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Since 2019, the fall season has been heralded by an oversize-scarf-wearing, Pumpkin Spice Latte\u2013sipping fashion plate. Caitlin Covington became known as the patron saint of fall when her photos of her in her autumnal-influencer-girl fits went viral as the centerpiece of the \u201cChristian Girl Autumn<\/a>\u201d meme six years ago. Since then, Covington has really leaned into her reputation, spending every fall filling the feeds of her Instagram followers (she has over a million of them) with snaps of her visiting pumpkin patches, leaf-peeping, and wearing a lot of chunky sweaters in a rainbow of tasteful fall neutrals.<\/p>\n But on Tuesday, Covington claimed to be taking a step back. In an emotional video she posted to TikTok<\/a>, the North Carolina\u2013based influencer cried as she broke the news to her followers. \u201cThis is my fourth time recording, and I just don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to tell you guys that I\u2019m not going to be able to post fall videos this year,\u201d she said. Covington didn\u2019t go into detail about the decision but said she\u2019d felt \u201ca lot of pressure to make each video better than the last, to make each fall trip better.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI just really need a break this year, and I\u2019m really sorry,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n As it turns out, Ms. Autumn was lying. Less than a day later, she posted a 12-second video to TikTok declaring that she was \u201cjust kidding.\u201d \u201cPlot twist: I would NEVER cancel fall \ud83c\udf41\ud83c\udf42,\u201d she captioned her post.<\/p>\n While this turned out to be all a ruse, Covington has addressed the pressure she feels to ring in the season before. In an interview with People<\/a> last year, she said she starts preparing in May or June of each year, planning trips up north to shoot content, putting together the perfect outfits, and researching potential photo-shoot locations. \u201cI do feel pressure, especially during fall because I feel like everyone looks to me for fall content,\u201d she said. \u201cSo I try to hold myself to a certain standard and brainstorm new creative ideas. I spend hours researching and planning outfits for fall. There\u2019s a lot of pressure, and I want my videos and pictures to be well received.\u201d<\/p>\n Covington also said she tries to live up to the \u201cChristian\u201d part of \u201cChristian Girl Autumn\u201d \u2014 though not in the way people might assume. She\u2019s said she\u2019s not a Republican<\/a> and supports the LGBTQ+ community.<\/a> In 2020, when the person who coined the term<\/a> \u201cChristian Girl Autumn\u201d posted a GoFundMe to help fund her transition, Covington donated $500 and promoted the link to her broad audience. Covington told People she knows \u201cChristians can get a bad rap,\u201d but she wants her followers to know she is \u201cvery accepting of everyone and [has] a very open mind.\u201d Let\u2019s hope the queen of fall can enjoy her PSLs in peace this year.<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n Get the Cut newsletter delivered daily<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n