Sad Girl Fall was ushered in by Taylor Swift's long-awaited "All Too Well" era. The world stopped to listen to the long-awaited 10-minute version of the song, then watched the short-film adaptation (starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien, and directed by Swift), then watched the Easter-egg-packed "I Bet You Think About Me" music video (starring Taylor and Miles Teller, and directed by Blake Lively), and then collectively stewed about all our own sh*tty exes.
In 2021, the (now mythic) red scarf moved from being a metaphor about a heinously uncaring ex-boyfriend to a symbol of Taylor's continuously evolving empowerment. It's invisible proof that the singer-songwriter is only getting better as she becomes more confident. Get it, Taylor.
