If you’ve been on the internet recently, you’ve likely encountered the term ‘ Brat girl summer .’ Stemming from Charli XCX ’s pioneering new pop album, Brat , it’s come to encompass the mood of the moment. And it’s everywhere.
In many ways, ‘Brat girl summer’ – or simply ‘Brat summer’ – is 2024’s answer to Megan Thee Stallion ’s ‘Hot Girl Summer’ of 2019. It’s got an element of je ne sais quoi, and a simultaneous messiness and realness to it. ‘You’re just that girl who is a little messy and likes to party, and maybe says dumb things sometimes, who feels herself but then also maybe has a breakdown but kind of parties through it,’ Charli said of its meaning in her #OffTheRecord TikTok series.
‘It’s very honest, very blunt, little bit volatile. It’s Brat.’ It means everything and yet, at the same time, nothing specific.
But, despite its vagueness, it’s come to encompass an entire way of living – at least for now – not just for her lifelong fans, but for her new ones, too. ‘To me, Brat Summer feels like the collective energy we were yearning for post-pandemic. I saw someone on TikTok describe it as “audacious fun” and I think that’s a pretty good summary,’ lifestyle creator Lucy Moon , who is 29 and lives in London, tells Metro.
co.uk. For Lucy, who has extensively documented her sober journey across her social channels, the collective response to Brat shows that, increasingly, being a ‘party girl’ isn’t about.
