I bought a dark academia thrift store mystery box and loved everything!! 🍂 THRIFTING TIKTOK TRENDS

[@isabelleryan7566]

love that you included pictures of a variety of bodies wearing this style!! dark academia inspo is so often only shown on thin bodies which is always disheartening.

[@lestranged]

Before the name "dark academia" was coined (which is pretty recent), this style has existed a long time. It was often called preppy, Ivy League, Brooks Brothers, collegiate, and other names. Old style with a new name. The same thing happened with cottagecore, only the name is new but the style has been around a long time. Knowing the older names for things can help when searching for more vintage inspiration pictures.

[@TiffanyNguyen-iz1zz]

What did cottagecore used to be called?

[@lestranged]

@@TiffanyNguyen-iz1zz mori kei, fairytale, fantasy. hobbit, woodland, prairie, bucolic, pastoral, pre-raphaelite, any trend where people of wealth and leisure romanticize and cosplay a rural lifestyle but without the hard work, struggle and grime.

[@yuhansungscoffee]

@@lestranged nailed it

[@keziahherman6380]

The only issued with that is that dark/light academia follow a more strict color palette. It also cuts out a lot of the pastel, characterized, stereotypically “gay looking guys”characters in 2000s/2010s movies and pop culture.

[@Hannah-nh5qj]

@@lestranged Please tell me you work in the fashion industry. You would be a great fashion writer!

[@emmy8526]

What I found touching in a discussion about this somewhere else was people saying that romanticizing academia through fashion helped them push through boredom/anxiety to focus on studying they needed to do.

[@katarinav7897]

You could style each of the pieces from the mystery box separately with another clothes from your wardrobe next time to create bunch of new outfits I think that would be awesome. ❤️

[@shelleyelise8963]

THANK YOU for including a variety of body types when showing examples of the aesthetics! I literally cried seeing someone who looks similar to my body type, this just shows how easy representation is, just a couple pictures made me and Im sure so many others watching this feel included and celebrated!

[@aksez2u]

Wow - she did such a good job! I keep thinking about how challenging it would be to source all those pieces for a specific style AND size AND make a complete outfit! Well worth the cost, I think

[@crnyr_3624]

Dark academia theme is so pretty and aesthetic! Thank you for including basic introduction about the terms as well. It's interesting to learn both light and dark academia. Great video x

[@emilyktall]

I think the light academia sweater should have went over the white button up in the light outfit! You would have still been able to see the pearls on the collar and it would have added another nice element to the fit

[@joyous2theworld]

I love how you tried comparing the styles and your kitty pumpkin shirt is so adorable

[@StephanieCook-wr4le]

Both were great mystery boxes! Like dark best, but light was good, too. Really cute light dress, but with, as you said, a thinner sweater, but from a distance looked good with that sweater.

[@amber_sw3846]

I missed these types of videos!! … (I know most of the time the clothes aren’t what you want and it ends up going to waste) but these are really fun to watch once in a while :))

[@katmariemp3]

I didn't get diagnosed with OCD until this year either and I've been dealing with it for about half my life, hang in there!

[@miyoko161999]

As someone who grew up loving the hipster and goth/grunge/alt fashion, I looove dark academia. I also have that Winnie the Pooh button up !! I got it from depop and would get compliments at Disney (: I’m so tempted to try a mystery box from this seller

[@miyoko161999]

Wait I just realized the depop isn’t available anymore, are they still active 😢

[@alexasunshine83]

I don’t believe so 💔💔

[@cassthomas9115]

I got some serious Buffy The Vampire Slayer vibes from these clothes! Like, Willow for the most part, but then the trench coat was most definitely Spike 🤪

[@585Courtney]

I work at a thrift store... assistant for the stock /donations room....I found a real vintage Christian Dior white long sleeve shirt

[@set0401]

These mystery boxes were amazing! I loved all of the outfits you put together 💕 I think that winnie the pooh shirt would lool really cute over top of the white shirt and brown trousers; not sure if it would be considered a light academia piece or not tho 🤔 regardless, cute video, love your channel! 💙

[@calebmoore1121]

I loved this video so much. It actually helped me get ready this morning for work. I put together tan/brown plaid pants, muted green shirt and a brown sweater vest. Oh and paired it all with a pair of white AF1s!! Great video Alexa as always!! Have a great day!!!

