by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff From the Victorious days to her recent Wicked press tour, Ariana Grande has had a bunch of iconic eras over the years. Michael Tran / Getty Images, Jonathan Brady - Pa Images / Getty Images And this week, the star sat down with Vogue to reflect on some of her most renowned looks - one of which was her memorable oversized-sweatshirt-and-boots combo, which she rocked across 2017 and 2018. Gotham / Getty Images But before we get into Ariana's comments about this era, here's some important context about what was going on in her life at the time. Rich Polk / Getty Images In 2018, Ariana got into a whirlwind relationship with Pete Davidson. The pair started dating, got engaged, and broke up within a matter of months, and it's safe to say that their split was pretty messy. Gotham / Getty Images A month before their breakup, Ariana's ex-boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, sadly died from an accidental drug overdose. Sharing a moving tribute on Instagram, Ari wrote at the time, "i adored you from the day i met you when i was nineteen and i always will. i can't believe you aren't here anymore. i really can't wrap my head around it. we talked about this. so many times. i'm so mad, i'm so sad i don't know what to do. you were my dearest friend. for so long. above anything else." Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images "i'm so sorry i couldn't fix or take your pain away. i really wanted to," she continued. "the kindest, sweetest soul with demons he never deserved. i hope you're okay now. rest." @arianagrande / Via Instagram: @arianagrande Ariana and Mac had been together for two years, breaking up in May 2018 - just a month before she and Pete got engaged. It's also important to note that in 2017, 22 people were tragically killed in a bombing that took place at one of Ariana's concerts in Manchester, England. The youngest victim was an 8-year-old girl. Kim Pilling - Pa Images / Getty Images Ariana has been open about experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder and heightened anxiety since the attack. Getty Images / Getty Images With all of this in mind, Ariana revealed in her Vogue video that her so-called "iconic" 2018 fashion era actually came about when she was struggling with her mental health. Vogue / Via youtu.be "This was a very strange time in my life. I was processing a lot," she said as she looked back on a picture of herself walking outdoors in New York. Vogue / Via youtu.be "I always wanted to hide away in something really cozy, but I remember that the boots still made me feel cunt," she said. Vogue / Via youtu.be "I genuinely at the time did not have the mental energy to consider clothing. So the easiest thing for me was to throw on a sweatshirt and a cunty boot, and that was how it happened," she revealed. Vogue / Via youtu.be "I'm sorry to say it. This is just the honest truth," she added. Vogue / Via youtu.be Reacting to Ariana's candid comments, one person tweeted, "sometimes i forget how mother was really going through it back then.""I find it interesting how everyone wants her to go back to this era even though over and over Ariana has expressed how bad her mental health was," someone wrote, while another person echoed, "This is one of the million reasons I fucking hate that dumbass 'Glinda ruined her, we miss 2016-19 cunty Ari!' rhetoric like the lady was sufferingggg and all everyone cares about us aesthetics." Let us know what you think in the comments, and check out Ariana's full Vogue video here. Comments