Margin London August 2005

August 2005

3rd Born

28 Black & Island Records

Artbox / Arkness

Because we were Bored

Broke Bamboo

Cuban Vintage

Dephect

Dept of Works

Disorder & Gordon McQueen

Elvin Clovin

Enamore

Flying Eyeball

Galibardy

Glo4life

Goodvibes

Groundzero

Heidi Seeker

I Saved Laurence

Itsus

Junky Styling

Komodo

Kontakt

Kulte

Lady Luck Rules OK

Lazy Oaf

Loop NYC

Loreak Mendian

Mama Clothing

Marada

Mertle & George

Northern Shirts

Nymph

Onjoo Mac

Pheva

QWST

Rebe

Reko

Steelo

Stereotype

Sugarhill

Supremebeing

Uniform

Vampstar

Vilderness

X-Large

Yamama

YesNoMaybe

Zeto

Margin London August 2005

Feeling the love

“I just wanted to say thank you for the weekend. Both me & Lisa enjoyed the show and were happy with the leads from it. It was great to meet you both, and I can speak for myself and Lisa when I say that it was a lovely vibe, with cool (in a good way) exhibitors. There are several other labels I represent, and have recommended Margin to them for future exhibitions. Thanks again for having us at your exhibition, and for the water (!)”
Galibardy/Maverik

Sportswear International Report

Sportswear International August 2005

Natural and eco-friendly were the key trends on display at the trade shows TBC/FAO and Margin, which wrapped their two-day runs in London yesterday.

At Margin (marginlondon.com), there was no shortage of eco-friendly exhibitors. Recycled vintage fabrics were used in abundance by such brands as Rebe, Junky and Enamore, as were veggie dyes and organic materials. In addition, a new mood was present at the show – several new additions laden with feminine and sometimes rather frilly appeal were nestled amongst brands such as Dephect and X-Large. According to the exhibitors’ formula, there’s no doubt that boys will be boys and girls will be girls next spring.

Two Margin brands of special note were Yes No Maybe and Stereotype. The latter displayed a great sense of fun in combination with a philosophical edge and precise cuts (yes, cuts – some of the tees were actually tailored). Yes No Maybe, on the other hand, launched, alongside its first collection of wittily designed tees and hoodies, a line of interesting hand-sprayed caps.

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– Emma Holmqvist, London Correspondent

Art + August 2005 + Nacha by Supremebeing

Nacha by Supremebeing Canvases on display at Margin in August 2005

Art + August 2005 + David Walker

David Walker

Inspired by his friends, enemies and idols and working within the design and fashion industries, David’s visual style has evolved into an eclectic mix. Incorporating paint, pen, mac and material as well as his head, heart and hands…

For Margin David is showing some recent illustrations and a first glimpse of artwork from a new project called ‘NotYetDead’.

Pieces by David Walker will be on display at Margin London in August 2005.

Art + August 2005 + Hiryze

Hiryze

‘Safe Haven’

Sometimes there’s more to things than first meets the eye. Just because a person shouts the loudest doesn’t mean they have the most to say. Hiryze doesn’t shout, he sits back and absorbs the world around him and then projects it onto paper.

Hiryze manages to combine simplicity with style, nearly exclusively using black and white to tell his story. Shapes created by the sharp ridge of a rectangle or the fluid movement of a curve dance around the page in harmony. Each with their own space, but perfectly in time.’
Text by Sean Brosnan

‘Jungle Fever’

Pieces by Hiryze were on display at Margin London in August 2005.
www.hiryze.com

Music + August 2005 + Tokyo Dawn Records

TOKYO DAWN RECORDS

Tokyo Dawn Records are producing a limited-edition Margin CD exclusively for Margin visitors to the August 2005 edition as well as providing the soundtrack to the show. This collectors item CD features previously unreleased jewels from heavy weight artists such as Blue Eyes, Mercury Waters, Opolopo, Causes & Forces, Brownsville, E The Hot and many more.

Tokyo Dawn Records is the name of the tough little unit of producers, vocalists, jazz-instrumentalists, djs, designers and video-artists. They’ve been releasing music on the internet for free since 1997. improving skills, networking, studying underground strategies, gaining attention, avoiding musical scenes and sometimes even receiving an award or two inbetween. They stepped onto the scene as one of the very first ‘opensource music’ communities around and worked hard on improving their output ever since, even leading to special releases by Domu, Blaktroniks, Seiji, Alistair Colling, Sweet Abraham, Sad Rockets, Lackluster and many others. Tokyo Dawn became a fixed part of nearly all articles concerning the free music movement and the netlabel scene but have added to their output by releasing cds and vinyl since 2003.

