2020’s top trends

2020's top trends

Baking cured lockdown boredom

Location: Sant'Andrea D'agliano, Italy

Location: New York City, New York

TikTok took over

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Homes turned into makeshift gyms

Location: Manchester, England

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Location: Erlenbach Am Main, Germany

Dining in bubbles

Location: CORMEILLES-EN-PARISIS, FRANCE

Location: New York

(SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY RESIDENT, VALERIE WORTHY, SAYING:

"Well, I can tell you that with everything going on in this world, eating in a bubble is about one of the best experiences we can have.

Location: Kent, England

(SOUNDBITE) (English) SIBERIAN HUSKY BREEDER, CHRISTINE BIDDLECOMBE, SAYING:

"We have had a massive increase in demand from people wanting puppies, emailing at twelve o'clock at night, one o'clock in the morning, email after email. People wanting but not understanding what they're taking on. They think they have more time for them, they want them tomorrow."

Location: Baghdad, Iraq

Location: Paris, France

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