachronism is the whole point of DA. i’d look into modern casual suiting if you’re interested in the style but not the LARP, there’s a lot of smart pieces out there that wouldn’t look out of place on a zoomer (chore coats, camp shirts, relaxed chinos, chunky sweaters)
i’d say older jazz. DA fashion overlaps with mod fashion to an extent in terms of edgy prep vibes
whitnailcore
i always wonder did harry potter fans on tumblr invent dark academia?
because harry potter fans are incapable of viewing the world without the lens of harry potter.
not even classic menswear.
They like the movie character and want to dress like him. That is by far the least insane thing about HP fans nowadays especially with the death threats against Mrs Rowing.
Currently an undergrad student, employed w/ my school (& upcoming student trustee), and dress like this fairly often. Hard to find a compromise in the hot summer heat though. I attend conferences and meetings every so often, it’s so damn hard to find this style in my size however because I’m so damn weirdly built, hafta buy second hand and get a seamstress I know to fix ‘em up. Finally managed to find a tweed with elbow patches in my size for winter. Anyone know shops on Depop that sell stuff like this in extra small sizes? I’ve been having to buy vintage clothing from people’s mothers who were girl bosses in the 80s. Also, I’ve been looking for a signature frag. Everyone likes the smell of tobacco I carry from smoking cigars but I don’t smoke often, and every scent I’ve tried from suggestions here have turned out awful. The One turned out smelling fluorescent and not smoky at all. Damn near everything else I’ve tried reeks like medical alcohol. I liked the quality of D’Hermmes but citrus doesn’t fit my personality in the slightest.
>tfw no petite DA gf to smoke cigars with
feels bad man
Also go for Creed Churchill for the scent.
You misunderstand me. I have to wear women’s sizes because I’m a twink.
I misunderstood nothing
>tfw no twink gf
"tobacco" fragrances don’t smell like actually smoking tobacco. They usually mean like, before it’s smoked or whatever. I don’t think it will work if you’re trying to find a fragrance like that. I haven’t tried terribly many fragrances, especially not smoky ones, so unfortunately I don’t think I can be of much help.
I have a bottle of Quorum which has a green incense-like smell to it. It’s not quite tobacco smoke though. Another scent I’ve really enjoyed for the autumn is Caron’s 3rd Man (also known as le 3eme homme).
I bought Floris No 8 after seeing it paired with an image of a 30s Ivy League guy in a meme on here and I deeply regret it because it smells like my dead grandma.
Well did your grandma smell nice?
>Currently an undergrad student, employed w/ my school (& upcoming student trustee), and dress like this fairly often.
post ass, twink
Win for the gays
Corduroy shorts with half armed linen button ups and a tank under
your shorts are too small, the pockets shouldnt be doing that
They’re pants and it’s just because I was contouring my body to show off my ass, they actually fit perfectly
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille smells almost exactly like the Country Squire’s Second Breakfast pipe tobacco that I smoke
the problem with these ‘i look like a movie character’ styles is that you need to have the personality/lifestyle to match them. you cant dress like a protagonist if your days are mostly made up of videogames and watching vtubers.
heck you. I’ll wear a three-piece suit while I watch kizuna niku whatever the heck in my bean bag chair and there’s nothing you can do about it
Nothing we can do about it, sure. That doesn’t make it any less pathetic. IMHO there’s nothing wrong with LARPing but you at least have to put some effort into it
twitter-addled stupids need to invent gay new words for things that already exist or else they don’t even exist to them. Never mind that Ivy league sort of style has been around for half a century.
Academia isn’t Ivy League.
as far as I’ve seen, it practically is, only with autumn colors. I won’t pretend there isn’t more to it, of course, but a lot of the stuff I’ve seen is either what I’ve mentioned above, or if it’s different, it’s often stuff that doesn’t really make sense to wear in reality, larpy harry potter stuff.
I understand that even tweed and elbow patches are already borderline or complete larp at this point, but nevertheless it’s still something that’s been around and not really comparable to the more fantastical inspo I’ve seen
>tweed and elbow patches
why does this feel like a direct fallout to my earlier post in this thread? Anyways not who you’re replying to but I feel the need to chime in now. You definitely look out of place wearing this outside of a certain circle. I wore a pinstripe suit to a conference for educators and only one other guy there bothered to wear a suit. Felt a little embarrassed to be honest but at least I was taken seriously (or maybe I was just humoured? Hard to tell with these types). You have to wear it and not let it wear you. I actually juggle a lot on my campus and am constantly talking to people farther up the ladder, this “LARP” look helped me climb it. tldr; it’s doesn’t come off as a LARP if you’re not roll playing. Just get gud.
