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Art Preview + European Bob + AUG 2010

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

EUROPEAN BOB OF SILAS at MARGIN AUGUST 2010<br /> European Bob grew on the streets of East London which inspired his creativity + Only stepping into the design world two years ago, European Bob began working with stencils to produce original and thought provoking images +<br /> Creating unique works on canvas, metal, card or other found materials, European Bob has garnered fans globally, allowing him to exhibit his works from London to Japan + Developing his stencil works,<br /> EUROPEAN BOB OF SILAS at MARGIN AUGUST 2010<br /> he's adapted images to be used for small edition screen prints & in collaborations with clothing brands & design groups + European Bob has collaborated with cult brand Silas to create a line of unique East London-inspired t-shirts which will be exhibited at Margin in August +<br /> 2010 is proving to be a big year for European Bob with a group of shows lined up, his first solo show in Japan called 'Life is Better in Colour', & an exciting line up of collaborative works! europeanbobproductions.blogspot.com

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Art Preview + Shepard Fairey + AUG 2010

Monday, July 5th, 2010

SHEPARD FAIREY at MARGIN<br /> AUGUST 2010<br /> Since 1989, the Obey street art campaign has become an important urban phenomenon, subconsciously touching those aware of their environment.<br /> Through the vision of Shepard Fairey, Obey has evolved into one of the most controversial yet influential symbols of the 21st century.<br /> Derived from Andre the Giant, a pop-culture athlete in the eighties, the Obey icon has appeared in developed and rural cities around the world. SHEPARD FAIREY at MARGIN<br /> AUGUST 2010<br /> The images Shepard Fairey uses in his art includes historical propaganda, Black Power, parodies of authority and tweaks of popular culture icons.<br /> Shepard’s work deconstructs how powerful visuals and emotionally potent phrases can be used to manipulate and indoctrinate.<br /> A selection of Shepard Fairey prints will be on display in the Magazine Lounge at Margin in August 2010.

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Exhibitor Preview + New Love Club + AUG 2010 + The Tee Room

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

NEW LOVE CLUB at MARGIN New Love Club return to Margin + Following their global debut at Margin last year, New Love Club return to exhibit in The Tee Room area of the show with their range of directional tees inspired by art and photography + The creative duo behind London brand New Love Club focus on a range of sketchy art, bold geometrics, sexy, retro and sliced up photography with themes of voyerism, fame, fantaticism, abstraction and futurism +  

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Friday, February 19th, 2010

Margin London Autumn/Winter 2010-11 Edition Despite being the longest-running independent trade event in London, Margin remains a fringe affair and an untapped resource for emerging street wear and young fashion labels. These brands are born out of personal passions often created with handcrafted touches and finishes with local sourcing at the core whether it be the UK or Latvia. DENIM Laundry Maid Jeans are a relatively new name in the premium denim market utilising the British tendency for expert tailoring to produce high quality cuts with meticulous attention to detail and perfect constructional finishing. Futurism inspires Hypnosis’ fashion-forward denim collection, littered with deconstructed detailing from off-centre button fly fastening, twisted seams and dropped-crotch cuts. ACCESSORIES Margin is a hotbed for quirky one-off jewellery brands. We loved Sansonnet, a Tokyo based label whose pretty pieces resembled re-worked antiques meets kiddy-craft kit - very Harajuku. Hannah Makes Things is another fun brand, specialising in pendants ranging from mini donuts to rainbows to cassette tapes! One of the highlight accessories concepts was Sneakart – a range of durable but removable, art-inspired stickers that can be adapted to customise any sports shoe shape. GRAPHIC TEES As expected, graphic tees abound at street wear shows and Margin was no exception. Each label seem to major in art first, t-shirt printing second producing some original graphic ideas in the process. Bristol-based label My Yard commissions local graphic artists to produce designs for the tee label in a range of eye-popping colours. Conquer is rooted in fine-art with the design team producing intricate illustrations which are then applied using a specially developed printing method to ensure the clearest transfer. Finally, Junkfunk is a Brighton-based label entrenched in typography and revolutionary-flavoured graphic design (think Spanish civil war slogans and Cold War motifs). READY TO WEAR There was something for everyone, RTW-wise. Hysteric Asteria designer Alexia Kirmitsi has developed a reversible webbed/inverted knit technique that adorns oversized jumpers and trims jersey dresses. Brighton-based Jojo & Mac produced knitted jumpers and cardigans with cutesy motifs like all-over YSL style strawberries and large placement cats. Germaine Minette brought a range of detailed mens shirting with subtle panelled collars, contrast inserts and lining and wonky welt pockets. 21dgrs are a truly global brand, designed in Hamburg, based and manufactured in Bali, sold in the far-reaches of the Southern hemisphere- even Byron Bay! The collection is diverse with hand-dyed silk dresses, printed tees and detailed washed sweats. Found comprised of unique items creatively salvaged from vintage garments and fabrics. Hannah Makes Things Lazy Oaf Lua Lua Found Laundry Maid Sansonnet 21dgrs Conquer Found Germain MInette Hypnosis Hysteric Asteria Jojo and Mac Junk Funk My Yard Revenge Sneakart Sansonnet

