Dark Academia - anyone who loves this style?

[highlandcoo]

And where to find it?

This is how I want to dress this winter. More skirts and dresses rather than trousers as my waist is not the best and the trousers can look bulky unless you have a good waistline I think.

I love tweed and wool and flannel and autumn colours. Not black! Although brown is sometimes hard to find. Love brown leather for boots and bags. I really want to get away from jeans and chunky boots for a change.

I think I can knit some jumpers and cardigans. But I would love a big tweedy coat. I have a couple of really nice brown tweed hats from a shop in Edinburgh who made the hats for Peaky Blinders. But I need the right sort of coat to go with them. My long cosy puffy coat is cosy but totally wrong.

Any aficionados out there?

https://www.carriercompany.co.uk/collections/new

https://www.old-town.co.uk/

For those of you at the country / land girl end of the spectrum you might like these British companies for bits and pieces… not cheap but well made.
Love those inspiration pics @evtheria….. right up my alley.

This is a summer dress I’ve bought this year that I’m going to try and layer with some merino wool layers and boots. I don’t normally attempt that with summer dresses but I really like the fit of the dress

Eugh let me try again.

What about a merino base layer underneath? Then you still get the impact of the dress? Big brown boots and a fitted jacket and I think that would look amazing 🥰

https://www.debenhams.com/product/principles-navy-shirt-midi-dress_pdd09700

"Land girls" - yes that's a brilliant description from those of us at the country end! Although I would love to go dark, edgy and urban too.

@Divebar2021 sorry, didn't read your post properly (too enthused by the photo) and realise I've just repeated your own thoughts on how to layer it 😁

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These are the boots I’ve ordered. I have also bought a “bitter chocolate” skinny polo neck from Vinted in addition to the merino from Cos I’ve just got. I need to stop spending.

@mightymalties and @helenahandcart78 I am
toodling up the road to House of Bruar in a few weeks time - it is barely an hour from me. I will report back!

Fab! We need details on sizing, lengths and creases. Bring a note book 🤣🤣

Beautiful @Divebar2021 - utterly classic and will go with everything. (She says, studiously looking away from the current account balance 😆)

I'm very much at the Land Girl end, although my fantasy wardrobe crosses over into Edwardian / victorian gentlewoman explorer.

It's the styling details I love about DA, the tailoring and the gorgeous fabric contrasts. I don't think I could ever pull off urban so I love seeing the variety of inspiration up thread as that would never occur to me.

@MoltenLasagne this right here "Edwardian / victorian gentlewoman explorer" is so wonderful! I'm picturing you as Emilia Earheart! (have I got the name right?) I am absolutely thrilled at the myriad of looks, vibes, attitudes and outlooks on this thread. I salute you all, fellow Questers. My aim tomorrow is to consider coats, shoes/boots and accessories - possibly with photos if I'm up to it. (Still battling night coughing - miserable 😖)

For Edwardian/Victoriana gentlewoman explorer vibes I'm totally seeing Prhyne Fisher's doctor friend Mac as inspiration

I would love to be able to pull off a hat like that! Give me 5 years of not giving a shit what other people think, and I'm all over it. ❤️

Ooh @Catchasingmewithspiders now I really want a watch chain for my waistcoat!

Am now googling Dr Mac and I think I’m in love. Is the silk tie thing she’s wearing around her neck called a cravat? I need one in my life.

She does have a good line in cravats!

I'm also in love with this waistcoat

Wow, that is some serious style inspiration! @Catchasingmewithspiders

I love a waistcoat too, although I've got a few too many practical ones at the moment rather than suave ones. I'd love to get a knitted one too. Oh, the shopping list is endless!

Phryne Fisher is worth watching for the clothes alone if you haven't already seen it

Phryne probably doesn't dress in a way that fits the thread but her wardrobe is stunning!

I love this description....
...this thread is making me so happy; gorgeous clothes in exquisite fabrics, comfort and Autumn. I wore my vintage Donegal tweed jacket -first time this season -for a walk on The Lizard yesterday. Bliss. No damned sweat or bare shoulders. Chanel lipstick, oh joy.

Oooooooh I have found potential trousers, thanks to the ever present eye of Facebook ads!
Tweed, skinny, flat fronted… but also tweed culottes… Whole new worlds of DA awaits!

https://www.cordings.co.uk/ladieswear/ladies-trousers

@Darkacademic good work! I'll have a look later but on a brief skim, velvet trousers are calling to me ❤️ (Not for the dog walk though 😄)

Makes me thjnk of Dianne Keaton In Annie hall .

Yes! Another fabulous style icon to add to the canon ❤️ I think being androgynous is quite a central part of this style, although of course we are all about Edwardian/Victoriana feminine looks as well. The more you dive in, the more you realise how versatile it is. I got shin high, lace up Victorian style boots with a small wineglass heel about 10-15 years ago in Clarks. Absolutely loved them til they fell apart. I think they would bridge the gap between the feminine tweed skirts/balloon sleeved blouse look, and the masculine cropped trousers and waistcoat look. So would work with lots of ideas. Anyone seen anything like them recently?