Fairy Academia

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Reason: "Fairy Academia" is a user-created aesthetic, explicitly named and defined by a wiki editor, rather than a pre-existing and independently notable cultural phenomenon. Its purported notability relies on content creators using this page for inspiration, which creates a circular justification for its existence. The aesthetic primarily blends elements from established styles like Dark Academia and Fairycore/Fairy Tale without demonstrating sufficient unique visual principles or widespread recognition to warrant a standalone entry.
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Fairy Academia is a feminine, otherworldly offshoot of Dark Academia, inspired by the popular children's novels and illustrations from the 19th and 20th centuries as well as the general themes and visuals of Victorian and Edwardian childhood.

The main inspiration comes from the concept or belief in English/Western European folklore, particularly fairies and their relationship to children. Key inspirations of the aesthetic are derived from Cicely Mary Barker's flower fairy illustrations, which remain popular with modern children because of picture books like Fairyopolis or with collectors of Barker prints/novelty home ware. Other artists that depict similar fairies are also included, as well as depictions of the fairies from the works of William Shakespeare, such as Titania, Oberon, and the fairy kingdom in A Midsummer Night's Dream or Ariel in The Tempest.

Fairy academics enjoy learning and education, as well as trickery and scheming - as in the 1917 Cottingley Fairy hoax, where two young girls used trick photography to con the populace into thinking there were real fairies in their garden.

History[]

Fairy Academia is an aesthetic that was created by wiki user Fairypage. It is a combination of an identified series of inter-related events and design movements, but was named as an aesthetic in that the categories relating to lifestyle and associated music are unrelated to the original Victorian/Edwardian time period, such as the grunge elements listed below.

Visuals[]

Pastel colors
Floral patterns
Tulle and lace
Tea parties
Storybooks
Fairies
Victorian fairytale ephemera
Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite paintings
Hole - Violet (Official Music Video)
Country Love - Mono (Official Music Video)

Literature[]

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Fairyopolis (ghostwritten)

Television[]

Winx Club (2004)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Mary Pickford's silent films
Tinker Bell (2008)
Carnival Row (2019)

Activities[]

Reading
- Poetry
- Mythology
Learning
Walks through nature
Picking flowers
Sketching
Painting
Acting out a play/ballet for the woodland creatures
Sewing
Cooking
Dancing (more specifically ballet)
Cons, tricks, swindles, fraud and blackmail; any creative and elaborate offense
Pressing flowers
Tea parties
Sculpting

Fashion[]

Fairy Academia fashion consists primarily of long and floor-length dresses from a Victorian Era style. A typical outfit could consist of a dress with flats or boots, a flower crown or ribbons in the hair.