Pinstripe is really lame looking and too evocative of a 30s mobster. The one Philip handed down did not fit anyways. The only stuff of his clothes that actually fit and looks good are the mauve high waisted pants. I wear those pretty much every day.
I would say that, for the most part, Academia is Ivy League with all the prep aspects either removed or heavily modified. They also, as you said, tend to use primarily earth tones. I think it’s important to categorize then differently because they grew to popularity at different times (Ivy during 60s, Academia during 80s/90s) and catered to different demographics (Ivy for old money, Academia with the college boom of the late 1900s).
Yeah, that sounds about right. I suppose I’m glad it’s a "new" style because it means that at the very least, people are interested in it. It’s a stupid name though, and the basedification of it is lame, but it’s still better than wearing capeshit t-shirts.
you’re just autistic. the name is fine.
It is I, m’lady, you’ve found me. Now would you kindly have sex with me now?
yea
>Academia is Ivy League with all the prep aspects either removed or heavily modified. They also, as you said, tend to use primarily earth tones
So….what you’re saying is….Dark Academia is just Trad style.
Basically, I would classify them as near the same. The main difference are that the Instagram "dark academia" is married to earth/cream tones, while trad is much more varied. Also Instagram "academia" rarely dresses formally, and is heavily influenced by modern trends like loose-fitting clothing and coats. But talking solely about the 70/80s there really is no categorical difference. The best classification would be defining Academia solely as a modern (2000s+) fashion style as many do, but lexically I find that way too confusing. The modern trend is just too young to cleanly separate it from Trad style.
I would agree; Dark Academia is merely a name used for trad style circa 70s-80s by those who aren’t totally familiar with the original context of the style.
I can do anything I want and you will praise it as the greatest thing ever. Blow it out your ass.
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>>(You)
It looks more like brown academia.
I made a brown academia in the toilet this morning
not gonna post any because "dark academia" is a cringe concept and phrase.
Thoughts? I want some triple black shoes.
Woops wrong thread
Friendly reminder that quality of materials and craftsmanship is what separates good DA fits from Harry Potter cosplay.
Are these acceptable fits for balding guys in their thirties to wear?
I’m talking about balding guys who grow it out and rock the horseshoe. Not "shave it off bro" baldfags who are insecure and trying to hide the fact that they’re balding.
No. The ironic thing is that you’re too old to pull off wearing the older clothes the youngsters wear. When they wear it, it’s cool because they’ve turned it into their own thing. When you wear it, it just seems like you never got the memo. I’m not stopping you though, if it’s really what you want to wear just do it. Confidence > Style
the dude from permanent style pulls off the balding look pretty well imo but he isn’t exactly dark academia just menswear really
yeah, you’ll look like the writer from stalker though
"Dark academia" is just a very specific kind of New England menswear that would work for just about anyone, as long as you’re well-groomed and in decent shape.
If we were discussing simply a general Ivy/Prep/New England style I’d include yacht rock or Americana, but for "dark academia" specifically it’s almost entirely classical. Maybe some sea shanties or other old-world folk music (irish folk comes to mind), but those are less common because I think one of the main selling points of DA is the upper-class, "old money" aesthetic.
What kind of music do people with this fashion style listen to?
pretentious pseudointellectual classical, to go with the AP Lit tier books they always show off
You know not everyone likes to larp, some just like the style and don’t base their whole lifestyle on the clothes they wear
Good advice. Linen is super comfortable too. While it is fine if it has wrinkles one of the annoying things is if it gets an unpleasant crease
I’ve listened to absolutely nothing but Bach for the last 2 months. Maybe I’ll buy some new wool trousers for this winter.
Looking at my playlist
>the smiths, Lana Del Ray, Alt-J, RHCP, Mac Demarco, Artic Monkeys, Cage the Elephant,The Neighbourhood, Glass Animals, Seal, Raury, Peach Pit, Jeff Buckley, Townes Van Zant, Andrew Bird, some foreign artists I enjoy as well
Based high waisted pants wearer. I pretty much only wear high waisted pants with button ups at this point.
It’s both the high waisted aspect and the fabric of this specific pair. It’s not cotton and most of my other pants are cotton. Cotton is a cheap material I can not stand. These pants are very breathable.
