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Fads Barbie doll popular dress-up doll; extremely conventional and feminine. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 179] hairstyle with bangs, sides trimmed just below ears; banned by many school boards (1960s). [Am Hist.: Sann, 251–254] ruby red and puckered female mouth make-up (1920s). [Am. Hist.: Griffith, 198] short, curly boyish hairstyle caused shock (1920s). [Am. Hist.: Griffith, 198] female short socks that epitomized 1940s teen fashion. [Am. Cult.: Misc.] one example: 23 people stuffed in a Volkswagen bug. (1950s—1960s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 300] at height in 1930s, craze crippled postal service. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 97–104] raccoon cap with tail worn in recognition of Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone revival (1950s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 30] sitting alone at the top of a flagpole; craze comes and goes. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 39–46] tossing plastic disks was favorite pastime, especially among collegians (1970s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 178] collegiate craze in 1930s. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 289–292] liquor bottle designed to fit into back pockets; indispensable commodity during Prohibition. [Am. Hist.: Allen, 70] large plastic hoops revolved around body by hip action (1950s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 145–149] designed by Rose O’Neill and modeled on her baby brother; millions were made (starting about 1910). [Am. Hist.: WB, 5: 240–241] dance contests, the longest of which lasted 24 weeks and 5 days (1930s). [Am. Hist.: McWhirter, 461] contestants consume ridiculous quantities of food; craze comes and goes. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 77–78] skirts hemmed at mid-thigh or higher; heyday of the leg in fashion world (1960s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 255–263]
warm mud applied on skin supposedly to retain fresh, young complexion (1940s). [Am. Hist.: Griffith, 198] collegiate craze in the 1940s and 1950s. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] popular attire for collegians (1920s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 175] worn by flappers to achieve risque effect (1920s). [Am. Hist.: Griffith, 198] an oxford, usually white, with a saddle of contrasting color, usually brown; a favorite fad of the 1940s and 1950s. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] synthetic clay; uses ranging from bouncing balls to false mustaches. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 165] mini surfboard supported on roller-skate wheels; 1960s craze enjoyed renaissance. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 151–152] bodies piled on top of one another inside a telephone booth; 1950s and 1960s craze. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 297] tulip craze in Holland during which fortunes were lost. [Eur. Hist.: WB, 19: 394] child’s toy that periodically overwhelms public’s fancy. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 173] bizarre outfits with the “reet pleats” (1940s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 275] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In recent years, theme camps based on popular culture and societal trends have flourished, based on the fads and trends we can find in everyday life. Is Los Angeles, the hip, cutting-edge city that has been the origin of countless fads and trends, actually staid and boring? Later, of course, came the Italian explosion, the sushi explosion and other minor and major food fads and trends. |
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