[@alexisbaloi4996]

THE VIDEO I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!

[@rosemoon89]

My style is definitely a mixture of dark and light academia, boho, kawaii,grunge and sporty 🤣 I definitely like to many aesthetics 🤣 so I just dress what I want everyday. So my style changes daily.

[@skrittle555]

that white blouse is soooo pretty omg. and the collar would look so cute poking out of big chunky sweaters :^)

[@LudmilaRamirez7]

I dont like tags on my style or to put in a box styles, i love the idea of wear whatever you like even if a piece was categorized in another "aesthetic". But i have to say, i have a thing for the 40s and 90s style the childish style (overalls, mom jeans, snickers, crew necks, etc) and the dandy style (trousers, turtle necks, button ups, etc) and in top of that im a sucker for warm neutral tones/colors (ofc i love and wear other colors like pink, red, light blue, green), so its safe to say my "style" kinda fits the "light academia" concept 😂😂😂🔥♥️

[@ld6140]

Loving these asthetics and the more long videos!

[@axnsophie2457]

I get so excited to see what's in the boxes haha, loved the video! :)

[@alexasunshine83]

It was such a fun box !! 🖤

[@peacelovexoxo123]

I have never had a good mystery box but this girl really does a great job

[@GlitterBug]

Haha the Winnie the Pooh part had me dying! His name would be Winnie and his classification would be a Pooh Bear. It would be like me calling myself “Kayla the Human.”

[@bridgettesitton7018]

Wow everything looked great the pants and white blouse was perfect but that black jacket was everything 😍👌nice Job on the boxes that's not easy to do xxx❤🥰🙏

[@car17yn71]

You should do a video about what you would wear NOW if you were 30 ... 40 ... 50 ... 60 :)

[@ameenahatim]

These boxes were so 💣 that dark academia box was so nice.

[@caty100100]

weenie is the piglet, the pink piglet thats always with pooh

[@portiasimendinger4617]

What brand is the light academia shirt, I'm in loooove

[@Alice-mb3xf]

I had no idea you had ocd Alexa! But as someone who was also diagnosed recently I feel for you. Sending lots of love 💗☺️

[@nancyann3335]

Excellent video! You looked great in everything!💕🌞

[@maxgarcia1454]

And then we have the lovechild of dark academia, hippe goth, and fairy core -whimsigoth. Which is just so fun

[@user-wc6bl4zs4i]

I love the skirt as a mini

[@_addie]

Love the dark look! Also, never feel like you have to apologize for sweating and burping, lol. You're human! If you ever feel like talking more about your OCD, I bet it would help a lot of people, myself included. I think sharing those experiences is really important :)

[@bethbabbit4628]

I love your style!

[@alexasunshine83]

Aww thank you love !

[@Crybaybee]

I am obsessed with all of the items you got!

[@evelinamastrantoni2923]

Dark academia style is giving me Sabrina vibesss

[@vc5213]

If you feel comfortable, would you consider making a video about your diagnosis of OCD?

[@ingridpear1882]

Dark Academia - hints of earthy tones......navy green, burgundy,cream....????? Are any of the above mentioned colors earth tones? Maybe just the brown/beige? And navy green is pine green or Tipperary (riding helmet )green I assume...?

[@AshlieFerSure]

Where are the loafers from? Does her page really not exist anymore? 😢

[@colbybrockfan2875]

Love your video💜💜💛💛💙💙

[@alexasunshine83]

❤️❤️❤️

[@rebeccajones9757]

I agree that you can wear clothes without participating in it's values. I wear tie dye, but I don't smoke cannabis. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's not something that I do.)

[@estapeake8104]

Do you change your style every season ?

[@alexasunshine83]

Not really, although based on the weather I’m able to wear more crew necks and sweaters which I tend to lean more dark colors in

[@mugikogasi]

何言ってるか全然聞き取れないけど魂は理解したぜ ダークアカデミア、良いよね！

[@nadaaouine6899]

Oh no Alexa opening the boxes with normal scissors instead is a kitchen knife 🔪!?

[@alexasunshine83]

Growth

[@hockeyheart7]

Winnie the Pooh now has my spiraling. Piglet calls him Pooh and Christopher Robin calls him Pooh bear but in that case where did the Winnie come from?? What’s the reason behind it 😩 there has to be a reason!

