As a fellow millennial growing up, don’t tell me you didn’t have one of those plastic stretchy chokers, or that fascinatingly odd toy called a yo-yo. At some point in our childhood, these were among the must-haves but have since vanished without a trace.
Many trends, tendencies and crazes (fancy participating in a flashmob, anyone?!) that were getting all the buzz at one point seem to have had an expiry date.
“What was a huge trend everyone forgot about?” someone asked on Reddit, and the thread soon turned into a walk down memory lane merged with a healthy dose of cringe.
#1
If you are old enough, you can’t beat mood rings.
Final score: 293points 
Velveteen Worm Velveteen Worm Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
You can’t tell me that as an adult anytime you run into mood rings in a shop you don’t put it on to see your mood
148 148points reply View More Replies… #2
Whazaaaaaaaaaaaap
sane-ish replied:
One of my aunts still does this. We don’t talk.
HutSutRawlson , trolipo Report
Final score: 243points 
JayhawkJoey JayhawkJoey Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I loved whazaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap! Did not last long.
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Manners!
Final score: 237points 
A C A C Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Youch!! So true.
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“There is not really a golden rule to recognize whether something is a trend or a fad,” Lina Survila,the founder ofAbstract Stylistmagazine and creator of metaverse news newsletterThe Wearables Daily, told We.
It really depends on the context and every trend. But when talking about fashion, the industry which is largely ruled by tendencies that change every season, many unexpected things happen, Lina argues.
“I think about trends and fads in fashion the same way I think about art – the truth will shine after a long time when we will be able to realize if this thing is really something that will stay within our generation.”
#4
Those plastic stretchy chokers that also doubled as bracelets.
Final score: 215points 
sturmwesen sturmwesen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Didn’t they make a comeback ca 5 years ago?
123 123points reply View More Replies… #5
Macarena.
justabill71 , bunnicula Report
Final score: 212points 
PenguinQueen PenguinQueen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
This dance works for ANY SONG once you know… You can never unknow it.
70 70points reply View More Replies… #6
Fun ringtones.
Final score: 210points 
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Yeah, all gone. Not only does everybody have their phone on vibrate, but nobody calls any more. Who wants to talk through a voice call? My parents who are in their 60s that’s about it for me.
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Today, many trends are inevitably influenced by the advancement of technology. From AI to Metaverse and Web3, the way we experience the world around us is rapidly changing. And so are art and fashion. Virtual try-ons, video games, metaverse fashion shows, and NFTs paved the way for a new concept of digital fashion, and experts say there’s no telling what will come next.
For many fleeting trends, the biggest challenge is to remain relevant. The only way to do so is to hold or raise its value for years to come. But how could we know that? Lina says she takes into account a few things before making her decision about a purchase.
“First, it’s the people who made it, because people always bring the biggest value. Just think about it, H&M is not a collectible brand, but once they collaborate with a famous designer, it’s another story, and those items sell at a higher price than the original sale.”
#7
Farmville.
Sea-Kitchen3779 replied:
People would get real sh**ty when you told them you didn’t play and couldn’t trade strawberries or some s**t.
misterbondpt , farmville Report
Final score: 198points hungryghost hungryghost Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 7 months ago Report
Tried so hard to avoid this game and still not playing it
46 46points reply #8
Yo-yo’s had a big resurgence when I was a kid in the 90s. They were all the rage for like half of one school year, and then they just kind of vanished. It was fun playing with them with my dad for a while, and i did learn a few tricks.
BrilliantWeight , Xulian Nava Report
Final score: 198points Velveteen Worm Velveteen Worm Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
We had some yo-yo wielding man/boy come to our elementary school showing us his yo-yo tricks with all his different types and tricks and later they sold the yo-yos to students at school for a week or two?
