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Feeling the love

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

“A really nice mix of brands, really nice product which is rare in this industry at the moment”.
MWB - Menswear Buyer Magazine

Posted in Editorial, Quotes, Margin, Menswear Buyer, Tradeshow, Exhibition, London, Fashion, August 2007 |

Menswear Buyer Magazine

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Menswear Buyer

Margin Exhibitors show us their money makers 01 Junkfunk Designer owner Huw Williams political tee £11 02 Rebus Collective Designer Tom Sutcliffe tee with subtle seam design £11 03 Soul Strear Owner Brunelli Gianluca 70s-inspired tee £10 04 Dilligaf Designer Garry Gore logoed hoodie £32 05 Retreat Owner Paul Sudron political tee £11 06 2d’s Place Owner Shazard Mohayudin tee featuring his Fro Daddy character £15 07 Chateaux Roux Designer Greg White bold graphic tee £23 08 Lost Property Designer Peter Coe I'm Not Johnny Ramone tee £12

Posted in Editorial, Margin, Menswear Buyer, Tradeshow, Exhibition, London, Lost Property, Streetwear, Retreat Clothing, Worn Free, Junkfunk, Chateau Roux, 2ds Place |

Menswear Buyer Magazine

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Menswear Buyer
Margin Preview

AFTER MOVING TO A LARGER VENUE FOR THE LAST SHOW, THIS SUMMER MARGIN IS ATTRACTING A HOST OF NEW NAMES ALONGSIDE ITS REGULAR EXHIBITORS. MWBDIVERSION TAKES A LOOK AT A FEW OF THE BRANDS TO SEE THERE. F-RISK - F-risk's S/S 07 collection features jeans, trousers, shirts and jackets in all-natural linenes, cottons, denims and jerseys. Traditional Bristish tones and prints, with an urban twist, feature in the collection. Jeans and trousers wholesale from £60, shirts from £40 and jacketws from £75. ANON CLOTHING - The brand started by selling its T-shirts at the UK's summer music festivals in 2002 and will be showing its t-shirt line at Margin, with its vintage washed t-shirt in six original colours set to be popular. BEAUTIFUL EGO - Beautiful Ego launches its first collection, BEgin, at Margin. It is made up of T-shirts, sweats and polo shirts, as well as denims, and the founder and creator G. Franc hopes the show will increase brand awareness and introduce potential stockists. BLOCK HEADWEAR - Block Headwear is launching a limited edition range of men's bags at Margin and showing its scarf collection. The S/S 07 range is inspired by brach styling being brought to the city streets and the brand hopes to develop in the European and the UK markets. SEVENTYSEVEN - The brand's S/S 07 collection sees a range of directional pieces including T-shirts, Polo shirts, hoodies, kints, jackets and denim with the inspiration from the collection drawn from military themes and cult isoc graphics. UBIQUITY - Ubiquity started in 1991 as an independent record label in San Francisco. The label became notorious with big DJ names worldwide such as DJ Shadow and the Beastie Boys and, as the label's popularity grew, the clothing arm of the business was born. It started producing its T-shirt line in 1995 and this season sees the launch of new designs with musical tones. WEEKEND ROCKSTAR - In response to the inflitration of rock t-shirts on the market, Weekend Rockstar will be showing its line of distressed T-shirts and sweats with bold graphics and humour. The graphics for S/S 07 have been created by artists from illustrative magazine Le Gun. YAMAMA - With a flagship store in Brighton as well as being stockist in Sugarhill in Barcelona and Biscuit in Madrid, Yamama is showing its S/S 07 line fused with pieces from its a/w 06 collection at Margin. ISIS CASHMERE - Sultan Ansari and Naseem Akhtar launched printed cashmere label Isis Cashmere in A/W 05. This is the first time the brand has shown at Margin and it aims to open more accounts, with a focus on the overseas market. It is already available in high end independents in the UK including Cruise in Glasgow and Potassium in Marble Arch. CROSSFADER - Crossfader originated from a love of hip hop, skating and snowboarding and will be showing its range of swearshirts and hoodies at Margin, littered with bold design and vibrant graphics. SP:UK - SP:UK has a successful show last time out and this time is showing its a/w 06 collection comprising tees, hoodies and sweatshirts, each donning intricate design patterns. Ten artists feature in the collection promoting the brand's original remit of supporting independent artists. SP:UK currently has standalone stores in London and Bristol and a further 30 UK accounts. It hopes to use Margin to source other brands for its stores as well as potential stockists. UZI - US T-shirt brand Uzi is showing at Margin for the first time - its first ever show outside its home country. Fusing punk imagery with new inclusions taking inspiration from blow-up dolls, Japanese bondage scenes and gigantic patterns, the brand has a good following in Japan and its home city of New York, and hopes to increase its presence in the UK as a result of the show.

