We like to think of ourselves as a fairly generous lot here at Lazy Oaf but this end of sale deal is so good you might think we have lost our minds! Yes, to celebrate the end of what has been our hottest sale yet, we are giving you another 20% off ALL SALE SWEATSHIRTS. The sun may be shining now but in a month or two you’ll want nothing more than a cosy sweatshirt to dive into so stock up now while you can.

Ahoy there captain! I spy a bargain – the Shipmate Sweatshirt Dress is now only £20!

£16? Yes you read it right, you can now bag a gleaming Gemz Sweatshirt and cutey Kitten Sweatshirt for an jaw dropping £16. And the Zig-A-Zag Sweatshirt is just £14, OK we really have lost the plot.

And there are PLENTY of men’s sweatshirts you’ll be mad to miss including this totally RAD sweatshirt for £20.

This offer, and our sale as a whole, officially ends at midnight on Sunday 1st August so hurry, hurry before we come to our senses!!!

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After months of daydreaming and little screams of excitement I packed my trunk and jetted off to Orlando. There was one reason and one reason only for this and that was The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Wooooo my dream came true.

After alot of people, alot of queuing and alot of sun we finally made it into Hogsmead it it was more magical than I ever imagined. Glittery snow, crooked houses, cobbled streets and real wizards, I was in heaven and sooooo excited!

After some wondering around and meeting the conductor we were feeling ever so thirsty and what better way to quench your thirst than with a Butterbeer in the Hogs Head swiftly followed by lunch in the Three Broomsticks. I had fish and chips, how very English. What a dream lunch date…if only I had of been with Snape!

For the rest of the afternoon we leisurely munched sweeties in Honey Dukes, drank pumpkin juice and alot more butterbeer, tried out wands in Ollivanders, tried on cloaks in Dervish and banges, sent a letter from the owlery, popped into Hagrids hut and rode the dueling dragons rollarcoasters.

Giant punkins woo!

The highlight of my day was HOGWARTSSSS. It was so amazing and when I saw it for the first time I actually screamed and cried abit! what a geek! The ride inside it was rad and you got to fly and play Quidditch and fight Dementors. woooo!

Basically this day was up there in my Top 5 days EVER (along with seeing Tina Turner)! Definitely worth the 9 hour plane trip and now being totally broke! I LOVED IT!!!!!

The rest of the holiday was super fun as well. We ate far too much American bad for you food, fed gators steak, met an astronaut, tried on alot of funny hats and saw a rhino well close.

Need to start saving for my next adventure…hmm where shall i go next????

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Posted by: Jerry

Last Thursday, the Lazy Oaf team headed on down to Hoxton’s Great Eastern Street for the launch of the latest exhibition by Jon Boam and Matthew the Horse to take over the gallery space and store  Nobrow.

Running since 2008, Nobrow are an independent publishing platform for illustration and graphic artists, devoting their time to sourcing and promoting some of the best creatives out there. Their main focus is to produce limited edition runs of high quality, colour-rich books packed full of visually pleasing designs. They regularly hold exhibitions such as transforming Kingsland Road’s Jaguar Shoes into an illustrated jungle and showing their works at Somerset House’s Pick Me Up this Spring.

Their Great Eastern Street Store is where you can get hold of their broad selection of collectible books alongside postcards, prints, T-shirts and toys.

CURRENT EXHIBITION

Matthew the Horse

Be prepared for a right visual treat with Nobrow’s current exhibition featuring drawings, digital work and 3D designs by dynamic duo Jon Boam and Matthew the Horse.

Matthew the Horse

Totally fell in love with these tie-dye head prints by Matthew the Horse accompanied with fitting text with statements including ‘Burn Down the Cyber Cafe‘.

Matthew the Horse

Jon Boam

We were all about the giant illustrations filling the walls by Jon Boam, I am particularly drawn to the big blue dog in a hat.

Jon Boam

The walls are also lined with a series of Jon’s colourfully hand rendered illustrations which appear to be telling a story of a dangerous expedition into a land of the unknown.

Jon Boam

Jon Boam

The exhibition is running now right up until 23rd of September @ Nobrow Shop and Gallery, 62 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3QR so go along and see it with your very own eyes. You can find out more about Nobrow and their projects at www.nobrow.net.

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Posted by: Jerry

As a small, independent label, us Oaf girls still can’t help but get a little bit excited when we spot members of the general public walking around the streets in Lazy Oaf designs. You are a creative lot out there and seem to have a knack for styling our stuff up in your own special way. So here is a blog to pay tribute to just some of the gems we have come across online.

Leaping for joy in the Skull Dress posted by Thaïs Coupet Saissi on Lookbook.nu.

