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TWIGGY FULL CIRCLE

ESSENCEMEDIACOM, New York / EBAY / 2024

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Shortlisted Cannes Lions
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Overview

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OVERVIEW

Why is this work relevant for Print & Publishing?

This print campaign was designed to inspire people to shop sustainable fashion.

We invited Twiggy back to Vogue, to recreate that famous shot from 1967 with the same vintage accessories found on eBay, today.

Twiggy Full Circle leveraged the key fall fashion season, the October issue of Vogue and British Vogue, to drive awareness and earned media around circular fashion.

To bring it full circle, the accessories from the campaign were auctioned off on eBay in support of sustainability.

Please provide any cultural context that would help the Jury understand any cultural, national or regional nuances applicable to this work.

Twiggy is a 60's global cultural icon with a strong Gen Z following. She was perfect to bridge the past with the present.

Gen Z shops more sustainably: 64% of Gen Z surveyed look to shop secondhand before buying it new.

Vogue World is a global event, organized by Vogue, that kicks off fashion week in a different city each year. In 2023, it kicked off London Fashion Week.

October is the key fashion period that wraps up fashion week.

Twiggy walked the Vogue World red carpet while paying tribute to her hometown, London.

The campaign leveraged the key fall fashion season, the October issue of Vogue and British Vogue, to drive awareness and earned media around circular fashion.

Background:

eBay is home to millions of pre-owned and vintage fashions but lacked fashion credentials. eBay was not perceived as a credible shopping destination for high-end fashion or authentic goods.

Additionally, with fast fashion contributing to 92 million tons of textile waste each year, circular fashion is more important than ever. The new generations are embracing vintage fashion and feel strongly about creating a more sustainable world.

Gen Z is especially attuned to this problem: 64% of Gen Z surveyed look to shop secondhand before buying it new.

So, the challenge was—could eBay promote sustainability by establishing its own fashion credentials?

Describe the Impact:

eBay made all the global fashion headlines, appearing organically in The NY Times, The Independent, Daily Mail, CNN and The Telegraph. The campaign inserted eBay and sustainability into the fashion conversation, raising thousands of dollars for the non-profit charity: Canopy Planet Foundation.

The campaign reached millions and inspired consumers to not only think more sustainable when shopping for clothes and accessories, but celebrated the fact that we featured a 73-year-old model, with comments like, "Thank you for seeing us #AgingOutLoud."

The campaign garnered:

$2.5 million earned media

+30% increase in positive sentiment

+41% intent to shop eBay pre-owned

+10.2% lift in brand trustworthiness

+28.9% increase in brand awareness

34 million video views

187 million impressions

Twiggy Full Circle, turned perceptions of eBay as a general e-commerce marketplace into an authentic go-to fashion destination.

Please tell us how the brand purpose inspired the work

eBay is home to millions of pre-owned and vintage fashions but lacked fashion credentials. eBay was not perceived as a credible shopping destination for high-end fashion or authentic goods.

Additionally, with fast fashion contributing to 92 million tons of textile waste each year, circular fashion is more important than ever. The new generations are embracing vintage fashion and feel strongly about creating a more sustainable world.

In fact, Gen Z is especially attuned to this problem: 64% of Gen Z surveyed look to shop secondhand before buying it new.

So, the inspiration was: eBay could promote sustainability by establishing its own fashion credentials, encouraging Gen Z to shop sustainably while becoming their go-to fashion destination.

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