They sounded like good ideas at the time: ideas such as leisure suits, mood rings, fallout shelters and seeing how many people you can fit into a phone booth. But as with many other things in popular culture, their popularity was here today and gone tomorrow.

Throughout history what has been popular has changed on a regular basis. Each generation has had their own fads that were popular, but have since faded from view. For a variety of reasons such as time, something new comes along, improvements in technology and just plain coming to your senses are some of the reasons fads come and go. No matter why they are no longer popular, there have been some interesting fads.

Fashion Fads

In the course of time fashion has gone from loin cloths of the cavemen era to designer clothing of today. However, fashion has had a few ideas that should have been left on the drawing boards. Fashion fads such as:

·       Flapper Dresses of the 1920’s

·       Beehive Hairdos of the 1950’s

·       Hippie Look of the 1960’s

·       Leisure Suit of the 1970’s

Collectible Fads

In the 20^th and 21^st Centuries, people have collected a number of interesting items. These items range from cute dolls to inanimate objects that should be left outside. Some of the top collectible fads include:

·       Pet Rocks

·       Cabbage Patch Dolls

·       Mood Rings

·       CB Radios

Activity Fads

When people have too much time on their hands they come up with strange ideas to occupy their time. Some of the activities include:

·       Flagpole Sitting

·       Stuffing People into a Phone Booth

·       Building Bomb Shelters

·       3D Movies

Event Fads

When a group of people with nothing to do get together, that is when they come up odd ways to kill some time. Some of the event fads that had been popular include:

·       Streaking

·       Dance Marathons

·       Swallowing Goldfish

·       College Panty Raids

Regardless of the era, we have known our share of crazy fads. And, it’s a good guess that other fads, just as silly, will be just around the corner. For you amusement, here are some resources on other fads:

·       20^th Century Fashion Fads

·       Crazy Fads

·       Craziest Fads

·       Fake Diplomas

·       Fads in Education

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