31 31points reply View More Replies… #9
I feel like we, as a society, have collectively decided to just pretend like JNCO pants never existed.
theguineapigssong , jnco Report
Final score: 196points 
Bekki Sala Bekki Sala Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Not gonna lie, I was looking at buying a pair again. I’m almost 40.
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Another important aspect is timing. “Is this thing a copy or something I have never seen in the space? For example, even though IKEA is full of functional minimalistic style designs, Dieter Rams’ designs will always sell at a higher price. They will be valuable in time because he was a pioneer in space,” Lina explained.
And the third aspect to think about when making an investment is the item’s technology availability. “Is this built on something that will change fashion or any industry forever?”
Lina gave an example of Prada’s iconic nylon bags. “Those were one of the first nylon bags on the market at a time when nylon was huge news in fashion. Nobody used nylon before in that way. I understand cryptocurrencies the same.” The creator of the metaverse newsletter draws a parallel between Ethereum technology and nylon material, saying “it’s new and exciting, and available for others to build off.”
#10
My mom lived in the 80’s as a young adult and according to her it’s 100% aerobics. Worldwide. So huge in fact that you can’t pretty much escape it as it was EVERYWHERE. TVs, electrical appliances and outfits, movies, songs, competitions, HECK a lot of corporate workplace including my mom’s even had a dedicated aerobics routine.
And you’d think gym culture today is already wack enough…..
Final score: 187points 
Rachel Reynolds Rachel Reynolds Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Let’s get physical, physical. Let me hear your body talk, your body talk
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Super thin eyebrows and jeans that defy the concept of a pubic line
anonymous08191987 , Libertarian Girl Report
Final score: 183points PenguinQueen PenguinQueen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Yeahhhhh my cousins did mine in the early 2000s and they have never grown back.. This is how you can spot a Millennial
63 63points reply View More Replies… #12
Toe socks. Very uncomfortable but very fashionable in the 90’s
BodybuilderOk6805 , Eli Christman Report
Final score: 179points 
Little Wonder Little Wonder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I still have a pair, and they’re not uncomfortable (then again I wear those toe shoes too so make of that what you will)
66 66points reply View More Replies… #13
Tamagotchis.
Final score: 174points 
The other-other David Wong The other-other David Wong Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Sadly, if not fed for 7 minutes they all died.
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Jelly shoes.
Wearing 2 different coloured pairs of socks at once, & rolling them down, so that the underneath sock colour showed.
Dangerous-Highway-61 , TheOnlyAnla who is takin Report
Final score: 174points 
Icecream Sarang Icecream Sarang Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
L.A. Gear and their crazy laces.
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Leg warmers.
SpunkyCrunky replied:
I’m the proud owner of several pairs of leg warmers and I wouldn’t give them up even after death. Those mfs are getting buried with me
Final score: 168points 
Monica Lopez King (Moni) Monica Lopez King (Moni) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I have chicken legs. Leg warmers were a great way to even out the width of my legs in minis
38 38points reply View More Replies… #16
Gangnam Style
thelostobama , officialpsy Report
Final score: 166points 
Dorothy Reiser Dorothy Reiser Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
None of us knew what he was singing but it was catchy.
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Smelly Stickers, my fav was Buttered Popcorn..
Final score: 165points 
Mr.G86 Mr.G86 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
If you’re referring to those scratch n sniff stickers, strawberry takes me back
57 57points reply View More Replies… #18
Pokémon go. I know some people still play. But it was huge when it first came out.
corobo replied:
Closest we ever got to world peace.
NastyNateD10 , Eduardo Woo Report
Final score: 165points 
Sasha Kuleshov Sasha Kuleshov Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Also a Lot of trespassing 😀
56 56points reply View More Replies… #19
Wearing overalls with one strap unbuttoned like Fresh Prince
Final score: 148points PenguinQueen PenguinQueen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
The fresh Prince was an entire vibe a way of being and a whole era of existence
39 39points reply #20
Flash mobs.
SomeDinosaurs replied:
This is a shame. I always thought they were fun!
