Ebay's Brad Goreski-hosted pop-up hits Westside Pavilion* [Updated]

Ebay has enlisted celebrity stylist, reality TV star and man-about fashion-week Brad Goreski to help draw attention to the fact that the online auction site has rejiggered (the company uses the word "simplified") the way users list items for sale.

To that end, Goreski, stylist Danielle Nachmani and a handful of eBay fashion sellers (dubbed the Chic Squad) are hosting pop-up kiosk events across the country that explain the new process by helping individuals list an actual item they've brought in such as a handbag, pair of sunglasses, shoes or a dress.

The peripatetic pop-up, which started in New York City last month, has already rolled through Dallas and is slated to hit Los Angeles July 13 and 14 before heading to San Francisco. Goreski & Co. are scheduled to staff the Ebay Selling Style Studio at the Westside Pavilion, 10800 West Pico Blvd.* (directly in front of Nordstrom) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (we're told his old Brad self will be on hand Friday, June 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., with the Chic Squad holding down the kiosk the rest of the time).

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-- Adam Tschorn

Photos: At left, Brad Goreski mans the Ebay Selling Style Studio, at right, the pop-up's first stop in New York City on June 8 and 9. Credit: Ebay

*[UPDATED 12:32 p.m. 7/12/2012: An earlier version of this post incorrectly listed the location of the Ebay pop-up. It will take place at the Westside Pavilion -- not Westfield Century City -- on July 13 and 14.

Derek Lam for EBay on sale now

It's what EBay is calling the first-ever crowd-sourced designer collection. Shoppers voted on the final five dresses on sale Tuesday exclusively at DerekLam.eBay.com, choosing from 16 styles Lam designed and showed during New York's spring/summer 2011 fashion week in February.

Priced at $125 to $295, in sizes from 0 to 16, the collection includes a baby floral sundress, a sweeping black cotton poplin evening gown, and a flirty denim dress with a swishy skirt. More than 120,000 votes were cast. Still, I was disappointed, when the styles were revealed a few weeks ago, that my favorites were not chosen. I guess that's crowd-sourced design for you.    

Then, to my surprise, I saw this morning that there is a bonus dress--a silk poplin T-shirt dress with a drawstring waist that comes in dahlia pink or black. It's my pick (I'm a sucker for pink), and just $125. The only catch? You have to download the EBay Fashion app to access it. 

-- Booth Moore

Derek Lam for EBay silk poplin T-shirt dress. Credit: EBay.

Miss Turkey's burger-print bikini charity auction now underway on EBay

The charity auction of Miss Turkey's turkey-burger-print bikini we first told you about a few weeks ago went live Sunday night on EBay, and as of this writing, 22 bids have pushed the price to $510.

It is one of three custom-made bikinis created for the ad campaign that features Miss Turkey 2010 Gizem Memic shilling for the new Carl's Jr. / Hardee's turkey burgers, and though this particular bikini was never actually worn by Memic, she has autographed it.

The auction is scheduled to end shortly after 9 p.m. PDT on May 15, with proceeds earmarked for Homes for our Troops and USA Cares, through Carl's Jr. parent company CKE Inc.'s new Stars for Troops charity program. 

-- Adam Tschorn

Photos: One of the three bikinis custom made for the Miss Turkey ad campaign and autographed by Gizem Memic is being auctioned on EBay to benefit the Stars for Troops charity. Credit: CKE Inc.

Carl's Jr. plans to auction off Miss Turkey's burger-print bikini -- to benefit military families

 

Back when we first told you about the bikini Carl's Jr. had custom-printed with tiny turkey burgers for an advertising campaign featuring Miss Turkey 2010, a company representative humorously floated the possibility the fast-food folks might order up a limited run of the swimsuit to sell online.

Although that hasn't happened (yet), Thursday comes word that there is a way those turkey-print triangles of fabric can be yours -- complete with Miss Turkey's autograph -- but only if your wallet is as big as that bathing suit is small.

From May 9-15, the autographed bikini will be up for bid on EBay (we're told a link to the auction will be posted at the Carl's Jr. Facebook page) to benefit parent company CKE Inc.'s new charity program, Stars for Troops, for the benefit of military families and veterans. The company is expected to announce the details on May 9.

Buying a burger-print bikini off a beauty queen's back as an exercise in patriotic pride?

As the company's new Straight Talk Express of a tag line puts it: "That's just the way it is."

-- Adam Tschorn

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Photo: The turkey-burger-print bikini worn by Miss Turkey 2010 in this Carl's Jr. TV ad will be auctioned off to benefit military families and veterans. Credit: Carl's Jr.

