Margin London February 2005

February 1, 2005

MARGIN LONDON
6th & 7th February 2005
10am til 6pm
The Music Rooms,
26 South Molton Lane,
London W1

FEBRUARY 2005
Showcasing upscale streetwear & directional tailoring, the February 2005 edition of MARGIN LONDON will preview Autumn/Winter 2005/06 clothing and accessories ranges for Men and Women from 60 unique labels, including many new design start-ups. We look forward to welcoming back key independent, department, and multiple stores, as well as buying groups, agencies, directional stylists and fashion writers from the UK, Europe and Japan, to the central London venue of The Music Rooms.

MARGIN
This boutique-style trade exhibition for upscale streetwear and directional tailoring in London has been praised by visitors for the tight-knit selection of brands on offer and the easily-negotiable show. New ranges from brands such as Supremebeing, X-Large, Iggi and Upper Playground, plus exciting UK debuts from the likes of Shepland, T-Tees, Traid Remade, and Mertle & George, help make Margin London a must-visit show.

EXHIBITING LABELS
BECAUSE WE WERE BORED, BEYOND THE VALLEY, BLOCK HEADWEAR, BONNIE & CLYDE, BRENNAN & BURCH, CHROMOZONE, DEPARTMENT OF WORKS, DEPHECT, DUA COLUMBA, DUMM, EIO, GET CASUAL, GOODVIBES, HEIDI SEEKER, HICK INDUSTRIES, HOLT ROYALE, IGGI, IMPERFECTIONIST, I SAVED LAURENCE, I-SAW, JUNKFUNK, JUNKY STYLING, KONTAKT, KOMODO, LADY LUCK RULES OK, LAZY OAF, LIVE MECHANICS, MERTLE & GEORGE, MIXWELL , NEW URBAN, NORTHERN SHIRTS, ONJOO MAC, PHEVA, POKIA, REBE, REVOLUTION OR DEATH, SHEPLAND, SLUSH, SOME PRODUCT, SUPREMEBEING, SYNDROME, T TEES, TIBET DREAMS, TRAID, 28 BLACK, 2SICKBASTARDS, UBIQUITY, UNIFORM, UPPER PLAYGROUND, URBAN URBAN, VAMP STAR, WRONG, X-LARGE

Exhibition, Exhibitor Info, Fashion, February 2005, Iggi, London, Margin, Menswear, Mertle & George, Shepland, Streetwear, Supremebeing, T-Tees, The Music Rooms, Trade show, Tradeshow, Upper Playground, Womenswear, X-Large

MWB Menswear Buyer December 2004 + Exhibition Calendar

December 16, 2004

Menswear Buyer MWB December 2004
Tradeshow Calendar

Exhibition, Fashion, February 2005, Lady Luck Rules OK, Lazy Oaf, London, Margin, Menswear, Menswear Buyer, Slush, Streetwear, The Music Rooms, Trade show, Tradeshow, Womenswear, X-Large

Trendcentral Newsletter August 2004

August 27, 2004

Potential fashion trends for next summer

Trendcentral Margin London Report
London’s Margin trade show continues to build its reputation as a leader in showing up-and-coming upscale streetwear labels. Naturally, it’s a key spot in scouting new fashion trends. Here’s a look at some of the potential heavy hitters for next summer:

Peacock Prints
At label Yes, intricately embroidered peacock heads were stitched onto cotton shirts for men and onto tanks and mini-dresses for women.
OK47 and 20 Four 7 both used peacock feather images on cotton jersey dresses and vest tops.
Limited edition Matthew Williamson Coca-Cola bottles covered in a peacock feather print were given away at the show.

Bling Bling
Jewelry designer Thomas Nayer showed hip-hop graffiti style script on silver hoop earrings and pins.
Glitzy necklaces, pets in jewelery, and diamante effect prints were seen at Heidi Seeker.

Big Cats
Tiger print t-shirts were spotted at Dirty Boy and Marada.
Seeker showed domestic kitty graphics.

Aviation Graphics
T-shirt label Imperfectionist used a hybrid graphic of the Grim Reaper and an aircraft for their next collection.
Planes were also seen on t-shirts, sweats and badges at Lazy Oaf.

Bruised Color Schemes
Many collections were still carrying this past summer’s bubblegum pink and primary greens, reds, and yellows, but an emerging trend this season was shades of purple and lilac, as well as faded shades of denims and blues, as seen at London Denim and Onjoo Mac.

August 2004, Dirty Boy, Editorial, Exhibition, Exhibitor Info, Fashion, Heidi Seeker, Imperfectionist, Lazy Oaf, London, London Denim, Marada, Margin, OK47, Onjoo Mac, Streetwear, Trade show, Tradeshow, trendcentral, Yes London

February 2004 + Ruby Foo

August 15, 2004

Ruby Foo Exhibitor Website

Ruby Foo was a dream that came true. Knowing absolutely nothing about fashion, manufacturing, marketing or distribution, Lucy decided to set up her own illustrated women’s clothing label Ruby Foo and launched at Glastonbury 2002 and then went on to feature at the Big Chill festival. The label grew very slowly and was sold initially at Camden Lock market and in 2003 Lucy was entered into the Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of the Year award – when she represented the East and South East region overcoming high competition to be one of ten finalists in the Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ruby Foo didn’t win – but we thought out of 1500 entrants coming in the top ten was pretty good. In 2004, Ruby Foo exhibited as part of the Margin Streetwear Show during London Fashion Week and succeeded in getting the winter 2004/05 range sold to House of Fraser stores across the UK. Ruby Foo is currently on a gap year style experience…watch this space

