Lazy Oaf Drawing Club & TriVo of Syke

August 2009

Lazy Oaf Drawing Club

Margin was pleased to welcome back the adorable illustrative stylings of clothing and accessories label Lazy Oaf to the August 2009 edition +

Since making their trade debut at Margin in 2003, Lazy Oaf is a heart-warming streetwear success story who have grown over the years to include a flagship store in Soho and can boast over 150 stockists worldwide including key boutiques such as Colette in Paris and Fresh Cotton in the Netherlands +

Lazy Oaf exhibited their range of mens and womens clothing and accessories at the August 2009 edition of Margin London as well as displaying art pieces of theirs and their fans as part of their interactive Lazy Oaf Drawing Club +

In April 2009, Lazy Oaf officially launched the Lazy Oaf Drawing Club, inviting established and novice artists and illustrators alike to participate in a mass doodlethon! Some of the results by the numerous artists, including Gemma Correll and Eddie Fett were on display in the Magazine Lounge at Margin in August 2009 +

August 2009

Tri Vo of Syke

Margin was pleased to welcome veteran streetwear label Syke to the exhibition in August 2009 along with art by designer Tri Vo +

In 1998 Melbourne artist and designer Tri Vo created a series of graphics inspired by the Japanese art of hentai anime. He produced a small range of T-shirts from the designs which sold out in days + Streetwear in Australia needed a boost, and Syke was it +

Tri’s psychotic graphics draw on Japanese art, street culture, and beauty in the everyday, and, ten years down the track, Syke remains true to street culture – a bit gritty, a bit beautiful, and ultimately utilitarian +

Syke displayed canvases by Tri Vo at Margin in August 2009 +