Handwritten notes scattered across a wooden desk. The soft glow from an antique lamp. Library shelves stacked with tomes. Outside, it's dusk — rain is falling, and wet leaves glisten in the ...

Anchored in nostalgia for classic collegiate and prep school culture, dark academia is a TikTok subculture that embraces scholarly pursuits with a gothic, somber flair. It's all about cultivating your ...

Dark academia is a literary aesthetic inspired by universities, books, and the arts. Many dark academia fans point to Donna Tartt’s beloved novel The Secret History ...

Crisp fall days, a Victorian oil portrait, an antique wooden desk, shelves of books lit by warm lamplight, old maps, an ironed blazer, a Renaissance engraving of a skull—as disparate as these objects ...

Author Becca Freeman and book influencer Michelle Lecumberry share some of their essential fall reading Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and ...

Goodbye, grays and beige! Hello, to the dark hues that homeowners are dying to decorate with this season. Rich autumnal colors, book-lined walls and warm lighting are setting the tone for interiors ...

The party-girl era is packing up her micro-bag — and Gen Z is reaching for tweed, knits and something that looks like it ...

Step into the dark academia trend this fall with classic loafers, oxfords, and Mary Janes starting at just $27. By Lily Rose Sep 05, 2025 10:00 PMTags We can't get over the perfect burgundy color of ...

If November could be expressed as a decorating style, Dark Academia would come pretty close to fitting the bill. Though it’s been attracting some buzz lately, the origins of the style aren’t really ...

The appeal is clear: no matter how long it’s been since our own school days, many of us yearn for the intimacy of youthful friend groups and first loves, crushes on hot professors, and the ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A new bookstore inspired by dark academia held its grand opening Saturday in Mount Pleasant. The Archive, a coffee shop and bookstore off Shelmore Boulevard in Mount ...