Art, Exhibition, Fashion, February 2004, London, Margin, Ruby Foo, Streetwear, Trade show, Tradeshow, Womenswear

Drapers August 2004

August 12, 2004

Drapers August 2004

Apestein, August 2004, Disturbia, Drapers, Editorial, Exhibition, Exhibitor Info, Fashion, Heidi Seeker, Junkfunk, London, London Denim, Marada, Margin, Streetwear, Throw, Trade show, Tradeshow, Warp Records

Art + August 2004 + Dook

August 11, 2004

DOOK

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Working as a freelance graphic designer (producing record covers, magazine spreads and graphics for fashion brands) pays the bills and allows DOOK the space he needs to plan his trademark time-consuming and painstaking graphic pieces.

Inspired by Saul Bass, Ren and Stimpy, and 1980’s bed-linen, viewers have responded well to the use of colour and a modern aesthetic with a 1950’s edge. With an exhibition in Tokyo under his belt where he produces most of his commercial work, DOOK will be heading to Los Angeles in August to take his work to the States.

A selection of works by DOOK were on display at Margin London in August 2004.

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Art, August 2004, Dook, Exhibition, Fashion, Graff, Graphics, Images, London, Margin, Streetwear, The Music Rooms, Trade show, Tradeshow

Art + August 2004 + Delta + Airside + SHT + Dan Sparkes + TDR: The Designers Republic

August 11, 2004

Warp Records commissioned new pieces that were displayed exclusively at Margin from their stable of visiting artists which included DELTA from the Netherlands, SHT from Australia, REDEUX, TDR and DAN SPARKES.
www.warprecords.com

DELTA
Delta, a Dutch-based artist, has been in the forefront of the European graffiti movement since 1984. Mixing wild-style graffiti with architectural lines, his futuristic signature style combines abstract and highly architectural painting that is recognized around the world.
www.deltainc.nl

SHT
Born and raised in Singapore, Chris Lim took an academic route and completed a graphic arts diploma in Melbourne. His detailed drawings reference the inevitable influences of hip hop and rave culture.
www.fu-tourist.net

DAN SPARKES
www.kuildoosh.com

TDR
TDR: The Designers Republic is 18. The Designers Republic is currently Ian Anderson, Nick Bax, Matt Pyke, David Bailey, Dan Fleetwood, Abby Ribbands and Mark Cashman.
www.thedesignersrepublic.com

Airside

Established in 1999, Airside is a London-based design company.
Work to date includes:skateboards for Carhartt, record sleeves for, among others, Azuli Records (Another Late Night series), various sleeves, pop promos and visuals for Lemon Jelly, websites for Paul Oakenfold and Richard Ashcroft, and stings and animations for MTV Europe. They have also produced best-selling t-shirts for films including Battle Royale, Shaun of the Dead, Zatoichi and Ring.

Airside, Art, August 2004, Delta, Exhibition, Fashion, Graff, Graphics, Images, London, Magazine Lounge, Margin, Streetwear, TDR The Designers Republic, The Music Rooms, Trade show, Tradeshow, Warp Records

Music + August 2004 + Warp Records

August 11, 2004

WARP RECORDS

Warp Records x Margin London CD
CD ARTWORK BY DOOKHome to respected artists including Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Nightmares on Wax, and Boards of Canada, UK Label Warp Records produced a limited-edition Margin CD featuring new tracks from artists such as Gravenhurst, Two Lone Swordsmen, Beans and Prefuse73.The quantity of the Warp x Margin CD was strictly limited and was given out to visitors at Margin London in August 2004.

>1 TE QUIERO PERO POR OTRO LADO SAVATH & SAVALAS from APROPA’T >WARP115
>2 SHADENFREUDE MIRA CALIX from SKIMSITTA >WARPCD104
>3 BLOWN LFO from SHEATH >WARPCD110X
>4 FORMICA FUEGO TWO LONE SWORDSMEN from THE DOUBLE GONE CHAPEL >WARPCD119
>5 ONE WORD EXTINGUISHER PREFUSE 73 from ONE WORD EXTINGUISHER >WARPCD105
>6 HOLIDAY AS BRUTALITY CHRIS CLARKE from EMPTY THE BONES OF YOU >WARP107
>7 THEME FROM SPACE ISLAND !!! from LOUDEN UP NOW >WARPCD121
>8 THAT YOU MIGHT HOME VIDEO from THAT YOU MIGHT >WAP173
>9 MUTESCREAMER (PREFUSE 73 MIX) BEANS from NOW SOON SOMEDAY >WAP167CD
>10 BLEU MY MIND NIGHTMARES ON WAX from MIND ELEVATION >WARP95
>11 THE FAX TEAM SHADETEK from BURNERISM >WAP170CD
>12 URBAN OUTTAKE JIMMY EDGAR from ACCESS RHYTHM >WAP171CD
>13 THE DIVER GRAVENHURST from FLASHLIGHT SESSIONS >WARPCD120