Miley Cyrus and FKA Twigs never even wanted to be part of it.
Kendall Jenner has not-so-subtly bowed out.
The Girl Squad, famously epitomised by Taylor Swift's bevy of legs with heads, seems to be in freefall and what is there to fill its place?
Let us re-introduce the BFF - your sister from another mister (or, maybe even your sister straight up), your bezzy, your main hang, your Best Friend Forever.
All hail the person that has seen you cry until you start dribbling, made you laugh so hard you wee a little, the observer of your inner secrets.
There was one unexpected love story that melted my heart over the last few months and it happened at Eva Longoria's wedding.
It had nothing to do with her husband, Jose Baston…
Turns out Victoria Beckham and Eva only have eyes for each other.
VB's Instagram is essentially part shrine to her inspirational friend.
I mean, who needs a man to put a ring on it when your bezzy places a shoe this lovingly on your foot?
Then there's the recent resurrection of Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders' Edie and Patsy, whose lessons in the art of delusion and bolly are surely invaluable to female friendship.
So here's to the Romy and Michelles, the Kristin and Mayas and the Thelma and Louise's, yours is a love of the ages, more enduring than any squad, goals or no goals.
Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