[@bethanyrose9026]

Questioning my whole childhood over this winnie the pooh....like is his name actually Winnie?! 😅

[@its_jocy253]

Hmm dark academia makes me think of Harry Potter and light academia makes me think of Belle from Beauty and the Beast 🤔

[@laurens3857]

13:37 his name is Winnie (the Pooh) he is a Pooh bear and the others just call him Pooh. Winnie isn’t usually used to call or talk about Pooh.

[@alexasunshine83]

Yeah that’s why I was so confused because everyone just says Pooh bear, even like tigger and rabbit, and yeah I went through a deep rabbit hole of thoughts haha

[@marydavidson9508]

The story of the bear Winnie that inspired E.E. Milne to create the world of Pooh Bear and the Hundred Acre Wood is very cool. He was an actual bear.

[@carrieneal]

Try on the Winnie the Pooh shirt!

[@nonoticarly8778]

As a librarian who occasionally naturally dresses like this I'm offended with how accurate this is

[@benjicampbellsoup7040]

Is It Nice Being A Libarian?

[@sadgemini5697]

I want your job

[@nonoticarly8778]

@@sadgemini5697 Sorry I need it

[@michelleb7399]

Same. As I’ve caught my image in Zoom meetings, I have seen this in me this fall more than ever.

[@Emberchariot]

@@nonoticarly8778 😂😂😂 lol

[@annetanoh3891]

I like how you featured different body types in the explantion part. It maybe a small detail but I appreciated😅

[@alexasunshine83]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ld6140]

Sameeee

[@eliushi6220]

Me too!

[@cohenthomas04]

Same

[@marthabookdragon8857]

I really appreciate you finding larger models for the example pics. So many aesthetic photos on Pinterest are smaller peeps so I really appreciated you looking for more diverse body rep xx

[@erikao3982]

As a professor, this is my aesthetic, but as someone living in Texas, I can never wear this style because it’s too hot 😭

[@alexasunshine83]

I feeeeeeel YOU!!!!! 🥵

[@benjicampbellsoup7040]

SAMEEE😭

[@LudmilaRamirez7]

@@erikao3982 rich much

[@benjalucian1515]

Erin - at least not until January. In Texas, this last February, my family members were burning tree branches from their yard in their fireplace to keep warm.

[@erikao3982]

@@LudmilaRamirez7 yeah I realize now how that came across. In reality I live in a small apartment and I don’t turn the air conditioning on like ever because I’m cheap 😭

[@lauren.13]

Dark academia is my dream aesthetic, this is gonna be so good! 📖🖤

[@alexasunshine83]

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@BekiBae]

thank you again for choosing my mystery bundles!!💖💖💖💖 i'm SO glad you liked the pieces. and i really do enjoy the background you always give on these different aesthetics

[@itselizabash]

Do you sell these? I'd be interested in a mystery box!

[@gabriella3001]

@@itselizabash Check the description! It has her Depop link and she sells a bunch of different style boxes there I think! :)

[@magicme39]

the link says not found, do you have an updated one? 💜

[@BekiBae]

@@magicme39 hey! i changed my shop name to catwalkcachet :)

[@miaferraina8915]

@@BekiBae would you be able to share a link? I'm still having trouble finding you 😕

[@deannamariebauer]

Honestly even with my chub chub legs I found out last night that skirts and black tights are a thing that I like on myself also my eyebrows are full rn like there's no sparse areas or areas I trimmed too short so skirts are now a thing I will DEFINITELY be thrifting and my self esteem is just like at a 10 rn just thought I'd put that out there k thanks bye 😂😂

[@layercakearts]

You and the reseller did amazing, great choices! So fun for kick off Autumn with thrifting academia vibes, I’ve been watching Rachel Maksy to learn how to add fun accessories like hats, glasses, book bag, penny loafers, etc. cheers!

[@juanitacarrollyoung2979]

I ❤ Rachel!!

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

I believe his name is Winnie, because Christopher Robin called him “Pooh Bear”. So, Winnie the Pooh bear.

