Exhibitor Preview + Ridley & Dowse + AUG 2010 + GILD

July 21, 2010

RIDLEY & DOWSE at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 Quirky jewellery & homewares exhibiting in the GILD area + Ridley & Dowse is a creative partnership between a jeweller and printmaker who were both inspired to launch an ethical brand. Between them they have a design heritage that includes collaborations with Boxfresh, Topman, Harrods, Ted Baker and Wayne Hemingway. The range includes adorable necklaces and earrings, as well as textiles & homewares, all unique with a quirky edge.

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Exhibitor Preview + Kate Garey + AUG 2010 + GILD

July 21, 2010

KATE GAREY at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 The quirky bags of up-&-coming accessories designer Kate Garey have rapidly gained a cult fan base with their adorable appliques and sense of humour. Using ethical materials and dyes, the unique accessories have already caught the eye of The Sunday Times and Daily Mail where they've been featured. We simply couldn't select one image to feature in this preview so chose three! The stately-clutch bag, Robot Love casual bag and Owls tee were all irrestistible.

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Exhibitor Preview + True Love & False Idols + AUG 2010 + The Tee Room

July 21, 2010

TRUE LOVE & FALSE IDOLS at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 UK Debut in The Tee Room at Margin in August 2010 + An independent streetwear brand rooted in the evolving art, punk rock & hip hop scenes of Los Angeles, True Love & False Idols is known for its distinct graphics, hand drawn fonts and custom silhouettes. Merging fashion, design, art, music and pop culture, TLFI kicks off the new season with premium graphic t-shirts & a full cut-and-sew offering. TLFI are making their UK debut at Margin +

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Exhibitor Preview + Terratag + AUG 2010 + The Tee Room

July 21, 2010

TERRATAG at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 Terratag return to The Tee Room at Margin in August 2010 + With a direct influence from Oriental art, London-label Terratag takes elements from Eastern and Western culture to create a remix of manga, pop, street art and graffiti, an effect that is as much about Shoreditch as it is Shinjuku + With anime and robot influences, Terratag remix Tokyo & London to create their unique pop-art & neon prints for both men & women +

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Exhibitor Preview + 1 in a 100 + AUG 2010 + The Tee Room

July 21, 2010

1INA100 at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 Global debut from new London brand 1 IN A 100 at Margin in August 2010 Making their global launch at Margin in August, new London brand 1 IN A 100 brings artist to the forefront, on strictly limited editions (each design is restricted to 100 prints only) + With designs especially commissioned for 1 IN A 100, all garments are hand-printed in the UK and each one is individually numbered by being hand-stamped out of 100 to ensure exclusivity + Global Debut at Margin

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Exhibitor Preview + EmilythePemily + AUG 2010 + 101

July 21, 2010

EMILYTHEPEMILY at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 Global Trade debut from London brand Emilythepemily at Margin in August 2010 With a background of fine-art and design experience at Top Man and Alexander MacQueen, Emilythepemily is a new print-driven range of mens & womens clothing, accessories, and even some homewares + Prints range from the adorable (raindrops) to the stately (Dieu et Mon Droit) and even to the downright quirky and surreal (salon hairdryer? moustache?), but are always fresh & unique +

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Exhibitor Preview + AnyForty + AUG 2010 + 101

July 21, 2010

ANYFORTY at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 Graphic- and art-led AnyForty make their Global trade debut at Margin Originally from the NE40 postal code of Newcastle (hence the brand name), AnyForty is now based in Bath and working with up-and-coming as well as established artists & designers to create unique and limited-edition wearable art + With powerful designs, unafraid of colour, AnyForty is part of the new breed of UK streetwear brands creating something fresh +

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Exhibitor Preview + Trikki + AUG 2010 + 101

July 21, 2010

TRIKKI at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 Global Trade debut from London brand Trikki at Margin in August 2010 Created by a London College of Fashion graduate, Trikki is a new menswear brand from London launching at Margin in August 2010 + With a strong music-influenced base, Trikki sponsors London grime club nights and DJs & musicians + The growing first collection fuses optimistic colours with quality fabrics + Shape-shifting jackets and ethical production help create an inimitable style +

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Blog Post + Switch-Clothing.co.uk +

July 17, 2010

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Art Preview + Shepard Fairey + AUG 2010

July 5, 2010

SHEPARD FAIREY at MARGIN AUGUST 2010 Since 1989, the Obey street art campaign has become an important urban phenomenon, subconsciously touching those aware of their environment. Through the vision of Shepard Fairey, Obey has evolved into one of the most controversial yet influential symbols of the 21st century. 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 AUGUST 2010 The images Shepard Fairey uses in his art includes historical propaganda, Black Power, parodies of authority and tweaks of popular culture icons. Shepard

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