Apprehensive-Cow6194 replied
Good they’re so cringe.
ballsoutofthebathtub , Music Hall Report
Final score: 142points Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
They were fun! Who cares if it’s “cringe” if you’re having fun?
132 132points reply View More Replies… #21
Pet rocks. Dude made bank
Final score: 140points 
R Dennis R Dennis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I have a bunch, but mine are outside pets.
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Shoulder pads.
rinkydinkmink , CG Intimates Report
Final score: 140points The other-other David Wong The other-other David Wong Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
The picture doesn’t do this horrible trend justice. Late 80’s was a bad time for women’s fashion.
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Anyone else remember Koosh balls?
Final score: 139points 
Samara Messer Samara Messer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I still have mine but the rubber is starting to deteriorate.
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I feel like the trend of neon clothing and accessories was a huge one that everyone seems to have forgotten about.
Remember when everyone was rocking those neon green snapback hats and neon pink crop tops?
Good times.
I still have some neon pieces in my closet, I might have to bring them back.
Final score: 130points rodger coghlan rodger coghlan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Remember heat sensitive colors on t-shirts?
72 72points reply View More Replies… #25
Swatch watches, even wearing two at a time.
Final score: 124points 
The Alpha Geek The Alpha Geek Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Swatch watches have recently made a strong comeback because of their Omega collaboration.
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This might be a bit of a regional thing: Puka shell necklaces.
Final score: 123points 
Ba-Na-Na Ba-Na-Na Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I remember these in the early 2000’s and so cool. You were nobody unless you had one!
29 29points reply View More Replies… #27
Lower back tattoos.
Final score: 119points 
T J R T J R Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Are they not called “Tramp Stamps” anymore?
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Slap bracelets
Final score: 118points Sasha Kuleshov Sasha Kuleshov Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Still going strong 😀
31 31points reply View More Replies… #29
Furbies, tickle me elmo.
Final score: 117points The other-other David Wong The other-other David Wong Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Everything they said Furbies could do they didn’t. They can talk to each other, they remember, they can file your taxes. All rubbish.
55 55points reply View More Replies… #30
Cabbage Patch Dolls
Final score: 113points A C A C Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Best dolls!! —– but, do kids play with dolls and utilize their imagination anymore….when I see kiddos it seems like they are often with a device in hand…
20 20points reply View More Replies… #31
Kriss Kross and backwards pants, circa 1990.
Dee_Buttersnaps replied:
They performed on In Living Color and the next day half the boys in my fifth grade class came to school with their clothes on backwards.
PeregrinePickle , Lindsey Turner Report
Final score: 112points The other-other David Wong The other-other David Wong Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Again, this was my time period but we were blissfully unaffected by this trend
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The hair poof in the front girls used to rock.
Final score: 110points 
SkyBlueandBlack SkyBlueandBlack Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I can still smell the hairspray.
42 42points reply View More Replies… #33
Boy bands.
Final score: 109points R Dennis R Dennis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Never heard of K-pop?
126 126points reply View More Replies… #34
Garbage pail kids.
Final score: 108points 
Nikole Nikole Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I still have a bunch of the cards from late 80s-early 90s
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The “challenges” like cinammon challenge, the ice bucket challenge, condom challenge, etc.
catchmeifyoucannon added:
Mannequin Challenge.
OffBeatBerry_707 , Shine On Media Report
Final score: 107points 
Kim Kermes Kim Kermes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
The ice bucket challenge raised an unbelievable amount of money that funded significant advances in ALS studies toward treatment. Please don’t lump that one in.
126 126points reply View More Replies… #36
Heelys.
wheresthecheat replied:
Ugh that was the best 3 weeks before my school banned them. We would have our friends pull us into jousting fights between classes… okay i guess i understand why they were banned but they were still fun as sh**t
relaximjustcurious , katehartman Report
Final score: 102points 
crowspectre (he/they) crowspectre (he/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
If I had any courage I would wear heelies to school and glide around like a king but no I will not
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Planking.
