Cosmetics & Co

Cosmetics & Co, 37 Market Place, Derby, Derbyshire, 2010 • I always like a cheerful 1960s-style swirly font: this one is the classic Victorian-retro Davida, designed in 1965.

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By Vici MacDonald
On 2014/06/28
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2010, Derby, Derbyshire, Shopfront Elegy

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