Fads and trends
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- "Craze" redirects here. For the material science topic, see crazing.
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 and clothing 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, dances, etc...)
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Lists by decade
Other fads and trends
- Atari – 1970s
- Beanies – 1950s
- CB radio – 1970s
- Clackers – 1970s
- Coonskin caps – 1950s
- Dalekmania – 1960s
- Disco – 1970s
- Doughboy lamps – 1920s
- Drive-in theaters – 1960s
- Droodles – 1950s
- Fifteen puzzle – 1870s
- Flagpole sitting – 1920s
- Goldfish swallowing – 1930s
- Hula hoop – 1950s
- Lava lamps – 1960s
- Loose socks – in Japan
- Mood ring – 1970s
- North American Soccer League and the New York Cosmos – 1970s
- Pet rocks – 1970s
- Phonebooth stuffing – 1920s
- Poodle skirts and bobby sox – 1940s
- Puka shell necklaces – 1970s
- Roller disco – 1970s
- Sagging – 1990s – 2000s
- Skateboards – 1960s – 1990s
- Tie-dye – 1960s
- The Twist – 1960s
- Troll Dolls – 1960s
See also
- coolhunting
- cult following
- fashion
- food faddism
- mass psychology
- bandwagon effect
- pop music
- tulip mania
- herding
- Internet phenomenon
- Economic bubble
- peer pressure
- teenybopper music
- summer hit
External links
- Top 10 Web fads, by Molly Wood (cnet)
Categories
Articles lacking sources from October 2006 | All articles lacking sources | Articles to be merged since October 2006 | Fads | Culture-related lists | Popular culture