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Exhibitor Preview + Sneakart + February 2010 + GILD

Monday, December 7th, 2009

SNEAKART Global trade debut from sneaker customisors Sneakart at Margin For budding and professional artists and illustrators alike, Sneakart provide the tools needed to customise footwear. WIth a large library of pre-printed art, or blank kits for those with an artistic streak, Sneakart will be making their global trade debut at Margin in February 2010. Ethically, Sneakart can help revive old unused sneakers and 100% PVC free and printed with non-toxic ink in the UK. Global debut in GILD at Margin in February 2010

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Drapers Online Report +

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

DrapersOnline.com A wave of new and emerging labels leant arty, artisanal and graphic driven personalities to T-shirt and lifestyle collections. Ultrarama The T-shirt label from Margin’s organiser, Ultrarama included zeitgeist-friendly pop art graphics of Coco Chanel – currently the subject of two films – alongside oversized stamp images and colourful slogans like 3D, Bring the Noise and Emperor of the Universe. Prices from £10 per T-shirt 07710 330805 Jojo and Mac Owner of Brighton shop Mamasam, Cindy Tsang unleashed her own in-store knitwear label Jojo and Mac at this Margin after buyers from Asos and Bentalls prompted her to wholesale. A 1950s personality infuses embellished intarsia styles with cutesy animal and Alice in Wonderland images. Prices from £19 to £22 07961 059141 Longshanks With terrace-boys targeted, the re-born Longshanks (it was formerly owned by a cadre of West Ham fans and is now owned by Refuel Distribution) majors on detailed pique and mercerised polos in plains and stripes, with football-colour crests and button-down collars. Checked shirts, hoodies, crew-necks and sweats also feature. Prices from £12.50 07775 421637 Denz & Son Two-year old Finnish T-shirt label Denz & Son made its UK debut with its quirky graphic-led looks. The 28 designs include pen-drawn characters, photo montages and slogans; a standout design is the overhead cut-out shot of a boxing match. Prices from £11 to £14.50 00 358 400 999 732 Geelamuay Thai for boxing sports, Geelamuay was another debutant at Margin with a luxe-martial arts feel in mind and plenty of unusual construction details. Men’s hoodies, T-shirts and jackets are in its 52-piece range, which uses a tonal palette of black, grey and blue. Prices from £11to £175 08716 629279 New Love Club Nascent London T-shirt label New Love Club uses both baggy and slim fit silhouettes for its marriage of geometric prints and photo-graphics on T-shirts. Mosaic rectangles, sliced photography and cheeky blurred images of legs all feature as the palette stays mostly black and white with spikes of pink and purple. Prices: £10 per T-shirt 07961 184388 Un=Balance Pronounced “unequal balance”, this is another debutant with a confident graphic take on its designs – linear face drawings, pop-art aerosol spray graphics and official looking Government notices. The Manchester brand is created by Louis McCleary, formerly a designer for a high street supplier. Prices: £12 per T-shirt 07595 383938 Limited Ink With super-colourful and humorous graphics, Limited Ink stands out from the art-driven brands at Margin and its concept too, is unusual. The limited edition designs are all uploaded onto the website and voted for by users. The final products come with swing tags with info about the designers. Prices from £17 01908 220676 Tree Hugger A new brand from the same stable as Prophecy and Milla, Tree Hugger is all about on-trend womenswear in 100% organic cotton jersey with a generous markup. The dresses and tops have been exclusive to Asos until now. With three drops each season the youthful detailing includes cut-outs and shoulder pads. Prices from £10 to £16 020 7190 1682 Bagslag The confidently named Birmingham label Bagslag was debuting at Margin with leather clutches, bags and purses in hot pink, black