“Margin has a good buzz and a friendly vibe that buyers and exhibitors enjoy”
Junkfunk

Sportswear International February 2005

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Printwise, entire garden scenes replaced single flowers, especially at the upscale streetwear show Margin, which ran at London’s Music Rooms, also from February 6-7. New Japanese brand VAMPSTAR, a fresh addition to Margin this season, went for the psychedelic version, while TYLER preferred a more naturalistic approach with a strong graphic undertone. The gothic motive craze of the last couple of seasons has given way to a far more domestic vibe. For a/w 2005-06, designers gave skulls and demons the boot, and went back to basics with everyday object prints such as light bulbs (SYNDROME), sunglasses (I SAVED LAURENCE) and pendant clocks (DEPHECT). Political messages mingled with humorous slogans such as HICK’s pig wording the slogan “I Stink, Therefore I Ham.”

At Margin, exhibitors, organizers and buyers alike were as fun-loving as ever, but focused enough to get down to serious business as well. The show is still, fittingly, marginal, but with big boys like XLARGE making an entrance, we hope that the intimate charm of the event will remain to be enjoyed for seasons to come.

- Emma Holmqvist, London Correspondent

Lady Luck Rules OK Exhibitor Website

Drapers February 2005
Show Report

Highlighting Shepland, Live Mechanics, Beyond The Valley, Mertle & George, Kontakt, and Syndrome.

HULGER
(The Phone Formerly Known as POKIA)


The customised handsets were auctioned at the Hulger website for charity + Bids were placed for a good cause + visit:
www.hulger.com

A new invention from web-creative Nicolas Roope, Hulger is the brand name for a range of retro landline handsets converted to work with mobile phones as a headset. Not “hands-free” by any means, the Hulger P*Phones initial appeal is in its retro styling, but as more people complain of headaches from cellphones, Hulger will be perceived to be a healthier option to stay mobile. As mobiles do much more than just take calls, the Hulger P*Phone will enable users to take calls and check their emails at the same time. The Hulger P*Phone also has the added bonus of not looking like a crazy person talking to yourself which can happen when using tiny invisible bluetooth headsets!

Hulgers customised by
I-Saw
Junky Styling
New Future Graphic
Revolution or Death
and
Supremebeing
were on display at the February 2005 edition of Margin London.

The customised handsets were auctioned at the Hulger website for charity:
http://www.hulger.com/auction.html

Supremebeing

Supremebeing are a family of artists in which some paint, some sketch, some use computers and some make music. As well as creating unique canvases for the February 2005 edition of Margin London, Supremebeing have been busy painting the walls at the new store by Richmond Classics, Geeks and Freaks.

Supremebeing are extending their range from clothing and canvases to include vinyl figures as part of their new “Not Toys” series due soon.

DUMM

Dumm was founded in 2001 in the backwaters of bristol. Not content to be just a clothing label, they also produce animation, limited edition digital prints and most importantly, provide relief as a drop in centre for the self-harming monsters of Dumm.

Inspired by their success in the 2002 Ride snowboard design competition, the Dumm monsters now adorn a range of limited edition canvasses and prints. The savage antics of these bizarre beasts have been exhibited in the UK and, internationally, in the US. We were pleased to show 4 new exclusive pieces at Margin in February 2005.

KEIRAN BATTLES

Kieran Battles bought his first camera for a trip to Africa with Oxfam in August 2000 and has been addicted to snapping ever since.

His images have been published in, amongst others: Dazed & Confused, The Big Issue, new music title Loose Lips Sinks Ships as well as various business publications. Although he now shoots for an increasing number of commercial clients he is never without a camera for what he describes as his ‘off-duty shots’.

Kieran has documented his travels around the world over the past 4 years and a selection of the images were on show at Margin in February 2005.

The limited edition prints are available to buy with all proceeds going to the Tsunami Disaster Appeal.

Kieran was at Margin with Mark Pepperall to launch their Dua Columba label.

UBIQUITY

Ubiquity Records from California returned to Margin in February 2005 with their range of music-influenced Mens- and womens-wear.

Ubiquity should still be toasting their success at being voted “Label of the Year” by Radio 1 Listeners on Gilles Petersons Worldwide!
Ubiquity signing Sa-Ra Creative Partners were voted the winner of the John Peel “Play More Jazz” Award.

Ubiquity Records produced a limited-edition Margin CD exclusively for Margin visitors featuring tracks from fresh artists such as Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Roy Davis Jr and Breakestra, as well as providing the soundtrack to the show.

1. Strings & things
Roy Davis Jr URCD155
2. See my eyes
Greyboy URCD144
3. Rose
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra URCD153
4. The Louise & Askby Appreciation Society
Nobody UR12148
5. Separately Together
John Arnold UR12149
6. Death of a Star
Sa-Ra Creative Partners UR12162
7. Your Day is Done
Platinum Pied Pipers UR12160
8. My Soul is Electric
Roy Davis Jr URCD155
9. Bombakiss
Jeremy Ellis UR12157
10.You Don’t Need a Dance!
Breakestra UR12159
11.A Request
Ohmega Watts UR12145
12.Drum Monkey
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra URCD153
13.Brain
Theo Parrish URCD151
14.Leviathan
As One URCD158 www.ubiquityrecords.com

Images from February 2005

2sickbastards

28 Black

Beyond The Valley

Block Headwear

Bonnie & Clyde

Because We Were Bored

Brennan & Burch

Dephect

Department of Works

Dua Columba

Dumm

EIO Clothing

Get Casual

Goodvibes

Heidi Seeker

Hick Industries

Holt Royale

Iggi / Handbuilt Press

Imperfectionist

I Saved Laurence

I-Saw

Junkfunk

Junky Styling

Komodo

Kontakt

Lady Luck Rules OK

Lazy Oaf

Live Mechanics

Mertle & George

Mixwell

New Urban

Northern Shirts

Onjoo Mac

Our World Recycled

Pheva

Rebe

Revolution or Death

Shepland

Slush

Some Product

Supremebeing

Syndrome

Traid

T-Tees

Uniform

Upper Playground

Urban Urban

Vampstar

Vrooder/Chromozone

Wrong

X-Large