eBay has partnered with seven leading fashion designers on an exclusive new collaboration: the eBay Holiday Collective—an original, limited-edition gift collection of men's and women's apparel, jewelry, travel and electronics accessories and home décor items for the 2012-13 holiday season. Starting November 12, the capsule collections will be available globally, exclusively on eBay's fashion portal, at accessible, "Buy it Now" prices from $50 to $100 and will include free U.S. and international shipping. Above, watch designer Steven Alan discuss the partnership, and below, the designers behind the Fallon, Ruffian and Billy Reid labels. Also involved: Chris Benz, Tibi and Jonathan Adler, who taped his own homage to eBay as part of the brand's "eBay Thanks You" campaign:Continue reading...

It seems that both designers and mass distributors are trying to keep their minds off the recession by staying as busy as possible, finding more and more new ways to stimulate consumerism. And that makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

With their Mise en Scene collection with Anthropologie just recently in stores, Ruffian designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais have announced another collaboration, this time with Macy's on a menswear collection. The line, called Threads & Heirs, is part of a new strategy, similar to that of Target with guest designer collaborations. It also marks the first time Macy's has tapped high-end womenswear designers to take on a men's line, an innovative way for fashion talent to stretch their muscles and show that they can conquer both sexes in the market.Continue reading...