Smaller guitars? A new trend ? Why?

EDIT: I had trouble with Y/T uploading this - as they said they couldn't upload it ...so I uploaded it again, and they said they couldn't upload it! ... then I went out and in again, and they'd uploaded TWICE! - I've deleted the second one which already had some responses - which I'm afraid, I've lost, so, my humble apologies, and PLEASE PLEASE send them again no this one. Thak you ...now, read on ::

Within the 12 months, I have purchased two smaller guitars- smaller inasmuch as they are smaller that the dreadnoughts, jumbos etc., that seem to be oft regarded as "standard sizes." I love my dreadnought guitars for performance but I'm perceiving a change in the market, and here I am discussing two possible reasons for it, not least in the baby boomer generation.