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Our fabulous auction Fashion for Haiti: One Million Hearts , is coming to a close on May 2nd. The initiative, launched on April 22nd, paired eBay with Donna Karan, CFDA, and nearly 150 top designers to create custom-made papier-mâché hearts. Hearts from Mara Hoffman, Vince Camuto and Monique Péan are on our radar. Run over to eBay to check out all of the hearts and bid on your faves. Not only will you have a fashionable collectors item, but you’ll be able to supp ort the Haitian Artisan Project. Read more at UrbanZen.

(Photo: GIF by Greta Larkin. Text by Jauretsi)

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Auction for Haiti Begins Today!

It’s with great pride that we announce our live auction today! Donna Karan and CFDA have teamed up with eBay to create Fashion for Haiti: One Million Hearts. From April 22nd through May 2nd, we’re auctioning off nearly 150 custom-made papier-mâché hearts by top designers in an effort to raise social consciousness and funds for the Haitian Artisan Project. Check out eBay to bid on the cool hearts for sale. More info at UrbanZen.

(Photo: GIF by Greta Larkin. Text by Jauretsi)

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Fashion for Haiti: One Million Hearts

Last night, eBay, the world’s largest marketplace and leading platform for charitable giving, got together with Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation and the CFDA (Council for American Fashion Designers) for “Fashion For Haiti: One Million Hearts.” Designers Mara Hoffman, Pamela Love, and Charlotte Ronson sipped cocktails in the West Village candle-lit loft store while Donna Karan welcomed guests with a heartfelt toast. Alas, the collective partnership to raise social consciousness and funds for the Haitian Artisan Project has begun! To read details of the auction with 150 CFDA designers, visit Fashion For Haiti: One Million Hearts. Don’t forget, the auction starts April 22!

(Photo: Papier-mâché hearts designed by Haitian Artist Magali Dresse, a Haitian Entrepreneur in the Artisan Sector. Text by Jauretsi)

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A Lumineers-Tagged Drumhead Sells on eBay

Sometimes, if you comb through eBay you’ll find cool collectibles like this 18” Remo drumhead signed and doodled by The Lumineers. It was snagged for $1,374.99 with monies going to benefit the Grammy Foundation. Read more details on eBay stories. Look how cute his armadillo is!

(Photo courtesy of eBay stories. Text by Jauretsi)

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Imagine Diane, Brigitte, or Kate Hanging on Your Wall

As our You Can’t Fake Fashion auction is currently running with a unique custom bag made by Diane Von Furstenberg, we’re also loving this Polaroid of DVF shot by Andy Warhol. These images are available at another art auction running March 13th to 27th by Paddle8 and Interview Magazine. Expect 40 works in the fields of contemporary art and photography…[MORE]

Here’s the famous Diane Von Furstenberg shot by Warhol (with a bid at $9,500), Brigitte Bardot Smoking, 1971 by Terry O’Neill (with a bid at $5,000), and Kate Moss by Mario Testino (with a bid at $3,600). Check out Paddle8’s auction to peruse more original works and lace your walls with some powerful fine art and photography.

(Photo: Courtesy of Paddle8. Text by Jauretsi)

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eBay Search Alert: Hermes Ashtrays

Here’s another smart gift item to peruse eBay for. The feline set above (new, not used) is available now through the seller “My World” who is in Japan, but promises to ship anywhere in the world for an extra $15. If you miss this one, type in “Hermes Ashtray” into your eBay Feed to discover new ones on the site. We already spotted so many gorgeous other ones here.

(Photo: Courtesy of Seller, My World. Text by Jauretsi)

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Kicks for a Cause

What better way to celebrate the 37th anniversary of Black History Month than a collabo between the Jordan brand and celeb designer Don C? Together, the two produced 37 exclusive, limited edition pairs of Air Jordan 1’s and a signature BHM Just Don Snapback. And where can you get these precious gems? eBay, my friends. Click here to be directed to the eBay auction page (running through February 28th) and get to bidding! Keep in mind all the proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.

(Photo courtesy of eBay. Text by Jenny Bahn)

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Bid on this Painting from Andre Saraiva

The digital jedi’s at CREATE THE GROUP (in partnership with eBay and Rackspace) have launched their first round of auction items to benefit Sandy Relief. Items are going like hotcakes. Lucky for us that this painting (seen above) is not up for sale until January 24th at 10:00 pm. To bid on this piece which is still available, visit RecreateNewYork/Andre-Saraiva.

(Photo: Courtesy of RecreateNewYork.org. Text by Jauretsi)

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Get This Alexander Wang Bag Signed by the Man Himself

The Re/Create New York auction for Sandy relief, launched last week by CREATE THE GROUP, has been a dream so far, with everyone from Kate Moss to Kanye West donating items for charity. In partnership with eBay and Rackspace, a few pieces have already been sold on the auction site, RecreateNewYork.org. The next round of ten items is available January 17th, including this one-of-a-kind bag custom-designed and signed by Alexander Wang. To bid on this piece, visit RecreateNewYork/Alexander-Wang. After January 17th, there will be one more consecutive auction beginning January 24th.

(Photo: Courtesy RecreateNewYork.org. Text by Jauretsi)

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Want Kanye West’s Personal Nike Air Yeezy’s?

Tomorrow, January 10th at 10pm is the first day of the fabulous auction of auctions. CREATE THE GROUP, in partnership with eBay, Spotify, and Rackspace formed an alliance called RE/CREATE New York. The mission? To help raise funds for Sandy Relief. Several notable figures including Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Julianne Moore, Tom Ford and more are donating a personal item for auction. To name one of the gems, here is a pair of one-of-a-kind Nike Air Yeezy II Sneakers designed, worn, and signed by Kanye West. You’ll have to wait two more weeks to bid on this item (seen above), which is the limited edition signature line by Kanye West for Nike. To bid on these sneakers, visit RecreateNewYork/Kanye-West on January 24th.

Remember, there will be two consecutive rounds of auction following tomorrow’s initial launch, so keep your eyes peeled at ReCreateNewYork.org as the coveted pieces drop.

(Photo: Courtesy of ReCreate New York. Text by Jauretsi)