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* AFRICA ETHICAL FASHION<br />

The<br />

of<br />

Style and substance coexist at Edun,<br />

the world’s leading ethical fashion brand.<br />

Created by Ali Hewson, AKA ‘Mrs Bono’,<br />

the label not only cultivates an enduring<br />

relationship with Africa, but also delivers<br />

desirable designs. Laura Cochrane reports<br />

Ali Hewson is fashion’s conscience: the designer<br />

wife of U2’s Bono set up Edun with the aim of<br />

making beautiful clothes with ethical clout. A tall<br />

order, you might think, but five years down the line and Edun<br />

is flourishing, with its clothes for sale alongside luxury brands<br />

at international department stores and net-a-porter.com.<br />

The label certainly upped its ante last year, when LVMH, the<br />

group behind international names like Louis Vuitton and Marc<br />

Jacobs, bought 49% of its shares. This high-profile seal of approval<br />

from one of the major gatekeepers of the fashion industry is clear<br />

evidence that ethical fashion is now finally being taken seriously<br />

– and Edun is blazing the trail. As Bernard Arnault, chairman<br />

and CEO of LVMH, succinctly puts it, “Edun is a pioneer.”<br />

Africa is crucial to Edun’s pioneering work. All the label’s<br />

clothes are produced in developing nations and the brand works<br />

with communities in Kenya, Tunisia, Lesotho, Tanzania and<br />

28 Brussels Airlines b.spirit! magazine Sep-Oct <strong>2010</strong><br />

IMAGE NEIL STEWART<br />

Les vêtements<br />

d’Edun<br />

Style et substance coexistent chez Edun, la<br />

plus grande marque au monde de vêtements<br />

bio-équitables. Le label, un concept original<br />

signé Ali Hewson, alias “Mme Bono”, cultive<br />

non seulement une relation de commerce<br />

durable avec l’Afrique, mais produit aussi une<br />

ligne contemporaine dans un esprit très “fashion”.<br />

Un compte rendu de Laura Cochrane<br />

Ali Hewson croit en une mode responsable. L’épouse du<br />

chanteur leader du groupe U2, Bono, a lancé Edun dans<br />

le but de concevoir de beaux vêtements produits de façon<br />

éthique. Un pari impossible ? Après cinq années d’activité, Edun<br />

est on ne peut plus florissant : ses vêtements sont distribués aux<br />

côtés des marques de luxe dans les plus grandes chaînes de<br />

magasins du monde et sur net-a-porter.com.<br />

Le label a certainement accéléré son développement l’année<br />

dernière, lorsque LVMH, le groupe leader des produits de luxe

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