Lindsey Weedston Memes The is the successor to the “Hot Girl Summer” trend, trading unrestrained sexy fun for sweaters and lattes. The started as a one-off joke in a tweet that included a photo of two influencers huddled together in big scarves and stirred up some political and social controversy that eventually pushed the women to respond. Five years later, people still talk about Christian Girl Autumn and what it means in terms of fashion, aesthetics, and attitude.

In stark contrast to the meme, started by rapper , Christian Girl Autumn is a somewhat derisive idea of a white woman who sips pumpkin spice lattes in modest but fashionable outfits and poses for staged Instagram photos with her besties. Twitter users made fun of the original photo, calling the vibe “basic,” though some embraced the idea of a wholesome and cozy season of simple pleasures like overpriced coffee drinks, wool blankets, and Uggs. Christian Girl Autumn was originally a joke by social media user Natasha, who went by Blizzy McGuire on .

According to a , McGuire came up with the idea on August 9, 2019, and wanted to punctuate it with a look that fit the title. So she searched for a couple of specific terms. “I literally googled ‘cute church outfits’ and ‘all scarf outfits’ and started using those pictures as reaction photos for my jokes,” said Natasha.

The results spit out a photo of Southern influencers Emily Gemma and wearing cardigans, infinity scarves, and skinny jeans while sport.