Many of today’s trending aesthetics—like the coquette and e-girl looks—have roots in this Tumblr era. If a certain style caught your eye, you could follow aesthetic blogs and look up ...

Taking to Instagram, Rae shared a selfie with the platform’s classic “Valencia” filter, wearing a fur coat, distressed jean shorts and sheer black tights underneath (the Tumblr girl uniform).

Three main subcultures are currently making the social media rounds: indie sleaze, Tumblr girl, and twee. It is my greatest pleasure as someone who first created a Tumblr blog in 2012, to ...