Archive for July, 2006

Superfuture.com News

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

superfuture.com News

london: streetwear showcase savvy streetwear exhibition margin kicks off on sunday july 30, labels include wendee ou, supremebeing, tiia vanhatapio and noodoll, location: royal horticultural halls, lindley hall, vincent square [westminster].
london: streetwear showcase savvy streetwear exhibition margin kicks off on sunday july 30, labels include wendee ou, supremebeing, tiia vanhatapio and noodoll, location: royal horticultural halls, lindley hall, vincent square [westminster].
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FeedmeCools**t.com + Blog

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

FeedMeCoolS**t.com Blog

Fashion And a Nice Breakfast. I am going to London next weekend to visit TBC and MARGIN fashions shows... Once again I shall visit Taylor's of Old Bond Street (actually in Jermyn Street) to pick up my gentlemans' toiletries and then pop along to Fortnum's for a late breakfast! So I will arrive at both shows full of bacon and eggs, and smelling like a 1920's gent 'dontcha no... say what?' (I might even wear spats). Should you see me at the shows, say hello and I may be so kind as to place you on the gentleman's daily FMCS.
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Menswear Buyer Magazine

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Menswear Buyer
Margin Preview

AFTER MOVING TO A LARGER VENUE FOR THE LAST SHOW, THIS SUMMER MARGIN IS ATTRACTING A HOST OF NEW NAMES ALONGSIDE ITS REGULAR EXHIBITORS. MWBDIVERSION TAKES A LOOK AT A FEW OF THE BRANDS TO SEE THERE. F-RISK - F-risk's S/S 07 collection features jeans, trousers, shirts and jackets in all-natural linenes, cottons, denims and jerseys. Traditional Bristish tones and prints, with an urban twist, feature in the collection. Jeans and trousers wholesale from £60, shirts from £40 and jacketws from £75. ANON CLOTHING - The brand started by selling its T-shirts at the UK's summer music festivals in 2002 and will be showing its t-shirt line at Margin, with its vintage washed t-shirt in six original colours set to be popular. BEAUTIFUL EGO - Beautiful Ego launches its first collection, BEgin, at Margin. It is made up of T-shirts, sweats and polo shirts, as well as denims, and the founder and creator G. Franc hopes the show will increase brand awareness and introduce potential stockists. BLOCK HEADWEAR - Block Headwear is launching a limited edition range of men's bags at Margin and showing its scarf collection. The S/S 07 range is inspired by brach styling being brought to the city streets and the brand hopes to develop in the European and the UK markets. SEVENTYSEVEN - The brand's S/S 07 collection sees a range of directional pieces including T-shirts, Polo shirts, hoodies, kints, jackets and denim with the inspiration from the collection drawn from military themes and cult isoc graphics. UBIQUITY - Ubiquity started in 1991 as an independent record label in San Francisco. The label became notorious with big DJ names worldwide such as DJ Shadow and the Beastie Boys and, as the label's popularity grew, the clothing arm of the business was born. It started producing its T-shirt line in 1995 and this season sees the launch of new designs with musical tones. WEEKEND ROCKSTAR - In response to the inflitration of rock t-shirts on the market, Weekend Rockstar will be showing its line of distressed T-shirts and sweats with bold graphics and humour. The graphics for S/S 07 have been created by artists from illustrative magazine Le Gun. YAMAMA - With a flagship store in Brighton as well as being stockist in Sugarhill in Barcelona and Biscuit in Madrid, Yamama is showing its S/S 07 line fused with pieces from its a/w 06 collection at Margin. ISIS CASHMERE - Sultan Ansari and Naseem Akhtar launched printed cashmere label Isis Cashmere in A/W 05. This is the first time the brand has shown at Margin and it aims to open more accounts, with a focus on the overseas market. It is already available in high end independents in the UK including Cruise in Glasgow and Potassium in Marble Arch. CROSSFADER - Crossfader originated from a love of hip hop, skating and snowboarding and will be showing its range of swearshirts and hoodies at Margin, littered with bold design and vibrant graphics. SP:UK - SP:UK has a successful show last time out and this time is showing its a/w 06 collection comprising tees, hoodies and sweatshirts, each donning intricate design patterns. Ten artists feature in the collection promoting the brand's original remit of supporting independent artists. SP:UK currently has standalone stores in London and Bristol and a further 30 UK accounts. It hopes to use Margin to source other brands for its stores as well as potential stockists. UZI - US T-shirt brand Uzi is showing at Margin for the first time - its first ever show outside its home country. Fusing punk imagery with new inclusions taking inspiration from blow-up dolls, Japanese bondage scenes and gigantic patterns, the brand has a good following in Japan and its home city of New York, and hopes to increase its presence in the UK as a result of the show.

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Posted in Editorial, Margin, Preview, Menswear Buyer, Ubiquity Records, Exhibition, London, Menswear, Isis Cashmere, Tees, Graphics, Knitwear, Seventyseven, Frisk, July 2006, Yamama, SPUK, A-non Clothing, Uzi NYC, Map London, Premium Denim | No Comments »

Menswear Buyer Magazine

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Menswear Buyer MWB
Feature on the London Store
and Buyers at Bread & Honey

When frenchman Laurent Roure - former Bond international manager and current Margin trade show consultant - opened his own retail store in East London two years ago, he got out a book on cockney rhyming slang to find a name for it. Tom Bottomley talks taking money with the owner of Bread & Honey. His friend Odysseas Constantine was setting up the Margin trade show with the idea to promote and show new designers, brands and labels and make it *dynamic and affordable to do.* Having been approached by a lot of new street brands during his time at Bond, Roure was asked to join Constantine to help him build up the reputation of the show. *It's very exciting to be able to help the new kids in the business and to discover new talents,* Roure comments. *Some of them have grown with the show and are now recognised brands - like Supreme Being and Lazy Oaf. It's also useful for keeping in touch with styles and trends and for talking to other retailers and gauging what's going on in the market.* Initially full-time on Margin, Roure now works on it part-time as a consultant, as well as bringing in new brands for Constantine's new concept spaceshowroom.com - a showroom on the internet which is *the next big venture.* Roure has already signed up Rushmoor, J shoes and Revolver Jeans among others for the concept.

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Drapers News

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

Drapers News

Online registration now open for Margin. Directional trade show Margin has introduced online pre-registration. Buyers can register at www.margin.tv/register for this summer's show which takes place at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Vincent Square, London SW1 on July 30-31.

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Drapers July 2006

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

Drapers Show Guide

July 30-31 MARGIN Royal Horticultural Halls, Elverton Street, London SW1 www.margin.tv STREETWEAR Product: a mix of graphic print T-shirts, edgy streetwear and directional tailoring. Who Goes: independents looking for quirky brands to supplement their main collections. Anything Else: Margin has now bought www.spaceshowroom.com allowing its exhibitors to show their ranges online throughout the year.

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Sport & Street

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

Sport & Street

NEVER STAND STILL How things are changing in London. Margin moved to a much better location and went on a shopping spree acquiring four existing showcase websites to assist brands, buyers and press throughout the season. I liked Kulte, Reflective Circle, Supreme Being, Concrete Hermit.

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