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FAD
- "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 come back 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...)
2000s fads and trends
For full list see (2000s fads and trends)
- Von Dutch clothing and accessories
- Leet/1337 speak.
- Bebo
- Beyblades
- Billy Bass
- Blogs
- Bop It!
- Botox
- Bratz Dolls – 2001
- CGI-animated movies about animal adventures (The Wild, Shark Tale, Finding Nemo, Madagascar, Over The Hedge).
- Cha Cha Slide dance
- Camera phones
- Cartoon Network Adult Swim
- Charity Wristbands
- Chuck Norris facts
- Community Websites
- Crazy Frog
- Dance Dance Revolution
- Easy Button (Staples)
- Emo (slang)
- Energy drinks (Red Bull, BooKoo etc.)
- Facebook.com
- Flash Mob
- Gel pens
- Halo Parties
- Harry Potter
- Heelys
- He's Not That Into You(book)
- Internet cafe
- Internet cartoons (JibJab, Internet Meme, Homestar Runner, Happy Tree Friends)
- Internet Lingo (examples: BRB, AFK, LOL, TTYL)
- Lord of the Rings (the books have existed since the 1950s)
- Lost
- Livestrong wristband
- MySpace
- Napoleon Dynamite phrases
- Nextel commercial featuring the "Push It" song, became popular over the internet in 2005.
- Neopets
- Ostalgie
- Paintball
- Pink clothing for men
- Podcasts
- Poker
- Ponchos for girls – 2003
- "Rainbow" brand flip-flops
- Razor scooters
- RAZR (cellphone)
- Reality Television programming
- Sheepskin BootsUggs
- Sidekick (cellphone)
- Skype
- Spinner (wheel)
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sudoku
- SUV's; became pop culture status symbols in late 90's; popular with celebrities and professional athletes, especially luxury SUV's such as the Lincoln Navigator, Cadillac Escalade and Hummer H2.
- Thong panties; became the de rigeur underwear for college-age girls after the popular "Thong Song" by Sisqó. The low-rise jeans craze coupled with the growing propensity of thongs made exposed underwear straps part of women's fashion.
- Tivo
- "That's Hot", a line made popular by Paris Hilton on her reality TV show, Simple Life.
- Tooth Whitening
- Text Messaging
- Trucker Hats
- Ubuntu
- Vanilla Coke - 2002
- Vehicle Customization
- "Wassup"; from the Budweiser ads
- William Hung from American Idol
- World of Warcraft and similar MMORPG's
- Xanga.com
- XM Satellite Radio
- iPods
- YouTube
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Starbucks
- Atkins diet
- 1980's retro movement
- Internet Phenomena (Numa Numa Video, Star Wars Kid, Ellen Feiss Apple Ad)
- Real estate boom
- Web 2.0
- Hot Topic
- Vintage Logo T-shirts
- "Indie" music movement on the internet, started by sites like Myspace
- Small screen media explosion
1990s fads and trends
Pokémon took the world by storm in 1999 and still is popular amongst children, but faded from its glory days when Yu-Gi-Oh took its audience in 2002.
For full list of fads see (1990s fads and trends)
1980s fads and trends
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