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Polka Dots
DotsRetro
RisingStage 2 of 7 · trending up
attention 63wikipedia 39breadth 100persistence 79velocity 63Always 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?
- Utah 100
- Louisiana 97
- Wyoming 93
- California 91
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
Utility-driven adoption71%
Hype-driven growth29%
Bottom line
Gaining on the fashion market, though running at about half its record. People keep coming back to it at a steady rate, not in a single spike.
1Discovery2Rising3Peak4Cooling5Normalized6Dormant↻Revival
Phase history (5 years)
2022-01 normalized→2023-01 cooling→2024-01 normalized→2025-01 normalized→2026-01 rising→2026-06 rising(retrospective diagnosis; see How it works)
Based on Google Trends + WikipediaModerate evidenceUpdated 2026-07-26Evidence gaps: retail sell-through, resale prices, street-style imagery, age dataHow we compute this →
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