If you're obsessed with the dark academia aesthetic, you're going to fall in love with these 15 chic outfits.

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Although the phrase rose to prominence online as an aesthetic descriptor, dark academia has its roots in a literary genre dating back to the early 20th century.

As its name implies, the color palette in this aesthetic is dark.Jewel tones, like burgundy, are acceptable, but most in the subculture don severe colors like gray, dark brown, and black.

Among the other styles on the lists—aesthetics like Scandinavian, modern farmhouse, art deco, and bauhaus—dark academia was the only one that had a direct correlation to a social media subculture.