MrsThmanx16 , salzburger.land Report
Final score: 102points The Alpha Geek The Alpha Geek Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I’m actually planking right now.
37 37points reply View More Replies… #38
California Raisins
Final score: 101points A C A C Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I remember being so envious of someone who had the WHOLE collection
20 20points reply View More Replies… #39
Pogs.
Final score: 99points A C A C Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
POGS!!! Now whomever invented the pogs containers is making BANK in the mary-j-wanna industry. All pot shops use various sized pogs containers! Lol
19 19points reply View More Replies… #40
Fidget spinners and the dab.
Spank-Those-Hams replied:
30 year old substitute teacher here. I dab sometimes when the kids say something dab worthy, which is either met with cringes or laughter. Either one gives me strength.
Badilol , JoanDragonfly Report
Final score: 97points 
Huddo's sister Huddo's sister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Fidget spinners, and fidgets of all kinds, are still very popular and are really good to help kids who need a bit of ‘time out’.
40 40points reply View More Replies… #41
The run on Beenie Babies.
They were buying them literally as an investment worth thousands of dollars… I literally saw them the other day being sold at Speedway
Final score: 95points A girl A girl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
OMG. My mom had hundreds of them. We wound up donating them to the fire department when she passed. There is no beanie baby riches pipeline but, at least, scared kids get a stuffed friend now in my neighborhood.
47 47points reply View More Replies… #42
That odd period when everything was themed around a mustache.
mx3goose replied:
Girls who got the mustache tattoo on your pointer finger…how’s life going?
Final score: 94points Max Max Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I remember someone posting a photo of a girl with a moustache tattoo in a “remember this?” way, and got the response of “oh that’s my old picture, I transitioned and have a real one now!”
66 66points reply View More Replies… #43
Pacifier necklaces.
Not sure if this was a international trend though. Early-mid 1990s, small colourful plastic pacifiers that we would trade and exchange.
I wouldnt mind a comeback, they were rather cute.
Final score: 94points Telepathetic Telepathetic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
If I remember correctly a certain Rave Drug caused teeth grinding.A pacifier was gnashed on instead.
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Hacky sack tricks.
Happy_Chick21 , Skill Quest Report
Final score: 93points 
StrangeOne StrangeOne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Hacky sack proved I have 0 foot eye coordination.
39 39points reply #45
The little finger skateboards and trick bicycles toys.
Final score: 91points 
Tall Tomatoe Tall Tomatoe Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
these are still very much alive
31 31points reply View More Replies… #46
Harlem Shake.
DeltaForce_Valentine replied:
I loved the Harlem Shake, it was wholesome. Also i feel like my life was happier during that era when it came out.
catchmeifyoucannon , ENERGYLIVEHD Report
Final score: 82points PenguinQueen PenguinQueen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Omg!!! 🤣 How did I forget about this lmao it was hilerious and brought everyone together lmao
13 13points reply #47
Hypercolor shirts
Final score: 80points T J R T J R Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
They were AWESOME! Well, until your armpits got hot. Haha!
25 25points reply View More Replies… #48
Bedazzling everything!
Final score: 77points 
leendadll leendadll Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
Still have mine! Don’t use it… but it’s there in case of emergency!
27 27points reply View More Replies… #49
Spinning rims on cars. Those were BAD.
Final score: 72points 
Becca Kuehn Becca Kuehn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I went on a date with some guy who actually told me that I should put spinning rims on my car. I drove a 1969 fastback Mustang. That car was in mint condition and looked like it had just rolled off of the factory floor. The fact that he made that suggestion told me that he was not the right guy for me. That was our first and last date. 😄 I absolutely hated the spinning rims trend.
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Vine, old short-video social media.
Final score: 72points crowspectre (he/they) crowspectre (he/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 months ago Report
I miss vines
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