[@alexasunshine83]

🤯 that’s what I thought but then I was like “who has ever just called him Winnie in the series? Has tigger? Rabbit?” Idk I went into a rabbit hole with that one haha

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

@@alexasunshine83 😂😂

[@nataliekaye8708]

And I believe he was named Winnie after a bear that came from Winnepeg (Canada)

[@thriftqueen1621]

Honestly I loved seeing the little bits of real life in this video. It shows that filming KZbin isn’t easy and doesn’t always go perfectly like people assume.

[@halwen6281]

Thank you for showing diverse examples of academia. It made me happy to see another plus size body wearing an aesthetic that I love

[@aksez2u]

Plus size? Alexa is tallish but very slim. Am I misunderstanding something? PS. Big fan of all body types, no shade. Just confused 🙂

[@halwen6281]

@@aksez2u you’re good! When she was explaining the aesthetic, she included reference photos and a few of the bodies that she showed were plus size. It’s so so hard to find pictures of plus size bodies in popular aesthetics, so it was cool to see that she intentionally looked for them

[@aksez2u]

@@halwen6281 OH, I see! I agree (I may have been just listening to part of the video 🙂). I'm also happy to see more brands using models with a variety of body sizes. Hopefully one day it will be as obnoxious to have all size 2 models as it is to have all white models. Again, nothing wrong with size 2, we just want representation of other sizes!

[@skylarjohnson3903]

I’ve also been struggling a lot with my OCD lately so i know exactly how you’re feeling❤️

[@emma.l]

Yeah I have ocd too and so appreciate her mentioning it!

[@sinderella7731]

I just came here after watching Rachel get the worst dark academia mystery 'box' and I wanted to see a good mystery box😅

[@blorbidorbi]

Same 😭😭

[@airelaayala71]

Same! I'm assuming it's the cute red haired girl lol

[@MongTonk]

I'm an academic in the History, Classics and Archeology department, can't say I see people dressing well on a daily as part of their 'lifestyle'. Haha, these 'elevated hipsters' actually have time to dress well because they don't have that thesis/paper deadline forcing you to overwork :P

[@eleanord1709]

Dark academia is just trying to look as pretentious as possible and I love it

[@cozyninos]

Dark academia season is my fave but I’ve been mixing 90s/emo/weeb elements with it 😅 (11:51 that look is so good ✨✨)

[@sherryluu518]

When I think of this style, I always picture Eevee from the Mummy

[@AmeliaLeanette]

The dark acedemia outfit all put together was PERFECT!!! Im obsessed!!!

[@sglanglois12]

Slytherin vibes for dark academia 😍🐍 also, I love your long sleeve mock neck that you have on! Thrifted or bought?

[@alexasunshine83]

Thrifted! ❤️❤️

[@Chewtubehuskyhouse]

Alexa’s mystery aesthetics is literally my fave series! It’s so fun to watch her branch out and get comfy with being un-comfy in her personal style evolution 💛

[@awayawaygoaway1531]

Omg I LOVE that outfit. I'm going to have find a mystery box and PRAY it's as good as yours

[@cypriscastle1996]

This is so cute. I would try the Creme Button down shirt unter the dress or maybe even a turtleneck. The boxes are soo great.

[@victoriasundin4035]

Thank you SOOO MUCH for including plus size dark academia examples during your explanation!!!

[@PowerageOf1970]

Yeeeesssss! Please make a dark academia outfits video soon with these pieces :,) Those boxes were so cool!

[@MWashburn1218]

Would love to see outfits made up of both the light and dark academia items mixed together. The white button up with the black skirt would look so perfect together.

[@Zomzboy]

My mom long ago said navy green didn’t exist but URBAN DICTIONARY SAYS OTHERWISE FUKKAH

[@ossaobscura]

I loved the Dark Academia box and it seemed like it was more true to the basic aesthetic. You could definitely mix the tan sweater and the sweater vest with the DA pieces. I would love to see you do Goblincore! Lots of over sized striped sweaters, overall shorts, tights, Doc Martins.

[@alannamckown]

You should buy a styled box from my vintage store, it’s “mystery” but I style it specific to you with your requests!!

[@alexasunshine83]

Ooooh! That would be so fun! I’m not sure if I’ve seen any do that by me but I’ll check for LA vintage stores!