The Skull Dress given a sultry edge when worn with desert boots, posted by Capucine Z on Lookbook.nu.

Oh wow! Check out this amazing Spring/Summer look book shoot that one of our fave stockists Kakkoiiiro from Belgium did. How good does the Luke Best T-shirt look tucked into the Mini Skirt beside the French Fries Tote Bag, and of course the Leopard Single T-shirt looking a little bit saucy on a sandy beach?!

Feel like you were on the shoot too by watching the behind the scenes video here.

Loving the slick and simple approach to our Mini Skirt posted by Serena S on Lookbook.nu.

Can’t get enough of this photo featuring the Spaced Out T-shirt and Rosy Bear Sweatshirt, not to mention the Amazine being used as a disguise. This was posted on our Facebook page by Johanna Tagada.

Man how I wished I’d bagged one of these Heart Cuffs after seeing it worn so well by Stéphanie P on Lookbook.nu.

We are totally hot on these photos taken by our Swedish stockists Mahoyo - how good does the Dawg cap look accompanied with the models enviable amber hair?

And totally digging the Eyes on You Necklace worn so well with this Hellz Bellz jacket.

Liking the aqua look of our Flat Top T-shirt modeled by Joe Bates for a shoot by Lilly Hughes posted on our Facebook page.

It is not everyday we get to see Lazy Oaf designs fashioned up for a catwalk so we were particularly excited when stylist Alexis Knox featured Supersize Me (sold out) and Crayon Dots in London’s Clothes Show Live fashion show. Anyone else spotted that tasty ice cream bag pictured on the right?

Thanks to all of you who wear our designs so well and if you have anymore to add to the collection then don’t hesitate in emailing them to us at info@lazyoaf.com and maybe next time you will be on here too.

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We are having a right sale-bration here at Lazy Oaf as we have put even more of our designs down to jaw-dropping prices that you won’t be able to resist! With designs selling out faster than ever before, make sure you take your pick before it is too late.

Have all eyes on you from the moment you leave the house with the pretty-in-pink Look Oversized T-shirt now only £7.50!

Boys, send tails wagging with the Jeff Repeat T-shirt down to £7.50 (girls no longer available).

Become the queen of your own fairyland with this Pixie T-shirt sailing away at £7.50

Look like the star of the show in the Look Men’s T-shirt at £7.50 too.

And now you can get one of our all time faves, Wolf and Moon for girls and boys at just £10. There are only five girls ones left all together so hurry!

Remember, the sale is over on Sunday 1st August so you have just over a week before it is all gone for good.

While you’re getting hold of our array of bargainous Tees and Sweatshirts in this seasons sale, don’t forget about the selection of collectible toys we have on offer too. We have reduced many of our vinyl toys to minimal prices so you would be mad not to make the most of it. And remember, each toy comes in a blind box so that what you are going to get is a complete surprise.

Feel like you have walked onto the set of Dawn of the Dead with these Heroes and Heartbreakers toys down to only £4. My personal favourite is the tree stump with a pair of fangs (above).

Go back in time to Ye Olde England with this selection of Dunny’s now at a jaw-dropping £4.

Step into a world of sea serpents, walking hot dogs and mean looking monsters with Jon Burgerman’s The Heroes of Burgertown now at a truly affordable £4.

Find out what would happen if you ate too many marshmallows with Marshall and his many different faces down to £8.

He is also available in a zipper pull format ready to swing from your phone, clip to your bag or hang on your purse – now only £2.50!

Next time you need a shoulder to cry on, look no further than these weepy Tear Drips now available for £7.

So if you are hoping to bring some toy town magic into your lives then look no further than these vinyl treats available at these incredible prices for the sale season only.

To celebrate the launch of our exclusive T-shirt, jewellery and stationery collection in London’s Tate Modern and Tate Britain stores, we are holding a live drawing event and you’d be mad to miss it. The event is taking place in London’s most innovative art destination Tate Modern on Bankside [nearest tube: Southwark] on from 11am-5pm on Sunday 8th August.

Come and join us on the Turbine bridge (view from the bridge above) for the ultimate drawing extravaganza. Similarly to our Drawing Club event, we are going to be covering a 7m wall with coloured pictures frames of faces in all shapes and sizes ready for you to fill with your very own self portrait. Drawing instruments will be provided from our favourite pen pals Posca as well as Tate. We are also very excited to be working with paper people Inspire Me Papers who are providing us with an array of high quality coloured sheets from leading creative paper company GF Smith.

