The archetypal Tumblr aesthetic is difficult to describe ... Think tie-dye fabrics, smiley face buttons, Doc Martens, Goosebumps T-shirts, and a Kristen Stewart-esque plaid shirt on top.

The Tumblr girl aesthetic has a grungy look — that’s why it’s sometimes referred to as “soft grunge.” Think faded graphic band shirts and nautical striped tees. Ideally, you want to ...

In Tumblr’s 2021 Year in Review ... like all the images of formal clothing and old buildings." But the academia aesthetic goes beyond visuals. "People like the idea of living this exciting ...

The return of the 2014 Tumblr girl’s style comes in tandem with the renewed appreciation for the indie sleazecore aesthetic, which became prominent in the early 2000s (think American Apparel ads).

The moody days of early 2010s Tumblr reblogging are immortalised by memories of Arctic Monkeys’ album covers, scrappy handwritten poems, American Apparel tennis skirts, and the more-than ...

One of the more hyperspecific trends on TikTok right now is nostalgia for — of all things — the aesthetic of being on Tumblr in 2014 ... wearing American Apparel clothing and combat boots ...

Ask anyone who was a very online teenager in the early 2010s and that’s how they’ll describe the thing they’re longing for: the aesthetic of Tumblr, where a high-contrast black-and-white ...

By the early 2010s, the so-called "Tumblr aesthetic" had users in a chokehold. During its heyday, it served as a place for teenagers and young adults to make blog posts about the interesting, the ...