TDRLP03
VARIOUS ARTISTS
TOKYO DAWN X MARGIN CD

1 THERIAK Feat. BLUE EYES
The Crush
2 MERCURY WATERS
Pavement Pain
3 COMFORT FIT Feat. BLAKTRONIKS
Something to Do
4 CAUSES & FORCES Feat. ANTHONY E. BAGGETTE
Another This, Another That
5 PROJECT DELOS
A Saturday Night on the Moon
6 MENTZ
Frames
7 DIRTY STAR
Dedication
8 CAUSES & FORCES
Reality Drop (Aleem Sahid Ivory Remix)
9 SAINE
Listen Up (Instrumental)
10 E THE HOT Feat. LIL’NOVA
To The Place
11 BROWNSVILLE
Smoke Punk (Club Mix/Radio Edit)
12 COMFORT FIT Feat. BLAKTRONIKS
Freeze The Cut (Opolopo’s Emotional Draft Remix)
13 E THE HOT
Watchudoo
14 KIM MANTZ
The Very Thought of You
15 BOSSANOBLE
Timeless Supermoving

Margin London August 2005

MARGIN LONDON
7th & 8th August 2005
10am til 6pm
The Music Rooms
London W1

Showcasing upscale streetwear & directional tailoring, MARGIN previews clothing and accessories ranges for Men and Women from 60 premium labels, including many new design start-ups.

Margin has been successfully running in London for 3 years. Key independent, department, and multiple stores, as well as buying groups and agencies from the UK, Europe and Japan, visit the central London venue of The Music Rooms over two days each February and August to discover and order from new labels. By keeping the selection of brands on offer tight and focused, Margin London has established itself as a must-visit show for buyers and street couture labels to do business.

Margin exists to promote young upscale streetwear and directional tailoring labels and was established to help new labels reach a wider buying and press audience.

Margin London was created out of necessity. Retailers travel the world looking for the next big thing but are never going to find it at a show whose costs prohibit fresh talent. The main drive of Margin London was to establish a show where new young labels could find an affordable platform to meet buyers, get orders, and grow their business.

Exhibitors
Labels making their debut at Margin London in August 2005 include ARTBOX, BROKE BAMBOO, CUBAN VINTAGE, DISORDER, ELVIN CLOVIN, ENAMORE, FLYING EYEBALL, GALIBARDY, GLO 4LIFE, GORDON MCQUEEN, GROUND ZERO, ISLAND RECORDS, ITSUS, KULTE, LOOP NYC, LOREAK MENDIAN, MAMA CLOTHING, NYMPH, QWST, REKO, STEELO, STEREOTYPE, SUGARHILL, 3RD BORN, VILDERNESS, YAMAMA, YES NO MAYBE, and ZETO.

Labels back at Margin include: BECAUSE WE WERE BORED, DEPARTMENT OF WORKS, DEPHECT, GOODVIBES, HEIDI SEEKER, I SAVED LAURENCE, JUNKY STYLING, KOMODO, KONTAKT, LADY LUCK RULES OK, LAZY OAF, MARADA, MERTLE & GEORGE, NEW URBAN, NORTHERN SHIRTS, ONJOO MAC, PHEVA, REBE, SUPREMEBEING, 28 BLACK, UNIFORM, VAMP STAR, and X-LARGE.

Art + February 2005 + Hulger Auction + featuring I-saw, Junky Styling, New Future Graphic, Revolution or Death, and Supremebeing

Hulger.com Website July 2005

We always work with designers, artists & other people we like, to produce limited edition or one-off custom HULGER handsets. We auction their work on this site to raise money for good causes.

To open this up we got together with Margin, the streetwear show, who brought five designers to go to work on some of our old phones: the Ealing Drive & the Ealing Concept 3000. The results are below.

All proceeds will be going to Oxfam to help raise awareness about disasters going on all over the world. After the Tsunami & the incredible support that came from around the world, Oxfam is trying to draw people’s attentions to other disasters which are claiming & ruining just as many, if not more – such as the civil war in Uganda, a conflict whose fighters are mostly child soldiers.
How the auction works

These are closed bid auctions, which means that no-one knows what the highest bid is until the auction is over.

To bid please send us an e-mail with name & your bid through the email link next to each customisation. After the auction is over we will contact the highest bidder to tell them that they have won.

If you want to be kept up to date with news of any new auctions & customised phones join the HULGER list.
Finish Date
1st July
I-Saw

Founders Barney Trattles and Rachael Taylor call themselves a style brand as opposed to a fashion label. Coming from a fine art/graffiti background as well as fashion, the clothing has been the main product focus so far but has always been seen as a vehicle would open up other areas. They see the creation of art shows and installations as invaluable outlets that allow them to flex their creative muscles to communicate context.

Junky Styling

Annika Sanders and Kerry Seager made clothes for themselves initially and after countless compliments on their clothing a business was born. Second Hand traditional suits are deconstructed and then redesigned into twister tailored garments. Now 7 years later with their well-established store in Dray Walk, Brick Lane, Junky Styling continue to produce directional tailoring and grow a loyal following.

New Future Graphic

A design studio based in London, New Future Graphic work across many sectors including the music industry, fashion, publishing, retail, events and marketing. Their clients include the BBC, Playstation, BMG, WEA, Conde Nast, IPC, and The Illustrated Ape magazine. New Future Graphic is headed by Marcus Walters and Gareth White who have worked together for over 10 years and as a partnership since 2003.

Revolution or Death

In 2003 during the “post 9/11 years” and the ensuing U.S. “Imperialist Expansion”, Revolution or Death was created by a former Slade fine art graduate disenchanted with western democracy. Drawing on youth culture and Cuban politics as a starting point, Revolution or Death brings “nu-guerilla wear” to the streets. Available from the X-Large Store (Broadwick St), as well as Bad Habits, Casino, Eden, Exit, Fishboy, Freeriderstores and Nudge.

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.