The aestheticization — dare I say fetishization — of female pain reaffirms the conditions that made girls sad in the first place. Simply put, the Sad Girl reeks of complacency.

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 ...

Sydney Nicole Gifford filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleging Alyssa Sheil replicated her "sad beige" aesthetic online. The two content creators promote products through their Amazon ...

Millennials are growing tired of the "sad beige" aesthetic. NelleG/Getty Images, Courtesy of Josh Jessup and Matt Moss 2024-01-04T16:21:28Z ...

Sydney Nicole Gifford filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleging Alyssa Sheil replicated her "sad beige" aesthetic online. The two content creators promote products through their Amazon ...