EBay launches LookBook, a shop-able street-style website

EBay has tapped into the allure of street-style blogs for its newest online e-commerce endeavor. EBay LookBook, a shop-able style gallery on which users upload snapshots of their outfits, bridges the gap (quite cleverly, I might add) between personal style and retail.

Here's how it works: Users upload photos of themselves and are encouraged to vote on favorite looks that have been submitted by others. And when you click on a look, up pops photos of EBay finds that are stylistically similar to pieces worn in the photo.

And right now, the site is hosting a contest. One of the top 25 voted-on snapshots will score a $5,000 EBay shopping spree; a photo shoot with Lucky magazine's street-style photographer, Michael Waring; and a fashion consultation with Lucky editor at large Elise Loehnen.

The winner will be chosen by EBay's "style panel," made up of Loehnen; Whitney Port, designer and star of "The City"; stylist Annabel Tollman; Meredith Barnett, editorial director of "The Inside Source"; and Karen Bard, EBay trend expert.

EBay is also partnering with Lucky to bring the LookBook to life in New York and Los Angeles. The L.A. event, which will take place at the Grove shopping center on Sept. 29, will include a free photo shoot with Waring. Port, Tollman and Loehnen will also be there, doling out "style tips."

-- Emili Vesilind

Photo: A reader-submitted look on EBay LookBook. Credit: EBay

'America's Next Top Model's' Jay Manuel auctions his clothes for a good cause

Jay Manuel, co-host of "America's Next Top Model" and various E! network red-carpet shows, is losing his shirt(s) for a good cause.

The bleached-blond fashion expert will auction  more than 100 personal wardrobe items on EBay from May 13 to 23 to help benefit Operation Smile, a global children’s medical charity dedicated to helping improve the lives of children and young adults who were born with cleft lips and cleft palates. (Note: Only a portion of the sales will go toward the charity.)

Auction items include pieces Manuel has worn on various red carpets and clothes from his personal life.

Standout pieces include a Valentino beaded tux jacket; an Yves Saint Laurent black tuxedo; a silver and black Commes de Garcons jacket; an all-white D&G silk tuxedo; a Roberto Cavalli embossed silk blazer; a one-of-a-kind denim "art piece" jacket; John Fluevog silver boots; and various Prada and Louis Vuitton bags.

Bidders and fans can sign up on the Jay Manuel EBay page to be notified when the auctions go live.

"Anyone who knows me knows my love of clothes," said Manuel in a news release. "My grandfather was a tailor, so it's in my genes. Over the years, I've been fortunate [enough] to wear beautiful clothing from many top designers, and now it's time for me to give something back."

-- Emili Vesilind

Photo: Jay Manuel. Credit: EBay

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Ebay launches a shopping and fashion page featuring top celebrity stylists

Ebay, the mother of all e-commerce websites, is ramping up its high-fashion offerings.

The cyber marketplace launched a new style hub on Monday, Fashion Voice, featuring shopping tips from style experts including celebrity stylists Annabel Tollman, Britt Bardo and Estee Stanley.

Tollman, who has styled Cynthia Nixon, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Simpson, among others, is also the host of a new series of videos for the site that lends style advice to shoppers. The first video, "Find Your Vintage Era," sees Tollman giving shoppers advice on how to find and wear vintage using style icons through the decades as inspiration (i.e. curvy girls should try a Marilyn Monroe-esque '50s look).

But the bulk of Fashion Voice delves into the loves and passions of its stable of experts.

Each fashion pro has answered questions pertaining to their personal fashion ethos. Trend expert Karen Bard, for example, shares that her favorite eBay find ever was a Missoni throw blanket, and that her best-kept beauty secret  -- and one we're tempted to try -- is using "Vaseline on curled eyelashes instead of mascara."

--Emili Vesilind

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Photo: Stylist Annabel Tollman. Credit: EBay.

Narciso Rodriguez launches EBay collection

Narciso Rodriguez, the New York-based designer famous for his streamlined, muted designs, is launching a separate -- and much lower-priced -- collection for online marketplace EBay.

Starting Monday at 9 a.m. Pacific time, the Narciso Rodriguez for EBay collection will be available through a specially branded store on the website. Prices will range from $65 to $350.

From the sketches the company sent us, it looks to be an American sportswear-inspired line of dresses and separates that employ Rodriguez' trademark body-friendliness. 

There's a smoky blue daytime "suit" comprised of a boxy, short-sleeved jacket and pencil skirt (above, left); at least two form-fitting black dresses with a diagonal swipe of contrasting color near the collarbone -- one white, one red (above, right); a belted trench; and an Empire-waist black party dress with a scoop neck and flouncy skirt. 

It all looks classic Narciso -- wearable, flattering and uncomplicated. Perfect for these convoluted times.

-- Emili Vesilind

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Photos: Sketches for the Narciso Rodriguez for EBay collection. Courtesy: EBay