The demure origins of the Christian Girl Autumn meme

The Christian Girl Autumn meme is the successor to the "Hot Girl Summer" trend, trading unrestrained sexy fun for sweaters and lattes. The meme 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.

What is a Christian Girl Autumn?