This is a free-for-all event open up to the general public and is perfect for all drawing and portraiture enthusiasts. And alongside all of you budding artists, there will be live drawing on the day from illustrating talents Ian Stevenson, Joe Baglow and Zeroten.  And our very own designer and founder Gemma Shiel will also be there with a pen ready to work her magic.

This will also be your chance to see and purchase our Tate Collection available in both stores.

If you cannot make it along to the event but would like to submit a portrait for us to display on the wall then please send the design in hi-res, jpg format to jerry@lazyoaf.com by Wednesday 4th August and make sure you include your name. If you would like to find out more details then don’t hesitate to get in touch.

To RSVP to the event and receive updates please join our Facebook event.

Let’s face it, it’s going to be grrrreat!

If the online sale wasn’t exciting enough already then get aload of all the hot deals going on in our Fouberts Place shop! The sale launched in store today and there are an unbelievable amount of bargains waiting to be snapped up. We have a whole selection of items that are exclusive to the shop sale so it is definitely worth coming along to see what Lazy Oaf originals you can get your hands on.

Come and stock yourself up with a summers worth of T-shirts, many of which are down to a tiny tenner.

Snap up a cap for a wallet-friendly £15

SHOP EXCLUSIVE – get one of our bushy tailed friends on a T with this Frilly Fox design available for only £5.

The shop is also the only place where you can get your hands on one-off samples including top designs from our current collection.

One of the best bargains this sale is the Square Head Brooch down to an irresistible £3.50.

So if you’re looking for some sizzling summer deals then come and pay us a visit. And come sooner rather than later as designs are selling out fast!

Last week asked you to tell us what your favourite TV Blasts from the Past were to be in with chance of winning one of our new TV Planners and you certainly pulled some treats out of the wood work. While we were excited for SuperTed and tempted by Clarissa Explains it All, we finally managed to pick our favourite three entries so here they are.

HATTY: ROUND THE TWIST

‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen a programme as good as Round the Twist which is best for capturing the absurdidty and insanity of childhood. Evidently, they live an unusual life but only in terms of events. In terms of how they think etc they are exactly like normal children but thrown into these crazy situations.

Plus, I remember one episode when Pete got pregnant from weeing on a tree. He had to burp the kid out. Please tell me anything better than that.’

Unfortunately we couldn’t locate this particular episode so we have chosen a clip from our most memorable one: Little Squirt. If you get a chance, we recommend you check out all three parts of the episode to appreciate the utter obscurity and brilliance of this insane television programme. No wonder why I don’t find much TV funny these days.

ROB: WONDERS YEARS

‘THE WONDER YEARS, who could forget!’

Couldn’t have said it better ourselves Rob, what series could get us more gripped than the will they/won’t they relationship between Kevin and Winnie? Plus we have loved following the career of Fred Savage since – who forget him and his mole in Austin Powers?

LAURA: CRYSTAL MAZE

‘My favourite TV blast from the past has to be The Crystal Maze. Richard O’Briens skinny spandex clad legs cause me to chuckle in a way that could only be described as ‘manic’. Not only that My Mam (Yep I’m from Newcastle!) has a chandelier that has a Crystal ‘Ball’ hanging from it. As a child I can remember climbing up on the sofa to grasp at the precious ball, if only to be a ‘winner’ for a few moments!

Crystal Maze, I salute you!‘

Of course the best part of the show was this:

Well done Hatty, Rob and Laura – you are all going to be owners of your very own TV Planners ready to record all of your television favourites for ever more.

Thanks to all of you who entered and keep your eyes peeled for more competitions on their way soon.

Boy oh boy have we got some real good deals for you guys in this seasons sale. With T-shirts prices starting as low as £4, you can bag yourself four T-shirt designs for under a twenty squid – now that is certainly something to get excited about. Here are some of our star attractions from the mens sale.

Kit yourself out with one of our staple sweatshirts now available for only £25 with top designs including the yellow Special Sweatshirt and Cityscape in grey and blue.

Don’t miss some of our most popular T-shirt prints available for the first time at only £15 including Something Appears and Wolf Moon – howl could you say no?

And be sure to get your bargain hunting hands on the whole collection of T’s now at £5 including Beatbox Boy and Don’t Be Square. Remember, we only have a very limited amount of these designs available so make sure you get in there fast.

WHOA! Yes you’ve seen it right, the Box Man T-shirt is now just £4 - too good to miss right?

Want to get your hands on a true original? Be sure to bag this totally limited edition pair of Rider Skylon sneakers in size 10 now down to £50.

And, to add to the list, you can now grab one of these ridiculously limited edition hand-screen printed Animal Bandido jackets at £60

Finally, if there is one item you should definitely stock yourself out with this summer then it is one of our Dash and Dawg cap designs down to a wallet friendly £15.

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