Exhibitor Preview + Wayne Pinnock

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Wayne Pinnock studied a Masters in Fashion at the Royal College of Art, then went on to work as menswear designer at Gianfranco Ferre and Moschino.

Wayne Pinnock creates directional menswear blending casualwear with unstructured forms. Inspiration is drawn from a wide variety of influences, most notably natural history and about anything else that captures his imagination around him.

WaynePinnockLive trademarks are recognizable by drop-shoulder jackets, triangular pockets, hand/drawn prints, random fabric insertions – which create a sense of individualism and uniqueness.

Exhibitor Preview + Muffty

Muffty

Muffty started out as a successful mens bespoke tailoring service before the designer Leo decided to create his own line of mens ready-to-wear.

Muffty (which means casual clothing worn when off-duty especially when worn by someone who normally wears a uniform) is a London based label that specializes in Jackets, Polo shirts, Sweaters and Accessories.

All are made to reflect the brand philosophy of smart casual British tailoring utilizing both modern and traditional methods of garment construction. The range uses earth tones, and vegetal dye colours utilizing only the finest quality fabrics and places emphasis on structure and fit to create a crisp and unique look.

Exhibitor Preview + Tranzit by Marada

Tranzit by Marada

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For their debut season, new label Tranzit has been inspired by traditional English outerwear and Japanese Street culture.

Tranzit was started by a group of young creative designers who were all looking for a young, stylish menswear brand for young professionals.

Incorporating heraldic symbols and subtle military themes, the Tranzit collection is a combination of office-wear and casual-wear, functional and stylish. Soft Tailoring is key for the whole collection resulting in a clean, relaxed yet sophisticated wardrobe. For this first season a grey wave has swept Tranzit’s collection, combined with moss green and accents of brown and orange.

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Exhibitor Preview + Peace Industries

Peace Industries

Peace Industries is a new young fashion brand and will be launching their Spring Summer 2007 mens and womenswear collection EXCLUSIVELY at Margin London.

Brighton-based design company Phonic Design, whose clients include Gola, Gabicci, Merc London, Hot Tuna & Devotee, have decided to spread love and peace with this brand new range.

Using no-sweat factories, and collaborating with six Brighton illustrators and designers, Peace Industries have created a collection with a series of thought provoking designs.

With tactile fabrics and vintage washes, the range includes tees, polos, vests, hoodies, trousers, and jackets with printed linings.

Exhibitor Preview + Wendee Ou

Wendee Ou

Handmade bag collection from Buyer-turned-Designer.

With her graduate collection snapped up by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia, Wendee Ou went on to work as a Buyer for Australian and British companies.

Wendee Ou left Sydney to base her studio in the East End of London to create durable yet sensuously tactile leather bags.

Referencing the Art Deco period, each bag is crafted by hand from a single piece of Italian or Japanese leather, and with various sizes aviailable provides a luxe and functional alternative to a handbag or briefcase.

Exhibitor Preview + Finland hits London

Finland hits London

Tiia Vanhatapio, Quelle Jolie Bebe, Annukka Takala, Keto, and Zukale & Huoviala are decamping from Finland to London on the 30th & 31st July to present their varied stylings.

Tiia Vanhatapio will present beautifully crafted womenswear alongside her new label of baby couture Quelle Jolie Bebe, whilst Annukka Takala, Keto and Zukale & Houviala will showcase a refreshing Scandanavian take on womens upscale streetwear alongside desirable and fun accessories.

Exhibitor Preview + Block Headwear

Block Headwear

Successful New York accessories brand Block Headwear is showing EXCLUSIVELY in Europe at Margin London.

Block aims to provide a simple and relaxed range of accessories for men using quality fabrics and construction. Block stands out with its unique designs and ability to hit the trends for each season – making it the perfect accessory. Being one of the newest and more exciting hat brands, Block is pioneering new designs and developing its own history with each new collection.

Stocked in key boutiques and department stores across the USA and Japan and worn by the Black Eyed Peas, Will Smith, and Daniel Powter to name a few.

Exhibitor Preview + Agent Knock

Agent Knock

Directional Japanese brand Agent Knock showing EXCLUSIVELY in Europe at Margin London.

As part of an exclusive exchange programme with one of the largest exhibitions in Tokyo, London-label Girlgang will be taking part in the IFF show in exchange for Agent Knock and Peacefull at Margin

The IFF show is organised by the largest Japanese fashion publisher Senken Shimbun who have regularly visited to report on Margin since the shows started in 2002 and selected Margin as the only UK event to take part in the exchange programme based on the directional offering of labels.

The IFF is collaborating only with CPH Vision, Rookies, Upside Milan, and exclusively Margin from London.

Exhibitor Preview + Ubiquity

Ubiquity

LIMITED-EDITION Margin CD by Ubiquity Records for Margin visitors.

Californian Record Label Ubiquity Records will be returning to Margin in July 2006 with their range of music-influenced Mens- and womens-wear.

Award-winning Ubiquity will be producing their third limited-edition Margin CD exclusively for Margin visitors featuring tracks from fresh artists such as Radio CItizen, Nino Moschella, Nomo, and Ohmega Watts, as well as providing the soundtrack to the show.

Exhibitor Preview + Lost Property

Lost Property

Lost Property debuted successfully at Margin in February and are showing EXCLUSIVELY in Europe at Margin in July.

Lost Property is a t-shirt line where every item tells a story. Each shirt is officially licensed and are custom made in Los Angeles with some getting vigorous vintage washing to give them that really soft worn-in feel. Inspired by images of John Lennon, Frank Zappa & John Van Hamersveld, Lost Property recreate new versions of the t-shirts worn by these legends.

After the successful launch of Lost Property in February we look forward to seeing what they’ve got up their sleeves in July.