The latest aesthetic of the moment is known as "Dark Academia." This trend draws on the ambiances of horror films and dusty libraries, as well as preppy and gothic styles.

We ask a stylist to weigh in on the Gen Z and TikTok-famous aesthetic. Plus, how to style dark academia outfits. $3,500 iPhone possible? What to know ...

Many expressions of dark academia on social media are, as Hilless puts it, “un-critical,” but dark academia-inspired media which has repurposed its defining imagery to reclaim a space with a ...