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fashion
Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging. As a multifaceted term, fashion describes an industry, designs, aesthetics, and trends.
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Postmodernism
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public opinion
aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population
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hashtag
thumb|A post (tweet) on the social network X (social network)|X (Twitter) with several hashtags colored in blue text.
A hashtag is a metadata tag operator that is prefaced by the hash symbol, #. On social media, hashtags are used on microblogging and photo-sharing services–especially Twitter and Tumblr–as a form of user-generated tagging that enables cross-referencing of content by topic or theme. For example, a search within Instagram for the hashtag #flowers returns all posts that have been tagged with that term. After the initial hash symbol, a hashtag may include letters, numerals or other
Information Age
historical period
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influencer
An influencer is an individual who has the capacity to shape the attitudes,
behavior, or decisions of others through authority, knowledge, position, or
the nature of the relationship with the audience. The term is used in various fields such
as media, business, politics, religion, and communication, referring to
influencers such as social media influencers, podcasters, public speakers,
religious influencers, writers, and newsletter writers etc who have dedicated
followings in various areas.
viral marketing
marketing strategy that uses existing social networks to promote a product

VTuber
thumb|Kizuna AI was the first VTuber to achieve breakout popularity.A or is an online entertainer who uses a virtual avatar generated using computer graphics. Real-time motion capture software or technology are often—but not always—used to capture movement. The digital trend originated in Japan in the mid-2010s, and has become an international online phenomenon in the 2020s. A majority of VTubers are English- and Japanese-speaking YouTubers or live streamers who use avatar designs. By 2020, there were more than 10,000 active VTubers. Although the term is an allusion to the video platform YouTu
Internet celebrity
someone who has become famous by means of the Internet
bandwagon effect
phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by others
retro style
style that is consciously derivative or imitative of trends, music, modes, fashions, or attitudes of the past
body modification
deliberate altering of the human anatomy for non-medical reasons
camp
ostentatious style
viral phenomenon
objects or patterns that are able to replicate themselves or convert other objects into copies of themselves when these objects are exposed to them

fad
thumb|right|220px|Pet Rock|Pet rocks were a short-lived fad in the 1970s.
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A fad, trend, or craze is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation, or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short time period.
feminization
perceived societal shift of gender roles toward the characteristically "female"
Normcore
Normcore is a unisex fashion trend characterized by unpretentious, average-looking clothing. Normcore fashion includes jeans, T-shirts, sweats, button-downs, and sneakers.
Internet aesthetic
visual art style
coolhunting
Coolhunting is a neologism coined in the early 1990s referring to a new kind of marketing where professionals make observations and predictions based on changes of new or existing "cool" cultural fads and trends. Coolhunting is also referred to as "trend spotting", and is a subset of trend analysis.
radical chic
people identifying themselves as socialists or radical leftists while conducting upper-class lifestyles
Kusoge
In Japanese video gaming, a , , is an unenjoyable or poorly made video game. Though the label is usually applied disparagingly, there is a subculture of celebrating kusoge.
PVC clothing
clothing made from pvc fabric
Peclers Paris
Peclers is French fashion trend consulting agency founded in Paris in 1970 by Dominique Peclers. The company provides trend analysis, consumer reports, and brand strategies for multiple brands and creative individuals. Peclers' creative team develops seasonal trend books that serve as a foundation for businesses in the fashion and home industries.
vintage
generally refers to any artificial object or objects that are representative of or dating from an earlier period of time

diffusion
process by which a new idea or new product is accepted by the market
self-expression values
cluster of related personal values
Yoruba tribal marks
face and body scarifications specific to the Yoruba culture