well-dressed anomaly

a source for all things light/dark academia

[lightacademiastyle]

An appreciation post for Think Olives, a vegan brand that makes backpacks and crossbody bags! everything they make screams dark/light academia and they’re way more affordable than most faux-leather brands

all photos are from their instagram and website listings

[curseofmxcbeth]

Dark academia fashion staples

Dark colours (dark reds, greens, blues and purples are great).  

Simple tones like black, white, grey and brown. 

Plaid skirts, jackets and pants (but not all at once). 

Button up shirts.

simple accessories.

Cardigans and sweaters. 

chunky knits  

Dark academia fashion is basically drab, preppy and sophisticated. It has an autumn style palate but feel free to jazz it all up with more colour.  Texture is another interesting thing about da fashion you can wear all sorts of different fabrics to add interest to your outfit. 

You can find lots of these staples in thrift shops and your average clothing stores. 

[lightacademiastyle]

a few more *light* academia fashion mood-boards for the signs. I keep accidently writing dark... 

I went to a few thrift stores with my mom today and found more sweaters than i ever thought I would! Might take some pictures soon :)

[lightacademiastyle]

My first attempt at making mood boards. these are more light academia than dark, but those two tend to overlap a little bit  ⌛🕰️

[loudovica]

«May I write words more naked than flesh,

stronger than bone, more resilient than

sinew, sensitive than nerve.»

— Sappho | ig: wutheringwines

[theoblongboy]

dark/light academia style board

|| photo creds to @etherealacademia

let me know if the other photos are yours or if you know who’s they are, i never want to seem like i’m stealing credit :)

[lightacademiastyle]

a (semi) comprehensive list of light academia fashion

a good first post would be a list of some of my favorite shops. although 90% of most academia-type wardrobes are going to be thrifted vintage, there are some stores really worth mentioning 

(this post will be added onto as I find more shops)

general fashion

unique vintage

modcloth

collectif

H&M

1861

ann.tique

linennaive

simpleretro

jasmine’s vintage closet

emmy design

miss patina

adored vintage

shoes

ecosusi

memery shoes

american duchess

this amazon listing

remix vintage

charlie stone shoes

harlem shoes

lulu hun

born footwear

bottoms

1861

miss patina

british retro (skirts)

old navy

walker slater (skirts)

walker slater (trousers)

target (trousers)

tops

sillabe

wearremi

walker slater (sweaters)

adored vintage

tela blanca

target (cardigans)

dresses

ann.other.dream

wearremi

son de flor

the cottagecore

the pretty dress company

british retro

revintaria

bags

the sassy sparrow

ecosusi

thinkolives

adored vintage

beara beara

vintage instagram shops (mostly dresses and accessories)

averydayvintage

lahavanavintage

goodtosooul.vintage

xtabayvintage

dearly_vintage

pursuing_andie_vintage

theauburnfox_etsy

sweetbeefinds

oldfriendsvintage

sweetlifevintage

1919vintage

yellowtartanskirt