Sunday, March 4, 2012

Bono's new focus is on promoting a line of socially conscious fashions.(Preview)

Byline: Associated Press

Bono has a new gig: U2's lead singer is charged with raising awareness and interest in the new fashion brand Edun.

However, his mission is larger than selling T-shirts, shrunken blazers and slim-cut denim pants with metallic stitching.

The goal is to build a brand that produces desirable and wearable clothing while providing sustainable employment and stable commercial relationships in developing areas of the world. Each pair of jeans is inscribed: "We carry the story of the people who make our clothes around with us." "This is the fashion equivalent of mothers looking at the back of a can to see what exactly she's going to …

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