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Dopamine Dressing
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Dopamine Dressing

ColorJoyful
DiscoveryStage 1 of 7 · trending up
74/ 100
Momentum Index
attention 40breadth 100persistence 79velocity 95Always shown with the index, never as a lone score.

Who is wearing it?

Age data coming soonAwaiting our demographic source. We don't guess.

Where is it popular?

  1. California 100
  2. Alabama 50
  3. Arkansas 50
  4. Colorado 50

Ranked by share of each state's own searches, not by market size. Small states surface here often for that reason.

How widespread is it?

Regions (US)high (1)
RetailInsufficient evidence
AgeInsufficient evidence

Why it's happening

Hype-driven growth66%
Utility-driven adoption34%

Bottom line

Early signs of life: still well below its own peak, but growing much faster than the fashion market. Growth is quick but the series is jumpy, which is what hype looks like.

Phase history (5 years)

2022-01 normalized2023-01 dormant2024-01 dormant2025-01 dormant2026-01 discovery2026-06 discovery(retrospective diagnosis; see How it works)
Based on Google TrendsLimited evidenceUpdated 2026-07-26Evidence gaps: retail sell-through, resale prices, street-style imagery, age data, Wikipedia coverageHow we compute this →

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