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Bono's wife sues Stella McCartney for a scent
London Evening Standard,
August 12, 2009
The wife of U2 frontman Bono has sparked a legal battle with Stella McCartney in a row over a new perfume, it was reported today. Fashion designer McCartney is about to bring out the new fragrance Stella Nude, an eau de toilette of her Stella perfume. But 47-year-old charity campaigner Ali Hewson -- Mrs. Bono -- and her business partner Bryan Meehan, the founder of the organic food chain Fresh & Wild, are understood to have taken umbrage at the use of the word "nude." The business partners run Nude Skincare, which produces luxury all-natural skin care products and counts Helena Christensen among its fans. Nude Skincare is reported to be suing for compensation over branding and the use of the word "nude," not because of anything to do with the scent of the perfume. But "nude" as a concept is already a huge part of 37-year-old McCartney's fashion brand. She is well known for her collections based on nude flesh tones and this summer's catwalk show featured models draped from head to toe in flesh tones. A source said: "It would be quite funny, if it wasn't being taken so seriously. There are other perfumes with similar names after all." A writ has been issued and the case is understood to be coming before the Chancery division, which deals with copyright infringement and patent claims, this autumn. McCartney is said to be hoping to settle the matter out of court. The source added: "Stella isn't likely to make any changes now because the fragrance is coming out in September and nudity is a big part of the perfume's look. The bottle is a nude colour." Perfumes using the word "nude" in their branding are available from Estée Lauder, Bijan and Bill Blass. Nude Skincare declined to comment. © ES London Limited, 2009.
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