Skirts were narrow or very full, held out with petticoats; poodle skirts were a brief fad.

Harry Belafonte begins a brief fad for pop music based on calypso, a style of Trinidadian music.

It enjoyed a brief fad before vanishing into obscurity.

Crocs were a brief fad for both sexes in the summer of 2006, despite their kitsch connotations.

After a brief fad of investing in them, big investors began to shun these companies.

It was the number one Japanese drama that year, and led to a brief fad of interest in Japanese Sign Language.

When that brief revolutionary fad passed, it was turned into a state museum.

During the previous administration, there had been a brief fad for bringing in oddball "motivational specialists" to "improve the understanding of the military."

Buckskin jackets, often dyed and elaborately detailed, are a staple of western wear and were a brief fad in the 1970s.

The 1950s saw a number of brief fads that went on to have a great impact on future styles of music.