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# Streetwear Fortune Telling Collectibles
Chinatown Market's Fortune Telling Ball is Romantic

By Jana Pijak | Published 2021-02-03 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fortune-telling-ball
References: [thechinatownmarket](https://thechinatownmarket.com/collections/frontpage/products/valentine-fortune-telling-ball)

[Chinatown Market's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superlotl-by-inkbox) Valentine Fortune Telling Ball is a fun collectible launched just in time for the romantic holiday. The streetwear label is known for its vast lifestyle product range -- selling everything from happy face-adorned sporting goods to homewares.

The Valentine Fortune Telling Ball is designed in Los Angeles and is an officially licensed product launched in collaboration with [Smiley](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/b-smiley-collectible). When shaken, the ball reveals a variety of answers to questions, each featuring a subtle romantic theme with examples like "blinded by love, will answer later" included.

The product is heart-shaped featuring a smiley face front and Chinatown Market's brand insignia on the back. It is also packaged in a collectible Valentine's Day box, making it a great novelty gift idea for that special someone.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 5.5/10
- Popularity: 79% | Activity: 78% | Freshness: 9%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Collectible Lifestyle Products:** Businesses can innovate by creating collections of lifestyle products that offer novel ways of interacting with brands and symbols.
- **Predictive Novelty Items:** Entrepreneurs could design products that offer possibilities for predicting future events, sentimental experiences, or fortune telling using physical artifacts.
- **Collaborative Branding Strategies:** Companies can expand their brand exposure and appeal by collaborating with coeval brands and designers to create innovative merchandising lines.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Apparel & Footwear Industry:** Businesses could develop apparel and footwear product collections that incorporate a diversity of lifestyle elements that resonate with current consumer trends.
- **Gift & Novelty Industry:** Entrepreneurs could innovate in the gift & novelty industry by creating personalized, collectible, and interactive items that fit consumer niches or express individuality.
- **Design & Licensing Industry:** Companies can monetize valuable brand symbols and intellectual property by licensing them for creating innovative products and collaborations with innovative designers.

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