Edun Fall/Winter 2008 Collection Preview
by Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA
on 02.14.08

Edun, the socially conscious apparel line by U2's Bono and his wife Ali Hewson, previewed its Fall/Winter 2008, known as "Nocturne", at the Desmond Tutu Center in New York City on a wintry Tuesday.
While several platforms served as a catwalk, no strutting was involved. Each model stood mannequin-still on his or her support, before stepping down and getting up on the platform directly in front, slowly wending his or her way to the last platform in ultra-slow-motion. While this was a clever twist on runway fashion, the gimmick also resulted in a show that stretched on for hours. (The audience, plied with wine and Fiji water, didn't look like they minded so much, though.) The outfits? Serviceable, if unspectacular, although a couple of pieces did stand out, such as the amethyst shirt dress with balloon sleeves pictured below. There might have been a few more, but your very-sober reporter decided she really needed some shut-eye. Also, one of her cats had to be force-fed his medicine. (Sorry, Bono.)
More pictures below the fold. ::Edun










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Huh, I didn't realize these guys were all into the green stuff. I have a couple of their shirts; that's nice to know.
Fiji water? Really? How dissapointing. Nothing like imported bottled water to make you feel green.
Are the 80's really back? Really? A skinny leather tie!?!
We made fun of that guy at high school dances. When is the red & black MJ leather jacket and sequined glove coming?
How green can this really be when some things are "made in Peru"...while they're focusing on sustainable, moral practices in making these clothes, shipping them from so far away doesn't exactly make them "green" in my mind.