#da tips

[thehistory]

dark places around town 🖤

[coffeeacademia]

[15.04.2020]

Today I found my notebook from 11th grade. It's flooded with scripts of school plays that my friends, juniors and I used to write and perform together. It has old poems and pieces of prose that i wrote, and then completely forgot about; scribbles and handwritten notes passed around by my friends. An old diary is like a damn time machine. Mood today? Nostalgic. Terribly nostalgic.

[aesthetilette]

Dark Academia

I’ve dedicated a separate tumblr entirely to my long-standing obsession with dark academia; @coffeeacademia (original posts, aesthetics and occasionally, poetry and tips). give it a try, loves :)

[thehistory]

Do you have any ideas for summer DA looks?

DA Summer looks

Miniskirts, especially plaid print

Plaid print on cotton items to stay cool

Black scrunchies

Mary Janes

Wire or tortoise shell glasses

Plaid/dark overalls

Lace tops

Black tank tops and crop tops

Deep lipsticks

Platform shoes

Large white blouses

Short black dresses

Leather watches

Small black purse

Crystal pendant necklaces

Plus, here’s a post about DA jewelry that still applies to summer:

https://thehistory.tumblr.com/post/190765492162/what-jewelry-do-you-consider-da-old-jewelry

Dark Academia

what jewelry do you consider DA? Old jewelry Lockets Diamond earrings Pearl necklaces and earrings Wearing multiple rings Chokers Simple

[thehistory]

Hello do you know any dark academia movies or TV shows that I can find on Netflix?

* DISCLAIMER: this is based off of my personal loose definition of DA. Some of you may disagree with me on these qualifying but I believe they mostly fit. Also, the movies listed are horror movies. If you have any sensitivity to horror, google the movie before watching it. I know there are more DA shows and movies out there, this post contains Netflix DA content only.

DA Shows on Netflix:

The Magicians- magical university with dark themes! Takes awhile to get over the writing but the gist is pretty good

The End of the F*cking World- School setting and a shit ton of misfortune. Also funny and captivating

Dear White People - university with secret societies! Bonus points for diversity plus this is funny af 10/10

A Series of Unfortunate events - you prob know this from your childhood, one of the OG examples of DA I think. Dark shit and (sometimes) a school setting

Derry Girls- Irish school in the 90’s! Deals with the Irish conflict so semi- dark themes, this one is also hilarious and one of my favorite shows ever

Skins- (kind of DA) dark themes + teens. Earliest seasons are best

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina- Satan worshipping witches! A witch school! Murder! Corruption! Can be very dark, writing also takes a while to get over, but if you watch long enough you’ll love it

How to Get Away with Murder- the title says it all. (This show also helped get me into DA)

DA Movies on Netflix:

A Nightmare on Elm Street- ik this is barely dark academia but it has a school setting and dark themes BC murder, also vintage v cool

The Scream franchise - teens in school + a murderer. Also vintage and great

Silence of the Lambs- (I know this is barely, again I have a loose definition of DA) main character is in the FBI academy + a murderer. Also vintage

[thehistory]

your favorite gothic romantic 🖤

[coffeeacademia]

my coping mechanism for everything is reading victorian poetry and listening to los angeles by the midnight, there is no second method.

[thehistory]

What kind of books would fit in the aesthetic? I looked at the earlier one, but are there more modern type books?

Off the top of my head, I know basics like:

The Secret History

If We Were Villians

A Separate Peace

I’ve actually once seen a lovely master post of DA themed books somewhere but I can’t remember who made it. Maybe someone in the comments knows it?