fontalicious.if i had a dog, i’d name her helvetica. god, i love typography. often when browsing thrift stores, you can always gage vintage items by color, material and font. attracted by their typography and functionality, the apron and duffle bag are some awesome vintage finds from my trip to san diego. unfortunately, i was only able to purchase things that could fit in my suitcase. trust me if i could, i would have purchased 2 leather chesterfield couches, a dining set of table and chairs, a massive bird cage, a vintage baseball bat, rusted metal boxes, a set of wooden skis, military metal gas cans….just to name a few.back to the items above, thrifted from different stores, red, black and serif fonts must have been the business back in the day and according to the duffle, 1981. i could only imagine what bill shoemaker’s 50th birthday party was like in the summer of 1981 on the beautiful beaches of del mar…me and my dog, helvetica, playing fetch on the shore, would have made fun guests.btw, i just googled bill shoemaker and he was a famous horse jockey who stood 4 feet, 11 inches and weighed only 95 pounds. shoemaker won 4 kentucky derbys and was immortalized by andy warhol with a portrait. that must have been some 50th birthday party.

fontalicious.

if i had a dog, i’d name her helvetica. god, i love typography. often when browsing thrift stores, you can always gage vintage items by color, material and font. attracted by their typography and functionality, the apron and duffle bag are some awesome vintage finds from my trip to san diego. unfortunately, i was only able to purchase things that could fit in my suitcase. trust me if i could, i would have purchased 2 leather chesterfield couches, a dining set of table and chairs, a massive bird cage, a vintage baseball bat, rusted metal boxes, a set of wooden skis, military metal gas cans….just to name a few.

back to the items above, thrifted from different stores, red, black and serif fonts must have been the business back in the day and according to the duffle, 1981. i could only imagine what bill shoemaker’s 50th birthday party was like in the summer of 1981 on the beautiful beaches of del mar…me and my dog, helvetica, playing fetch on the shore, would have made fun guests.

btw, i just googled bill shoemaker and he was a famous horse jockey who stood 4 feet, 11 inches and weighed only 95 pounds. shoemaker won 4 kentucky derbys and was immortalized by andy warhol with a portrait. that must have been some 50th birthday party.

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