eBay Reveals the Year’s Most Significant Trends and Styles
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eBay recently announced the 2018 Shopping Report, taking an in-depth look at the launches, anniversaries, and collaborations demonstrating what’s on shoppers’ minds and what trends are here to stay, as per the official release.“As the world’s largesteBay Reveals the Year’s Most Significant Trends and Styles
eBay recently announced the 2018 Shopping Report, taking an in-depth look at the launches, anniversaries, and collaborations demonstrating what’s on shoppers’ minds and what trends are here to stay, as per the official release.“As the world’s largest marketplace, eBay search and sales data provides an interesting look at what’s happening in culture,” said Bradford Shellhammer, eBay’s Vice President of Buyer Experience. Whether it’s driving millions in sales or causing drastic spikes in search, what’s happening on eBay reflects what’s happening in the world.As per the PR Newswire release, key looks that stood out this year include: cozy coats, bike shorts, animal print, luxury watches, and denim boots. Celebrities like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Kendall Jenner sported faux fur this year, and popular designs emerged from brands like ASOS and TopShop. eBay sales of the “teddy bear” coat nearly quadrupled between September and October. From vests to backpacks, 50,000 faux fur items sold on eBay between July and September — a 105 percent increase in just 90 days.“Nearly 110,000 cycling and biker shorts have been sold on eBay in 2018. After celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Bella Hadid, and Emily Ratajkowski were seen sporting the trend, eBay sales for the shorts spiked, with a 27 percent increase in less than 90 days,” states the release.In the first week of October, 378 animal print items were sold per day. eBay Fashion saw stripes beat out polka dots, and leopard print edge past snakeskin by 10,000 purchases (in the last 60 days).“eBay shoppers picked up one luxury watch every three minutes this year. Rolex watches accounted for 20 percent of total luxury watch sales in 2018, with other top-selling brands for the year included Omega, Tag Heuer, Longines and Breitling,” the release states.In August, eBay saw a 107 percent increase in sales month-over-month for thigh-high denim boots, after Jennifer Lopez wore a pair from Versace. With celebrities like Rihanna, Chrissy Teigen, and Mandy Moore rocking Gucci logo looks — 126 Gucci bags were sold on eBay daily, and nearly 500 Gucci logo belts were sold every month this year, resulting in one search every 20 seconds, according to the release.Sales of the Dior Saddle Bag climbed nearly 20 percent from July to August on eBay after the French powerhouse Christian Dior had 100 global influencers and celebs re-launch the bag on Instagram on July 19 for the Fall/Winter 2018 season.Fendi's “double F’s” have experienced a resurgence in popularity — thanks to the street style endorsements of Gigi and Bella Hadid, along with the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Kourtney Kardashian, and Olivia Culpo. In addition to being named Director of Menswear at Louis Vuitton this year, Virgil Abloh launched multiple off-white sneaker styles.Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the trends and styles https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more