>Cotton is a cheap material I can not stand.
Yea all the varieties and countless weaves and weights of cotton are just awful and unsuitable for pants.
embarrassing take anon
If you really want to under the mentality of people who adopt this style, read "Closing of the American Mind" by Allan Bloom. To answer your question directly though, it’s almost entirely classical, although there is more ambient being introduced. Anything popular since the 1950s is frowned upon for being too "visceral" and "worldly." Read Bloom’d book if you want more explanation.
I do not listen to music, mostly just audibooks. When I’m tired of audibooks I just put on whatever random lo-fi background music to fill the void, like Haircuts for Men or Flamingosis.
Audiobooks are midwit tier
The only audiobook I need is Tims wife’s moans of ecstasy.
They are literally lowest of low tier
https://franflora.bandcamp.com/album/unfurl
I found this style primarily through wanting to dress similar to 80’s UK indie acts like The Smiths and various Sarah/Factory Records bands, though I occasionally enjoy Jazz. Are there any other styles I should look further into to match my tastes?
i wish i could find a dude that dressed like this they all dress like stupids and paint their nails at the moment.
w2c jacket on the third model?
What brands even make this kinda shit anymore with decent quality? There’s only so much thrifting and ebaying for old Armani and Calvin Klein a guy can handle
>thrifting old armani and calvin klein
honestly dude you can come up with fits like this at any department store, like macys, with brands like ralph lauren, CK, etc. you buy some trousers, a cardigan, and a button down and some nice shoes and bobs your uncle. it’s gonna run you like $600 an outfit, but yea i’ve been pulling it off, although i do all black (self proclaimed goth academia gay)
I buy my shit from the Vinted app, every time someone wants to throw out everything off their deceased gramps.
Last time I got:
>4x wool trousers
>3x tweed jacket
>2x sweater vests
>2x suit vests
>3x suspenders
>23x neckties
For 70€ and everything looked and felt like it wasn’t even worn once.
Get hecked with your 600 bucks for one set.
Nice ad. Downloaded it an everything on there sucks or isn’t appropriately priced for its condition.
Nice that you compare whatever shithole you’re living in with where I’m living.
Changed my location to NYC (Largest city in US) and still got poor results. Now if you’re trying to sell me on some LA start-up or Danish charity company, just say so.
Did the same. Use Depop instead.
Where you living?
Already use DePop, that’s why this shill’s start-up vintage app wasn’t impressive. I just don’t see how they can provide reliable sales, growth, and customer service without some sort of fee on clothes sold. I would much rather pay $3 on a service charge than my pants arrive 2 months late or not even arrive at all.
I live in Germany where Vinted was invented. Back then it was Mamikreisel and Kleiderkreisel but when non-German speaking countries showed interest in the App, they changed the name to Vinted and added multi-language support.
Would this jacket be good for dark academia?
No
Dark Academia core is great for cold wear, but what the heck do you wear in the scorching summer heat?
Dress like John Gilbert in Desert Nights sans the pith helmet.
Swap out long sleeve button downs for short sleeve and other obvious substitutions. Take inspiration from summer prep wear, but adjust the color combos and exact style to your own specifications.
Please never wear short sleeve buttonups. Just roll the sleeves up and use linen and seersucker fabric
linen, seersucker, shorts, canvas shoes. summer existed back in the early 20th century too, there’s plenty of inspo
Bright academia
I switch to sleaze. Wish I wouldn´t have to, but it´s the only summer style I like and DA just doesn´t work in summer imo.
Farthing London ? Been in that shop and got a nice fedora
How do I purchase clothes like these?
is goth academia a thing cus if not i just made it up
kinda and im with it
alright if anyone asks ill say you were there when we coined the phrase
that’s not dark academia, it’s just dark
Why are his pants so short?
jeez bro I wish I could dress like this
if this is you then congrats looks good and keep up the good work
I can’t wait for people to stop wearing their pants like that. It looks so hecking stupid and it ruins your silhouette. Why on God’s good Earth fans decided they want their pants to be a full 6 inches above their shoes while standing up is beyond me. It’s utterly ridiculous and it ruins otherwise excellent fits. You should be ashamed of yourself
It looks quite good, especially when you’re not overweight
Exact opposite for me, the idea that suitpants have to close in with the shoes has ALWAYS looked absolutely shit and has ruined suits up until now.
ftfy
h and m tier
I also like tho call in functional goth as it is acceptable on certain formal events where some of the most extreme goth elements would be shunned
something something put me in the screenshot
itt midtwits larping as academics
i have an art degree so suck my dick
>art degree
Art isn’t academia, it’s a trade.
