Thanks Twitter, Chanel's Hula-Hoop Bags Are A Bonafide Spring Trend Now

Chanel Hula Hoop Bag. Image: WWD/ StephaneFeugere

The problem with hosting a fashion show six months before the products hit the stores is that designers and brands oftentimes have no idea what's going to sell well. However, it seems like modern technology has created a crystal ball in the form of social media.

Apparently, because of your tweeting, your Instagramming, and gabbing with your friends online about particular accessories you saw during the Spring '13 shows, bizarre items, like the ridiculous hula-hoop Chanel bag, will actually get produced.

Other trends that buyers are picking up because of Instagram? Birkenstock sandal styles, those fuzzy sandals from Céline, and Tom Ford's gladiator sandal. 

Read more at Refinery 29.