Today, eBay has launched its inaugural Pre-Loved Fashion Week with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and British Fashion Council (BFC). Highlighting a live, shoppable runway show titled “Endless Runway”, this event will showcase pre-loved looks from renowned designers like Khaite, Off-White, Christopher Kane, and Simone Rocha. Set to precede the SS2025 Official New York and London Fashion Week schedules, these shows aim to promote circular fashion.
The Endless Runway shows make eBay’s diverse selection of pre-owned designer clothing and accessories immediately shoppable. Curated and styled by fashion creative Wisdom Kaye and hosted by fashion writer Liana Satenstein in New York, with eBay’s Pre-Loved Style Director Amy Bannerman supported by live host Leomie Anderson in London, these events will be accessible to both US and UK shoppers via eBay Live.
“eBay has been a driving force in promoting more sustainable fashion,” said Kirsty Keoghan, eBay’s GM of Fashion.…
“With the launch of Pre-Loved Fashion Week, we’re showing up on fashion’s biggest stage and demonstrating that authentic designer fashion doesn’t have to be out of reach.” eBay’s Commitment to Circular Fashion Credit: Pre-Loved Fashion Week In 2023, nearly $50 billion worth of secondhand luxury products were sold globally, fueled primarily by younger consumers.
A testament to this demand, pre-loved and refurbished items account for 40% of eBay’s gross merchandise volume, with global users searching for “vintage” over 1,000 times a minute in June 2024. eBay aims to make high-quality, pre-loved designer fashion accessible and sustainable with its Pre-Loved Fashion Week.
“New York Fashion Week showcases the best of American fashion and beyond, and it is amazing how eBay brings together such a stellar selection of vintage, archival, and coveted items from these brands,” said Steven Kolb, CEO of the CFDA.
“eBay Pre-Loved Fashion Week and its Endless Runway live show connects the past, present, and future – and delivers a powerful reminder that the future of fashion is circular.” New York’s First Pre-Loved Fashion Show Credit: Pre-Loved Fashion Show Curated by fashion creative Wisdom…
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