I Hid My Eyes Behind Your Sofa: hula hoop craze

Friday, October 01, 2010

hula hoop craze

Hula Hoops were the first insane fad (via a link). Demand that appeared and vanished during 1958, causing Wham-O to lose money despite the popularity of the trend. So how/why did the trend die out? What was it meant to do?

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Friday, October 01, 2010

hula hoop craze

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