Can these three words(Fashion,Fad and Trend) be usually considered to be the same thing?Well ,these three nouns are intertwined in some ways but there are some differences among them.If you read their definitions in some dictionaries ,you are going to be sure they are not synonyms and they are used in different contexts as well.
You can also get more information about the differences between fashion and fad if you click on the link below the photos ,ok ?
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http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/culture-miscellaneous/difference-between-fashion-and-fad/.
Later on, you can watch the video from Karen Mccullough's-Lessons from the Road which takes 2:32'because Ms.Mccullough explains very well the differences between a Fad and a Trend.This Youtuber gives us "a rule of a thumb " that may help us a lot to understand the meaning of these three words: Fashion,Fad and Trend
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/intertwined
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/rule-of-thumb