The 'Girls of eBay' blog is a photoblog dedicated to eBay clothing merchants and their "questionable" model choices.
The way the blog presents them, the women on the 'Girls of eBay' blog seem to be far away from the models we know--think Gisele Bundchen and Heidi Klum. The blog also highlights some of the models' rather interesting outfit choices, which may make some of you do double takes.
If you think I'm over-exaggerating, then check out a few of the ladies from the 'Girls of eBay' in the gallery above.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Unconventional Model Choices
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce diverse and unconventional models to challenge traditional beauty standards in the fashion industry.
- Crowdsourced Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a platform that allows consumers to become models and showcase their style on e-commerce websites.
- Body Positivity in Advertising
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Promote body positivity by featuring models of all shapes and sizes in clothing advertisements.
Industries Being Reshaped
- E-commerce
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop AI-powered virtual models to showcase clothing items, eliminating the need for human models.
- Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create an online marketplace exclusively for models with unconventional looks, connecting them with fashion brands.
- Advertising
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize augmented reality technology to allow consumers to try on clothes virtually and see how they would look on various body types.
