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Loved the photo's with Micheal Stipe you posted , thanks Niamh
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New Ali's Thread
could you please post them again.
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new Ali's thread.
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Beauty more than skin deep as giant buys into Ali's firm
Bono with wife Ali Hewson. A luxury goods giant has just purchased 70pc of Ali's skincare business, Nude
By Bairbre Power Fashion Editor
Thursday February 24 2011
LVMH, the world's largest luxury good conglomerate has bought a 70pc controlling stake in Ali Hewson's Nude Skincare, the chemical-free beauty business the Dublin mother of four started five years ago.
First Edun, now Nude, Ali's organic fashion and skincare lifestyle vision is too attractive a proposition for the luxury brand group to ignore.
The French company, home to 60 of the world's most luxurious brands like Louis Vuitton, Moet, Hennessy and Givenchy has paid an undisclosed sum for a 70pc stake in the pioneering biocompatible skincare. The remaining 30pc stake will be retained by Ali, Bryan Meehan, with whom she developed the range, and Irish businessman Paddy McKillen, who recently went to the Supreme Court over NAMA.
Fans of the skincare range, which uses bioavailable ingredients like hyaluronic acids and an advanced cellular renewal serum, include the French president's wife, Carla Bruni and models Christy Turlington and Helena Christensen.
Nude Skincare controversially hit the headlines in 2009 after Ali sued designer Stella McCartney over copyright. Two of the green fashion world's biggest names went to court as the Irish woman tried to stop the designer from releasing a perfume called "Stella Nude", claiming that the title of the fragrance was too close to that of the Nude Skincare line.
Heavy-hitters
This is the second time that Ali's eco/ethical/organic vision has brought her to the attention of heavy-hitter LVMH. It bought a minority stake in Edun in 2009. Ali started the organic clothing line with her husband in 2005 and they worked together with New York designer Rogan Gregory.
It was during a discussion the following year about ethical clothing that Ali expressed interest to Meehan in developing a natural skincare range.
He was already in the business, a co-founder of British organic store Fresh&Wild, which Wholefoods bought for $38m (€27.6m) in 2004. Their successful brand of skincare has been sold in Harvey Nichols in the UK and Barneys in the US. The Nude Skincare range is already sold through LMVH's retail arm Sephora in the US, which is expected to be developed as one of the brand's primary distribution outlets.
Edun clothing has been an ethical success story for Ali and Bono. The company was founded on the premise of trade versus aid as a means of building sustainable communities. Two years ago, LVMH's investment was regarded by some as a bit of a shift for the luxury group but commentators said it showed that luxury's growing move toward the sustainable was more than just a flash in the pan.
Announcing the 70pc stake, Antonio Belloni, group managing director of LVMH, said it believed Nude would be a global luxury skin care brand.
- Bairbre Power Fashion Editor
Irish Independent
Bono with wife Ali Hewson. A luxury goods giant has just purchased 70pc of Ali's skincare business, Nude
By Bairbre Power Fashion Editor
Thursday February 24 2011
LVMH, the world's largest luxury good conglomerate has bought a 70pc controlling stake in Ali Hewson's Nude Skincare, the chemical-free beauty business the Dublin mother of four started five years ago.
First Edun, now Nude, Ali's organic fashion and skincare lifestyle vision is too attractive a proposition for the luxury brand group to ignore.
The French company, home to 60 of the world's most luxurious brands like Louis Vuitton, Moet, Hennessy and Givenchy has paid an undisclosed sum for a 70pc stake in the pioneering biocompatible skincare. The remaining 30pc stake will be retained by Ali, Bryan Meehan, with whom she developed the range, and Irish businessman Paddy McKillen, who recently went to the Supreme Court over NAMA.
Fans of the skincare range, which uses bioavailable ingredients like hyaluronic acids and an advanced cellular renewal serum, include the French president's wife, Carla Bruni and models Christy Turlington and Helena Christensen.
Nude Skincare controversially hit the headlines in 2009 after Ali sued designer Stella McCartney over copyright. Two of the green fashion world's biggest names went to court as the Irish woman tried to stop the designer from releasing a perfume called "Stella Nude", claiming that the title of the fragrance was too close to that of the Nude Skincare line.
Heavy-hitters
This is the second time that Ali's eco/ethical/organic vision has brought her to the attention of heavy-hitter LVMH. It bought a minority stake in Edun in 2009. Ali started the organic clothing line with her husband in 2005 and they worked together with New York designer Rogan Gregory.
It was during a discussion the following year about ethical clothing that Ali expressed interest to Meehan in developing a natural skincare range.
He was already in the business, a co-founder of British organic store Fresh&Wild, which Wholefoods bought for $38m (€27.6m) in 2004. Their successful brand of skincare has been sold in Harvey Nichols in the UK and Barneys in the US. The Nude Skincare range is already sold through LMVH's retail arm Sephora in the US, which is expected to be developed as one of the brand's primary distribution outlets.
Edun clothing has been an ethical success story for Ali and Bono. The company was founded on the premise of trade versus aid as a means of building sustainable communities. Two years ago, LVMH's investment was regarded by some as a bit of a shift for the luxury group but commentators said it showed that luxury's growing move toward the sustainable was more than just a flash in the pan.
Announcing the 70pc stake, Antonio Belloni, group managing director of LVMH, said it believed Nude would be a global luxury skin care brand.
- Bairbre Power Fashion Editor
Irish Independent
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From today at Holt Renfrew
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No picture Niamh....
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"I had to admit, when I met the absolutely lovely Ali Hewson (wife of Bono, activist entrepreneuse behind the fair-trade fashion line Edun) at a dinner hosted last night by Holt Renfrew, first that I had googled her, and then that we both had big bad birthdays coming up a day apart. “So you’re the 22nd, then,” she guessed, high-fiving me across the table. I asked her whether she was planning a party and she said no, just a lot of really fun trips spread out through the whole year, which sounded exactly like what I would do too, if I were married to Bono. (Although I am planning my own slightly smaller scale year-long celebration too). When asked how she was coping with the thought of the big bad birthday itself, the lovely Ali said, smiling, “I figure I might as well enjoy it as I certainly won’t ever be this young again”."
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We should keep an eye on the schedule at Fashion Television. Jeanne Beker will have an interview with Ali sometime soon.
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I loved Ali's clothes,she's so pretty!
Image from an article in the National Post found here~
Ali Hewson and Bono’s return to Edun | Ampersand | National Post
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Image from an article in the National Post found here~
Ali Hewson and Bono’s return to Edun | Ampersand | National Post
I love Ali's blouse! She is a petite lady, now I don't feel bad for being five foot four.
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