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While finding the newest hot trend is easy on college campuses, at times the hottest new trend is an old one which has resurfaced. In the 1960s, lava lamps and beads were found in all bedrooms and Volkwagen Vans, and in the 1990s they were found in almost every college girl's college dorm room. In the 1960s and 70s, psychedelic colored posters and black lights were everywhere. In the mid 1990s, they had come back with a vengeance. So what's this year's group of freshmen decorating their dorm walls with?

Vintage movie posters such as "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Scarface", have made there debut as a popular form of decorating for today's college students across the country, from coast to coast. Young adults that where not even born when these movies were first released are mimicking the style of these famous icons. These vintage black and white poster are just beginning of the movie memorabilia mountain.

Young adults both, men and women, in their early 20's, are beginning to step back and admire a period in time when life was simple. The time period of drive in movies and black and white pictures. This time period my be appealing because things where easier to understand or maybe it is just a love for classics.

Classic movie posters are just the start. Intelligent marketers from all over the nation make millions from merchandising. Everything from catch phrase t-shirts to accessories and freestanding figurines from the movies are found in local malls. Vintage film posters are now more popular than they have ever been. At poster sales on college campuses across the nation, they are selling out of "Dracula" and "The Blob" posters faster than posters of newer films. Vintage film posters are now more popular than ever.

Posters are so much more than a simple hanging on a wall. They remind us of far away places and the big dreams we held close as children. They display our individuality, preferences and can be a completely honest representation of self. The current trend in posters is not found in pop culture icons, but, instead vintage and independent movie posters seem the most popular gift requested by students and grads all around the country.

More than twenty years ago most American teens had posters displaying the sexy Faye Dunaway or the incredible Elvis Presley hanging from their wall. Today, the hottest trends with teens in posters are those same figures that were popular way back then. These iconic representations are the perfect gift for that young man or lady in your life, and can give them the same expression of happiness that they gave an older generation upon receipt.