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A collage spells out the word “TWEED” using various pieces of textured fabric and hands. Each letter is constructed from different patterns of tweed and woven textiles in neutral, red, and green tones.

Designer Yvette Yang creates a typeface using the trends to emerge from every bi-annual fashion season

Words
Rob Alderson
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Date
25 April 2013

How the jiggery did we not know about this super project from Paris-based Korean designer Yvette Yang which has been going for SIX years now. For every season since 2007 Yvette has produced a Fashion-Font which turns the trends of that particular set of collections into a typeface. The hand-made results are fascinating, reflecting the whims of our sartorial overlords in a quirky, communicative and novel way.

She has also produced a set of images spelling out individual trends like “two-tone shoes” and “little black dresses” as well as some brand-specific pieces. With concept and form coming together so beautifully, truly Yvette is exploring the vernacular of the fashion world.

You can enjoy each letter up close and personal on Yvette’s new website.

A collage of people in high-fashion clothing and footwear, posed to form the letters of the alphabet. The figures are arranged in four rows against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font F/W 2012

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by the poses of people and fashion accessories. The figures wear high-fashion clothing and shoes, arranged against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font S/S 2012

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by the contorted bodies of people wearing high-fashion clothing. The figures are posed in acrobatic shapes to create the letters against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font F/W 2011

A collage of people posing their bodies to form every letter of the alphabet. They wear a variety of colourful, high-fashion clothing against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font S/S 2011

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by the poses of people and luxury fashion accessories. High-heeled shoes, handbags and patterned clothing are arranged to create the shapes of the letters against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font F/W 2010

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by the contorted bodies, limbs and clothing of people. The figures are arranged against a plain white background to create a complete A–Z sequence.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font S/S 2010

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by the bodies and clothing of people. The figures are posed in contortions to create the shapes of the letters against a plain white background.
Above

Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font F/W 2009

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by the contorted bodies of people wearing high-fashion clothing. The figures are posed in acrobatic shapes against a plain white background.
Above

Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font S/S 2009

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by fashion accessories and people’s limbs. High-heeled shoes, handbags, belts and legs in tights create the shapes of the letters against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font F/W 2008

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by a person’s legs, feet, and high-heeled shoes. The figures are posed in various contortions to create the letter shapes against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font S/S 2008

A collage of the alphabet where each letter is formed by fashion accessories, clothing and people. The letters are arranged in four rows against a plain white background.
Above

Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font F/W 2007

A collage where various pieces of black clothing and accessories are arranged to spell out “LITTLE BLACK DRESS”. The letters are formed from items such as high heels, bows, lace, and fabric folds against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font Little Black Dresses

A collage of high-heeled shoes arranged to spell out the words “TWO TONE SHOES”. The footwear is a mix of red, black and cream styles against a plain white background.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font Two Toned Shoes

Pieces of tweed fabric and clothing are arranged to spell the word “Tweed” against a plain white background. A person’s hands and feet are visible, helping to shape the letters.
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Yvette Yang: Fashion-Font Tweed

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About the Author

Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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