Narciso Rodriguez Loosens Up for Spring 2010, Signs Deal with eBay for Lower-Priced Line

fashionologie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:02:54 PDT

>> Designers collectively seem to be over the ubiquitous body-con, hard-edged rock'n'roll look that has swept fashion for the past few seasons: Lorenzo Martone said Marc Jacobs is; Elise Overland told WWD: "I’m tired of that rock-star style - everyone else is doing it now, so I wanted to do something different"; and Joseph Altuzarra, who has focused on form-fitting silhouettes in the past, added some flounce this time around.

Narciso Rodriguez, who like Altuzarra typically goes with a lean look, also loosened up. A white linen and silk dress billowed around Monika "Jac" Jagaciak, even the nipped-in waists flared at the hips. But the three stunners, which showed Narciso's experiment with volume at its best, were the last three finale gowns - one in black, one in white, one in "mercury" gray - knee-length in the front and parachute-like in the back as the model walked.

Also of note: pre-show, Anna Wintour was escorted backstage - not something that happens at every show; Narciso's close friends Ruben and Isabel Toledo sat front row, as did Tory Burch, whose show is tomorrow morning. Narciso has also just signed a deal with eBay to create a line - for Spring 2010 - with nothing over $350 (his runway designs are typically $1,800-plus), to be called "Narciso Rodriguez for eBay." A preview of his ideas for the line can be seen here.

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Derek Lam Teams with eBay for New "Accessible" Collection, Has Plans for Another Inexpensive Line in 2011

fashionologie — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:42:56 PDT

>> Just a week after Derek Lam dropped hints about wanting to do a high-low collaboration comes the announcement that he's joining forces with eBay for an exclusive ready-to-wear collection, to be unveiled during New York Fashion Week in February 2011.

EBay has teamed with Norma Kamali and Narciso Rodriguez for capsule collections in the past, but Lam's collection brings a new element: after the unveiling, eBay will essentially crowd source which designs to produce by inviting shoppers to vote for their favorites on eBay.com. The favorites will make up the final collection, which will be available for purchase in May at "accessible," fixed price points, exclusively on eBay.

It sounds like the eBay collaboration is just a warm-up for Lam: he's planning an inexpensive line for launch at the end of 2011.