# Fashion Apparel Alphabets Stuart Whitton Creates a Typeface Using Articles of Clothing By Jason Soy | Published 2011-12-11 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stuart-whitton References: [bldgwlf](http://bldgwlf.com/clothing-alphabet/) & [stuartwhitton](http://www.stuartwhitton.co.uk/#172268/Alphabet) This [illustrated typeface](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheetos-other-hand-font) by Stuart Whitton is epic. If you look at each [article of clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wasted-youth-x-tappei) in this series, what you’ll find is that, in addition to being masterfully drawn using only a pencil, they actually form the shapes of each letter in the alphabet. Not surprisingly, Stuart Whitton calls this series ‘Alphabet,’ and he raids his entire closet to find the perfect piece of apparel to articulate the shapes of each letter. It’s apparent that finding 26 different items of clothing becomes a daunting task as Whitton resorts to an umbrella for the letter J, but the skilled artist has literally exhausted his options using anything from jeans and blazers to socks and ties, so an umbrella will have to do. In an age filled with digital art, it’s actually refreshing to see someone render photoreal images using only [analog tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-class-uniform) and media. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Analog Typeface:** Opportunity for analog graphic design tools to create unique and handmade typographic visuals. - **Upcycling Clothing:** Aesthetic opportunities and trend towards eco-friendly clothing reuse and repurposing. - **Macro Art:** Macro explorations of everyday objects to create artful visuals from unusual vantage points. ### Who This Affects Most - **Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for graphic designers to shift to sustainable, analog art creation methods - **Fashion:** Rise of eco-friendly fashion opportunities to create upcycled clothing and accessories in new and innovative ways. - **Art:** Opportunities to shift to macro art explorations that use everyday objects as inspiration for imaginative visuals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Limited Art Apparel Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autotype.md) - [Typography-Inspired Canadian Sweatshirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/okayok.md) - [Typographic-Inspired Intricate Textiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glyph-collection.md) - [Toddler-Focused Typography Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-first-book-of-fancy-letters.md) - [Modular Typography Stamp Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-typography-stamp-set.md) - [Modular Typography Stamp Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blockface.md) - [Body Artwork-Inspired Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-tattoo.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Art-Inspired Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keith-haring-x-albino-preto.md)