Fads and trends

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A fad, also known as a craze, refers to a fashion that becomes popular in a culture relatively quickly, but loses popularity dramatically. Some fads may come back if another generation finds out about it and gets interested in it. For example Dayglo paint was a fad in Europe and the USA the late 1970s. Then Dayglo accessories and clothes (such as cycling shorts and Dayglo socks) had a comeback in 1984–1989. It is arguable that a fad that remains popular for a significant amount of time typically loses its significance in current popular culture as it evolves and becomes accepted into a society's everyday culture (e.g. television, Internet, music, video games and dances).

[edit] Other fads and trends

• Beanies – 1950s, 1990s
• Beetle collecting – 1820s-1830s (Great Britain)^[1]
• Coonskin caps – 1950s
• Dalekmania – 1960s
• Doughboy lamps – 1920s
• Drive-in theaters – 1950s-1960s
• Droodles – 1950s
• Fifteen puzzle – 1870s
• Flagpole sitting – 1920s
• Goldfish swallowing – 1930s
• Hula hoop – 1950s
• Lava lamps – 1960s
• Pet rocks – 1970s
• Phonebooth stuffing – 1950s
• Poodle skirts and bobby sox – 1940s
• Rubik's Cube – 1980s
• Tie-dye – 1960s-1970s
• The Twist – 1960s
• Troll Dolls – 1960s

[edit] See also

• Coolhunting
• Cult following
• Fashion
• Food faddism
• Mass psychology
• Bandwagon effect
• Pop music
• Tulip mania
• Herding
• Internet phenomena
• Economic bubble
• Peer pressure
• Teenybopper
• Summer hit

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ Browne, Janet. Charles Darwin: Voyaging. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995. pp. 99-103

[edit] External links

• Top 10 Web fads, by Molly Wood (cnet)
• cyber trends, by Dr. Taly Weiss, (Social psychologist)