and silver. The twist is that these come with a wrap-around zip, which undoes to reveal contrast lining. Prices from £10.50 to £26 0121 288 0209 Vestal Californian skate derived brand Vestal hits ten-years-old this year and its watches were an accessories lynchpin at Margin. Quirky LED faces, metal and acetate materials and oversized styles all feature in a range that offers a 2.2 markup – watches usually come in at 2.0. Prices from £27 to £136 0117 935 5888 Arms On-trend silhouettes, a considered palette of neutrals with neon colour pops and its features like reverse fabrics under collars and pencil pouches, adds up to a function-led from aesthetic Irish brand Arms that would be at home on any Wallpaper reader. Prices from £20 to £38 00 353 1 478 92 99 Oak Jeans It’s based in London, and its jeans are made in England but Oak Jeans keeps its prices affordable. And with men’s and women’s styles from skinny to loose, washes from dry to acid and even selvage versions, the future looks bright for this denim fledgling. Prices from £19.50 07936 317323 Isis Cashmere Though still expanding the fanbase for its graphic led cashmere pieces, Isis Cashmere is also exploring new avenues with ombré polos and crew neck T-shirts in two-fold cotton using and a debut jeans range using premium denim. Prices from £13 01494 465294 Hox Eveningwear, casualwear and workwear all feature in the debut Hox range with detailed brocade used on Indian fabrics including chiffon, silk, wool and tweed. The 21 piece range includes sequinned jackets, tie-dye blouses and A-line dresses. Prices from £39 to £200 0121 236 9632 Red Hot Ruby Brighton based womenswear label Red Hot Ruby has a seaside theme to its designs, which incorporates on-trend nauticalia – from anchor motifs to a primary palette. A host of pinks add a girly spirit to the sweats, vests and T-shirts Prices from £12 to £14 07768 040 748

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Feeling the Love

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

“Thanks Margin, you gave us space to breathe at your show. Making a feature out of our art pieces played to the strength of our brand, and shows your willingness to support new talent and help it grow!” + Conquer +

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Exhibitor Preview + Selvage + Loreak Mendian

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

 LOREAK MENDIAN return to Margin in February with their new range and Art Installation as well as collaborating on the Margin Party + Established in 1995, Loreak Mendian have proven their longevity as one of the premier creative streetwear brands + Created in Spain by artists Xabi and Victor, the Loreak Mendian range of clothing and accessories for men and women is inspired by modernist architecture, art, & music and has collaborated with brands such as Vans and Camper + Loreak Mendian will be installing their art in the Main Room at Margin as well as sponsoring the pre-show Party +

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Exhibitor Preview + The Tee Room + Conquer

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

 CONQUER + Conquer return to Margin in February with their new range and Art pieces in the Margin Magazine Lounge + Following their successful launch at Margin in August 2008, Conquer return to exhibit their unique art-inspired range of mens and womens clothing. The British division of Carhartt, many musicians and even the BBC have already spotted the graphic ability of the two guys behind Conquer. Two blokes with a fine arts background, Central Saint Martins in London to be more precise, and antennas perfectly tuned in. Conquer return to Margin and will be displaying a select group of art pieces in the Margin Magazine Lounge +Exhibiting in The Tee Room area at Margin London in Feb

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Margin London August 2008

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Images from the August 2008 edition of Margin London +






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