While finding the hottest new trend is always easy on a college campus, sometimes the hot new trend is an old one that came back again. In the 1960s lava lamps and beads decorated every bedroom and Volkswagen Van in sight and in the 1990s they were spotted in nearly every girl's college dorm room. In the 1960s and the 1970s, psychedelic colored posters and black lights were all the rage. In the mid 1990s, they were back again in full force. So, what is this years' crop of college freshman decorating their walls with?

From UCLA to Hudson University and all points in between vintage movie posters seem to be the thing. Even girls who were not even thought of when "Breakfast at Tiffany's" debuted are very much into posters of Audrey, dark sunglasses and pearls. A-list hits such as "scarface" and D-list hits like "Evil Dead are popping up on walls daily. Movie memorabilia is not referring to just black and white posters anymore.

What is the reason that twenty year old men and women are reaching back to the days of drive in movies and black and white pictures? No one knows for sure, but maybe they are yearning for a more simple time when humor was light hearted and times were easier to understand or maybe it is just the allure of classics that caught a hold of them again.

Smart marketers are not only making money on the vintage movie posters, they are making a huge profit on merchandising. At local shopping malls and department stores, you can purchase figurines, accessories, such as jewelery and sunglasses, and even catch phrase t-shirts. College campus bookstores are selling out of vintage movie posters faster than posters for newer films. These vintage posters are more popular than ever.

Posters may bring back the magic of some other time and a fantasy of what may have been. They help to capture the spirit of an age that you wish you'd lived in or else they help to keep memories alive. Some students will put up posters to remind themselves of their childhood or high school years, while some will put them up to let others know just who they are. Independent art/film posters and vintage film posters used to be displayed only on film students' walls, but now the audience for them is a great deal larger.

If you are searching for a gift for a special friend or family member, posters with Faye Dunaway or Elvis are sure to be big hits. They were very popular in their day and continue to be popular now. In twenty years your posters may become the new hot trend so be sure to hang on to your poster, you will be quite pleased that you did.