[@emboykin7795]

I loved how laid back this video was! And you look great in all the outfits 😊

[@sagefright]

17:00 last outfit is a solid spongebob squarepants costume

[@alexasunshine83]

🤯 omg that’s amaZing hahahah

[@ErinR1213]

I love the Leafs sweater in the intro!! I love the Dark academia outfit!! You looked amazing in everything as always!! I love the explanation parts of the video!!🖤

[@SherbetLemonMate]

Hands down the best mystery box yet 👏👏 I have to be honest, I wasn't feeling the vibes of the black shirt but with the sweater vest? Perfection!

[@Sweetinfernalcreature]

I love videos like this and omg Alexa, you’re always pretty but you’re exceptionally beautiful in this. Random I know but I just had to say it. :) love your videos and I’ve been following you for so long! Love seeing you and your channel grow and change.

[@alexasunshine83]

You are so kind! Truly, you have made my day 🥲❤️

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

I'm so excited yessss gurl I loved your vlogs and you are amazing vibe and you are sweetheart and I umm just wanted to say that your editing is sooo good

[@psychedelicacynical]

isn't the sweater vest supposed to go beneath the black long sleeved top with many buttons....😅

[@parch_mentpaper]

This is what i wear! But mixed with. Vintage. Love the vid!

[@alexisbaloi4996]

I absolutely adore both light & dark academia - but I do not have the self-confidence or courage to wear put together outfits out in public - so a t-shirt & shorts it is

[@alexasunshine83]

You are beautiful and can rock absolutely anything, but also be kind to yourself! Wear what makes you feel comfortable but don’t be afraid to try to wear things you love, even if it is just inside your bedroom ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@___KIT__]

I started dressing like this about 2 years ago and slowly grew my wardrobe! Im still growing it and I just wanna say this is one of the easiest styles to find second hand! If you know what you want, what flatters you most, you can find pieces that are versatile with multiple outfits! Hardest thing to find (at least for me) is shoes because womens loafers and mary janes were a little difficult to find in my size. Its also only good to wear in the fall and winter since theres a lot of sweaters and longer clothes. I live in a hot climate so I flip and flop back and forth between vintage/cottagecore in the spring and summer and dark/light/grey academia in the fall and winter! Works well for me and I feel comfortable and confident and happy when I do! It also allows me to dress like I purchased good quality and sturdy clothes, but also for cheap since 95% of everything I own is secondhand! ALSO! I suggest learning how to sew if you shop second hand, it allows you to fix what needs to be fixed, even if its just moving a button to make it actually fit (I do this ALLLLL the time cause Im midsized)

[@genevievenewton1532]

I’m somewhat in between the two styles for my personal aesthetic. The dark academia is too dark yet light academia is too light

[@user-ef6yd8vw1e]

The fact that u made this video just 3hrs ago and I got the urge to search up dark academia and also that ur fans r called sunshiners and my name already has sun . Btw ur video is amazing and u gotta new subscriber 💞

[@carissa859]

This video inspired me to try an aesthetic mystery box from Depop! Excited to see how it turns out!

[@musiqleigh8510]

The pearl button up and camel pants....were very sophisticated without being matronly. My fave piece was the khaki dress. With a white t-shirt or white turtleneck and white sneakers would look super cute.

[@shaunasartoris3769]

15:20 I thrifted that exact dress last year and I can confirm it pairs super well with a turtleneck! (or really any tight long sleeve!) I’ll also wear long sleeve tees overtop the dress and cinch them with a hair tie so they crop at the waist portion. Super cute and versatile dress!! :)

[@andolique1075]

Why do you sound exactly like Eugenia Cooney? 🤯

[@alistultz7410]

Star of the show was the Halloween kitten shirt during the outro! I’m obsessed

[@keelygallagher9382]

Your channel is so wholesome 🥰 thanks for using multiple body types as examples, and even just trying on by yourself, you were super enthusiastic for your own stuff without talking down to yourself or projecting about other bodies. You’re beautiful inside And out and it shows in the quality of your videos🥰❤️❤️

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

My lifestyle is more light academia, but my clothes style is definitely more dark academia

[@caitlynjohnson7501]

I love the lilac color on you! So cute!

[@editswithme3814]

I feel like I kind of relate to this clothing style although to be honest I'm a mix of aesthetics. I definitely relate to light academia more though. It's like dark academia without the goth edge to it.