# Hand-Drawn Duds Folklands T-Shirts Forgo Screen Printing for Fabric Markers By Souzan Michael | Published 2011-07-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folklands-t-shirts References: [lifelounge.au](http://www.lifelounge.com.au/blogs/goldpox/hand_drawn-designs-from-folklands.aspx) & [folklandsthelabel](http://folklandsthelabel.com/about.html) Sydney-based designer John-Michael Papagianopoulos is the founder and designer behind Folklands T-shirts, a [unique clothing label](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wasted-youth-x-tappei). Each design is hand-drawn onto 111 shirts, meaning that no two designs are completely identical. The creative purpose and reasoning behind creating clothing that is not mass-produced is quality and originality. Folklands t-shirts have both. The label specializes in tribal prints, and each print is then carefully drawn onto the shirts using [fabric markers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transfer-printing-service). John-Michael Papagianopoulos has also started adding his personal touch to skateboards by applying his unique tribal prints to them. The tribal prints are just in time for summer; what's more, for probably the first time ever, you will truly be able to say your clothing is one-of-a-kind. Who doesn't want that? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Handmade Clothing:** Opportunity for small scale fashion designers to differentiate themselves from mass-produced brands - **Customized Products:** Potential for businesses to offer unique and personalized products using customizable designs - **Artisanal Craftsmanship:** Growing trend of appreciating handcrafted goods, leading to opportunities for small businesses to tap into this market ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Hand-drawn designs in clothing industry can offer unique selling propositions in an industry which is often dominated by fast fashion - **Art:** Potential for artists to utilize handmade clothing as a canvas for their work and create wearable art - **Retail:** Opportunities for small retailers who focus on providing handmade, unique items to consumers seeking one-of-a-kind products ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tree-Planting T-Shirt Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/treedom.md) - [Artistic Apparel Illustrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-and-kenshi-yonezu.md) - [Western-Inspired Textiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/western-inspired-textiles.md) - [Home-Defining Artistic Flags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everything-is-temporary.md) - [Effortless AI T-Shirt Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-t.md) - [Culturally Influenced Baby Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/isla-and-mimi.md) - [Custom Transfer Printing Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transfer-printing-service.md) - [Bespoke Textile-Focused Mittens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkdesigns.md) - [Receipt-Inspired Graphic T-Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/made-to-order.md)