Posted in Editorial, Margin, Preview, Menswear Buyer, Ubiquity Records, Exhibition, London, Menswear, Isis Cashmere, Tees, Graphics, Knitwear, Seventyseven, Frisk, July 2006, Yamama, SPUK, A-non Clothing, Uzi NYC, Map London, Premium Denim |

Menswear Buyer Magazine

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Menswear Buyer MWB
Feature on the London Store
and Buyers at Bread & Honey

When frenchman Laurent Roure - former Bond international manager and current Margin trade show consultant - opened his own retail store in East London two years ago, he got out a book on cockney rhyming slang to find a name for it. Tom Bottomley talks taking money with the owner of Bread & Honey. His friend Odysseas Constantine was setting up the Margin trade show with the idea to promote and show new designers, brands and labels and make it *dynamic and affordable to do.* Having been approached by a lot of new street brands during his time at Bond, Roure was asked to join Constantine to help him build up the reputation of the show. *It's very exciting to be able to help the new kids in the business and to discover new talents,* Roure comments. *Some of them have grown with the show and are now recognised brands - like Supreme Being and Lazy Oaf. It's also useful for keeping in touch with styles and trends and for talking to other retailers and gauging what's going on in the market.* Initially full-time on Margin, Roure now works on it part-time as a consultant, as well as bringing in new brands for Constantine's new concept spaceshowroom.com - a showroom on the internet which is *the next big venture.* Roure has already signed up Rushmoor, J shoes and Revolver Jeans among others for the concept.

Posted in Editorial, Margin, Menswear Buyer, Tradeshow, Exhibition, London, Lazy Oaf, Bread & Honey, Streetwear, New Brands, Supremebeing, July 2006, Space Showroom |

Menswear Buyer Magazine

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

MensWear Buyer

Show stoppers. PREMIERING A LARGER VENUE AT LINDLEY HALL, SW1, STREETWEAR SHOW MARGIN ATTRACTED 60 BRANDS, AMONG THEM A HOST OF NEW NAMES. MWB TAKES A LOOK AT SOME KEY TEES AND CATCHES UP WITH SOME NEW ARRIVALS. SPOTLIGHT ON... Joker & Thief If you're after some novelty Tshirts this season, new label Joker & Thief could be worth looking at. Offering T-shirts with messages, such as 'I love you', on the inside of the bottom seam - the seam can be lifted up to reveal the message. Founded ten months ago by Tom Banfield a potential bestseller is the magic ball T-shirt, which features numbers on the front with answers corresponding to the numbers on the inside of the shirt. People can ask the magic ball a question, guess a number, and look inside the T-shirt for the answer. SPOTLIGHT ON... Detour Premium Apparel London-based Detour Premium Apparel is the brainchild of graphic designer Andrew Gourlay, who started designing logos for tees and selling them at Sunday Up Market on Brick Lane. Featuring a range of his own prints as well as some from various European artists, every design is limited to 250 pieces and each tee retails for £36. Gourlay is hoping to attract independent retailers from across the UK. SPOTLIGHT ON... Gustav Schmint The collections from fashion and textile student Laura Gledhill don't stop at clothes they have a life of their own as well. The names of her collections , Gustav Schmint and Heidi Seeker, are characters in their own right, and customers can log on to her website to see what Gustav and Heidi are getting up to. The line is made up of knits and T-shirts, all sporting heavy logos and graphics such as a Rubik's cube effect in bold colours such as green, blue and pink.

Posted in Editorial, Margin, Menswear Buyer, Tradeshow, Exhibition, London, Streetwear, New Brands, February 2006 |

Menswear Buyer Magazine

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

MensWear Buyer MWB

Product areas: Upscale Streetwear and directional tailoring, men's and womenswear. New brands signed include New Future Graphic and thehello21corporation while regulars include Supremebeing, Heidi Seeker and Dephect. Having gone from strength to strength over the last couple of seasons, Margin is moving to a new venue with more floorspace to accommodate a growing exhibitor list. A niche event showcasing up-and-coming design talent and edgy labels, Margin appeals to buyers who want to distinguish themselves from mainstream fashion.

Posted in Editorial, Menswear Buyer, Dephect, Streetwear, New Brands, Heidi Seeker, Supremebeing, February 2006, New Future Graphic |

MWB Menswear Buyer February 2005

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005

MWB February 2005
Menswear Buyer

Posted in Editorial, Margin, Menswear Buyer, Tradeshow, Exhibition, London, Fashion, Menswear, Streetwear, February 2005 |

MWB Menswear Buyer December 2004 + Exhibition Calendar

Thursday, December 16th, 2004

Menswear Buyer MWB December 2004
Tradeshow Calendar
Higher-end streetwear and directional tailoring for men and women. Smaller niche labels such as Slush, X-Large, Lady Luck Rules OK, Lazy Oaf, 28 Black and Bonnie & Clyde. Margin is one of the smallest events on the exhibition calendar but nevertheless worth a visit it you're looking for creative labels that will give your shop an edge. With its affordable pricing structure, it allows niche labels and up-and-coming talents to find a trading platform, and can claim success in providing a launch pad for many interesting brands in the past.

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

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