Art + February 2004 + Canvas Opinion
CANVAS OPINION
By combining the feel of 1960s pop-art with the slogan t-shirts of the 1980s, Canvas Opinion has created an accessible way to purchase art as each piece comes in at under £50.
Margin London February 2004
February 2004 + Mens Edition +
2sickbastards
Seventyseven
AlphaBetCity
Block Headwear
Branie Belts
Dirty Boy
Disturbia
EIO Clothing
Eternal Beau
Filter Clothing
Frisk
Garment Workers
Goodvibes
Greenbacks
Hospital Radio
Ibe Denim
Iggi
King Apparel
Lazy Oaf
Militia Rockers
Nacha by Supremebeing
Nivarlis
Pascalokada
Plek
Pure Evil
Red Smoke
Six Killer
Subsurface
Supa68
Supertom
Tank Theory
Terratag
Throw
Treat Ya Self
Triiad
Ubiquity Records
Uniform
Upper Playground
Urban Frenzy
Urban Urban
Worn By
Yes London
Margin London February 2004 + Mens Edition
Margin London + February 2004 + Mens Edition
Margin London + February 2004 + Mens Edition + The Tee Room
Margin London February 2004
MARGIN
Showcasing upscale streetwear & directional tailoring, MARGIN LONDON will preview Autumn/Winter 2004/05 clothing and accessories ranges for Men and Women by over 80 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 fahsion writers from the UK, Europe and Japan, to the central London venue of the Music Rooms to discover and order from new labels.
MARGIN MENS
Over 50 mens labels will gather on the 8th & 9th February 2004. New ranges from brands such as Plek, Red Smoke, Supertom and Nacha (by Supremebeing), plus exciting UK debuts from the likes of Ubiquity and Branie help make Margin Mens a must-visit show.
MARGIN WOMENS
This boutique-style trade exhibition for Womenswear in London has been praised by visitors for the tight-knit selection of brands on offer and the easily-negotiable show. WIth new collections from Yes, Iggi, and 1K, the Margin Womens edition now incorporates Margin Rocks, a distinct section of jewellery from new designers such as Defstar and Maria Lau. Taking place during London Fashion Week, the show has grown in size and scope.
MARGIN DATES & VENUE
Margin London takes place at The Music Rooms on South Molton Lane, for both the February 2004 editions of the Mens and Womens shows.
Mens labels will exhibit on the 8th and 9th of February 2004 and Womens collections on the opening weekend of London Fashion Week on the 15th and 16th of February 2004.
MARGIN COLLABORATIONS
MARGIN x UBIQUITY
Ubiquity Records from California will be making their UK debut at Margin with their range of music-influenced Mens- and womens-wear. They have also sponsored the music for both Mens and womens editions and will be providing the soundtrack to both shows. In addition, Ubiquity Records have produced a limited edition Margin CD for visitors featuring tracks from fresh artists such as Greyboy and Nobody combined with rare funk finds from their extensive catalogue.
www.ubiquityrecords.com
MARGIN x TANK THEORY x MURINA
Directional graphic supremos Tank Theory have reworked the Margin logo for the limited edition Margin t-shirt print. Produced and printed by Murina, the specialist US manufacturers of imprintable tees and sweatshirts, the t-shirt will be given to Margin visitors while stocks last.
www.tanktheory.com
MARGIN ARTISTS
Mens Edition
SUBSURFACE – producing a custom installation in the bar area;
THEY MADE ME DO IT – collective of emerging UK graffiti artists;
CANVAS OPINION – affordable prints from new online art retailer.
Womens Edition
SARAH GREGORY – erotic imagery tranformed into fine art with traditional applications;
DANIELLE ROBERTS – artistic furniture/furniture art;
RUBY FOO – graphic artist Lucy Cullingford.
Feeling the love
“We love Margin, you guys have really done the best exhibitions that we have been to and you have really helped us and made us believe in what we do so thank you for putting these shows on. Keep up the fantastic work.”
Supremebeing
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Trendcentral Newsletter September 2003
What you can look out for next Spring
Recently we checked out Margin London, the leading alternative streetwear tradeshow in the UK.
Here are the Spring/Summer 2004 trends we saw:
Colors: The dominant palette consisted of bright pastel shades of yellow, pink, green and blue, for both men’s and women’s wear. The most popular color was Swimming Pool blue, which is a leading contender to be the color of next summer.
Stripes were everywhere at the show. Prints were vertical, horizontal, diagonal, or creatively computer manipulated as seen at the label Urino.
Brighton-based label Get Cutie used original 50s artwork re-printed onto new fabrics to create a new twist on the vintage trend. Underwear designer Nora Nilsson traveled to Honolulu, where she selected original Hawaiian manufactured and print fabrics, which she turned into cute and sexy swimwear.
Other cool mentions:
Trends in fashion and music have always been very closely linked, and Margin’s offerings were no exception. Twisted Generation used recycled 7″ vinyl as a substitute for the traditional ink on paper press release. Lazy Oaf illustrated their business cards with a cassette tape graphic. And Eternal Beau’s line was covered with guitar-inspired stripes. Also available at the show was the first issue of Fact, a publication dedicated to lovers of all things vinyl. The size, shape and design of the magazine resembled a 7″ single, even encased in its own record sleeve.
Art + August 2003 + Thunderbolt
THUNDERBOLT
in the main room at Margin 2003 with a specially
commissioned sound installation.
Using original field recordings the installation
drew attention to the sonic beauty and sources
of familiar natural sounds, evoking sensual memories.
Thunderbolt’s sound installations are easy to
relate to and use familiar technology such as portable
tape players, hi-fi’s and club sound systems.
Thunderbolt tempted visitors to take a break from
busy schedules by bringing the sounds of far away
to The Music Rooms for the Womenswear edition of
Thunderbolt are sound art musicians, Catrin Jones
and Zoe Riddell, whose other work includes sound
installations and an on-going series of limited edition CD’s.
Art + August 2003 + Kavel
KAVEL
Kavel Rafferty’s new work is a modern tongue in cheek look at sexual roles. By fetishising the domestic and mundane, it explores the polarised identities available to women. The viewer feels drawn into a voyeuristic world in which they watch the intimate moments of the subjects unfold before them from a hidden vantage point. This group of eight prints, which use a domestic setting to examine sexual stereotypes, explore the idea that the ideal woman is a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom.
Kavel Rafferty’s new work is a modern tongue in cheek look at sexual roles. By fetishising the domestic and mundane, it explores the polarised identities available to women. The viewer feels drawn into a voyeuristic world in which they watch the intimate moments of the subjects unfold before them from a hidden vantage point. This group of eight prints, which use a domestic setting to examine sexual stereotypes, explore the idea that the ideal woman is a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom.Kavel’s Graphics will also feature at the new underwear boutique in Top Shop’s Oxford Circus store from September. Kavel is also currently working for Top man, Levi’s, Ted Baker and The Sunday Times.
Art + August 2003 + Evil Tony, Lazy Oaf
EVIL TONY DOLLS
Welcome to the world of Evil Tony and friends.
All dolls come from stories and illustrations by Gemma Shiel, the creator of Lazy Oaf.
Evil tony himself is a bad sort, a bit of a loner, that is until he did some time at Her Majesties pleasure, where he was able to befriend like-minded people. There is also Cynthia an evil sibling to Henry who collects used envelopes. Clifford is a presentable young man that enjoys biscuits, and there is Rhonda who loves cats and has lots that all live in her flat above the betting shop. Each doll has it’s own story to tell and individual personality. Evil Tony and friends are all lovingly hand printed and stitched in front of Gemma’s favouite television soaps.
