EDV: A modern day technical performance footwear brand, arriving in style, born out of, and rooted deep within Sailing.
Équipement De Vie
Équipement De Vie aka EDV is a new contemporary footwear brand focused on technical performance coming from an unbridled passion for sailing whilst optimising performance at sea, merging elite technical design with style and function for life guided by nautical pursuit, where safety and reliable footwear are paramount.
Innovated and conceived at the highest levels to allow navigating the planet’s most testing conditions offshore, or enjoying down time on land, the EDV brand serves duality, whilst performing at the highest level it also embodies a sophisticated sense of modernist style and confidence, making it an educated lifestyle choice.
Whilst designed to be primarily paired with and compliment technical sailing gear, performing at the most testing levels out at sea, this inaugural range from EDV has been delivered to equally complement on shore wardrobes from soft deconstructed tailoring to a more casual, considered, modern menswear wardrobe aesthetic.
Guided by the brand’s key philosophy of “performance and innovation drive & steer everything we do” , the intricate and futurist designs aim to deliver visually arresting, considered style in every situation, whilst never holding back on its core USP. The sleek aerodynamic, yet robust silhouettes prevalent within this inaugural range presentation exude and deliver aesthetic versatility, vindicating EDV at the highest level as a top tier performance category contender.
Range: Équipement de Vie / EDV
For 2025 with its inaugural offering, EDV introduces itself to the audience and consumer with a capsule of key styles in a cohesive edit of colourways and technical fabrications.
First up is the Lemieux Offshore – The pinnacle of racing footwear constructed for extreme competitive use and via its exceptional breathability is ideal for intense heat and tropical ocean conditions where the foot stays cool as the sun sits higher in the sky.The Lemieux Offshore comes in Grey, White & Navy.
Second to board – the Lemieux Elite – Crafted for elite superior performance at sea, this is the seasoned ‘all rounder’ sailing shoe, equipped by design for all maritime conditions. The Lemieux Elite comes in Grey, Navy, Black & White.
Third on is the Lemieux Suede/Leather – an appropriation of the Lemieux yet this time presented in luxe suede and leather – a versatile sartorial piece that is prepped and ready for on shore sprezzaturra life and the open road swapping the deck for the pedal to the metal. the Lemieux Suede/Leather comes in Chestnut, Navy, Black & White.
The final passenger is the Finch Chukka, an all weather, all purpose mid top boot, designed for unrivalled performance and versatility on board, rubber coated cow leather uppers or a Leno Weave fabrication for superlative on deck confidence. This particular silhouette is too good not to double down on thus is also offered for the on shorelifestyle as the Finch Chukka Suede/Leather coming in cow suede uppers and luxe Castagna leather for the Land Rover to the Club.
About EDV:
EDV is an exclusive collection of performance footwear designed and curated by sailing enthusiasts, nautical hearts & great modernist minds. Sitting at the intersection of offshore performance and eminent contemporary style and wardrobing culture. EDV exists to innovate and is, journey by journey, introducing the world to a new performance category inspired by sailing as the ultimate performance pursuit. EDV embodies and consistently reappraises the core principles of exploratory innovation & design, founded to create elevated performance based footwear for a global community of nautical and sartorial souls.