>art degree
cmon now, youre the one who does the sucking here
post salary
based, academics dress like shit. They wore hiking gear all the time before gorpcore was a thing
goth academia: its like dark academia but no earth tones. grey, white and black monochromatic outfits only. silver shoe/belt buckles and hebrewelry when done tastefully
certified vibe curator and thread hijacker
What’s the spring/summer equivalent?
what else? white linen shirt and chinos
DARK
MACADAMIA
>dark academia
Miss me with that shit. I’m going for Withnail & I-core.
Where to get pants like the second from right that are affordable (like under 200 euros?). I need long, comfy pants for summer that won’t make me overheat like jeans do. any specific brands? i can’t really thrift them, because I never find anything that’s my size (28/32-33)
linen or hemp pants from minimalist brands
>minimalist brands
Do you have any specific recs? I’m terribly out of the loop. The shit I used to like (like Our Legacy, Acne) have doubled in price in recent years.
arket and cos I guess.
and don’t be afraid to check the women’s department as a last resort (especially for wide cuts like pic rel), a lot of classic masculine styles have been appropriated by women and these brands cater to flat b***hes anyway. you just have to be a lot more picky to choose stuff that is genuinely masculine and also make sure to get the measurements right.
Can fairisle jumpers be dark academia? How dark does the jumper need to be? Does this qualify?
No. It’s just too bold and non-traditional. But you can wear anything you want to.
>far-isle
>non-trad
found the newfag
i think it would look good tho. bit of pop with the mutedness
thats just academia the . it wouldnt look bad, but colorful patterns defeat the whole purpose
alright man, i gotta ask. i see a lot of open collar shirts on that picture that seem to have to have a lapel angle roughtly parallel with the collarbone. thats an old style of collar as far as i know.
is there anyone that makes shirts like that nowadays? ive got a far afield polo that has a similar collar and i really like it.
Turnbull and Asser but it is quite expensive.
>Turnbull and Asser
oh ho shit. yeah you werent kiddin lol
??? its just a spread collar lol. literally every brand that makes shirts has one.
Classic collar from Husbands. In the same price range.
https://husbands-paris.com/en/products/ready-to-wear/shirts/classic-collar-shirts/
not even close
That’s just how shirts look when you undo a couple of buttons, you’re overthinking it. You seem to be looking for the name for "camp collar/cuban collar" shirts, but none of the shirts in OP are that. Also shirts don’t have lapels.
how to dark macadamia in summer? it just all falls apart when i cant wear a topcoat over everything
What about dark Macedonia, how do I pull it off?
Do you anons know a good brands or stores that carry these sorts of trousers?
>sneakers
You guys know where I could cop that turtle neck sweater on the second body ?
literally anywhere just go to men’s knitwear category lmao
just do some research and you’ll find something similar in no time
Thanks, I’m very new to this.
QTDDTOT newfag
forgot pic
>dark academia
That is just brown TIP
>willingly being associated with this
do you guys really? Pretty cringe
If you don´t want to dress a certain way because someone cringe wears it, too, you couldn´t dress ANY way, mate.
i can only hope to live to see myself become this based
>puts DA on his instagram
>Dresses like a perverted gay
what precisely does he think dark academia is
wtc boots on third model, im begging u
Where do you anons buy wool trousers or dress pants?
Cos, Ralph Lauren, Husbands-Paris
Thrift Store. Most of the mid-range (no cheap synthetics) trousers and dress pants these days are made in SE Asia and sold at a 700% markup. The only way you can get any decent deal is finding a good pair of them at a thrift store. You find brands like Ralph Lauren there all the time, you just have to look for some your size. It’s either that, or actually spend the money getting a custom pair of pants fitted for you. This isn’t a practical solution for an entire wardrobe though.
hunting stores
This is just normally-lit academia. Cool fits though
Dark academia is full of subversive gays trying to wear European academia as a skinsuit. Ditch DA for ‘Shinecore the true common man’s look.
Smoking a pipe is likely the most DA thing that you never see in a DA thread
I saved a neofolk style image which recommends the Brebbia Lectura Noce as the pipe of choice.
idc what you think of him but he’s the most /fashion/ professor