Indeed, the “crying makeup” trend is the epitome of all that is wrong with the sad girl aesthetic, which has been around for almost 10 years now. With its sad, ethereal, and impossibly perfect ...

The Sad Girl aesthetic does not go out of season, but instead adapts to it. The term “Sad Girl Autumn” was first popularized by Taylor Swift’s 2021 release, “All Too Well ...

Sad beige is one name for a neutral aesthetic influencers and marketers seem to love, but some color-loving moms feel beige gives kids a somber childhood. Your eyes aren't deceiving you: Color ...

Sad Girl Autumn is like Hot Girl Summer’s cool aunt. She lives in a haunted cottage in the woods, and believes pumpkin-scented candles can cure almost any heartbreak.

As a whole, the clean girl color palette is fairly neutral, almost adjacent to “sad beige” look.If you want to spice up your style, hoops and dainty necklaces are the way to go, especially if ...

Wishing Her Well. To the skinny girl with sad eyes wearing a peacoat in the summer in New York City: You reminded me of my college days, when I was broken, living in my head, watching other ...

In her column “Brutal Monsters,” Cate Burtner ’25 offers commentary on the literature of mental illness. I have always thought the term ‘sad girl poetry’ was condescending.