Dad goes from unemployment to owning shop that's worked with the biggest brands

Dave Mackey was unemployed when he decided to start Lost Art (Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)

Whether you're shopping in your local supermarket or enjoying a drink or two in a city centre pub, the chances are that you have likely come across someone with a t-shirt emblazoned with the Lost Art motif across the chest. From humble beginnings, the skate shop has experienced a meteoric rise since Southport-born dad Dave Mackey first conceived of the idea in 1999.

As tourists and locals alike flock to the city centre shop everyday to buy graphic t-shirts, hoodies and all manor of skateboarding paraphernalia, Dave said that he originally didn't have grand aspirations for what he wanted the business to become. But, in recent years, his shop has received international recognition with coll