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Vest made of labels, ca. 1970s-1990s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s. He made this vest for his wife Dorothy Hostek out of labels from various sources, but predominantly…
ID Number:2020.24.9
Date:Circa 1970-1990
Felt hat, "Year of the Rooster: Wake Up America!" by milliner Jean Hicks, 2017
Jean Hicks is a Seattle-based milliner, felt-maker and educator. Her hats are functional and often theatrical in style. She began work on this hat on January 20th, 2017, the day of President Trump’s Inauguration. It uses hand-felted Merino and Finn wool, is lined with up-cycled cashmere knit, and adorned with a felted comb. “Big and orange, it’s a ridiculous hat,”…
ID Number:2021.12.1
Date:2017
Felt hat, "Peahen of 45" by milliner Jean Hicks, 2017
Jean Hicks is a Seattle-based milliner, felt-maker and educator. Her hats are functional and often theatrical in style. This 2017 hat is meant to represent the First Lady and is a companion to Hicks’ “Year of the Rooster” hat from the same year. It intentionally combines a mix of disparate textiles, including hand-felted Finn wool ("the worst felt I have…
ID Number:2021.12.2
Date:2017
Leopard fur hat made by Farol Hyldahl, ca. 1960s
This leopard fur hat has a label which reads “Hand Made by Farol Hyldahl.” Farol Hyldahl, also known as Miss Farol was a Seattle milliner active in the 1950s and 1960s. Along with designing hats she also offered services to restyle and remodel existing hats.
ID Number:2021.38.1
Date:Circa 1960
King County Metro Uniform "3 season" parka, 2018-2019
King County Metro, established in 1973, is the public transit authority for Seattle and King County, Washington. This jacket belonged to a Metro bus driver who worked from 2018-2019. It was made by Sportsmaster which is a manufacturing company based in New York.
ID Number:2021.46.2
Date:2018
King County Metro Uniform fleece jacket with zip-off sleeves, 2018-2019
King County Metro, established in 1973, is the public transit authority for Seattle and King County, Washington. This jacket belonged to a Metro bus driver who worked from 2018-2019. It was made by Sportsmaster which is a manufacturing company based in New York.
ID Number:2021.46.3
Date:2018
Seattle World's Fair pattern shirt and skirt, 1962
This shirt and skirt are printed with a delightful pattern that celebrates the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle. The print features images of the Space Needle, Monorail, arches of the US Science Pavilion, and plumes of water spraying from the International Fountain. Gerry Abbott, who also created fashion illustrations for the Seattle Times, drew sketches for the pattern. These garments…
ID Number:2021.57.1
Date:1962
Two-piece Roffe ski suit, 1990
Sam Roffe founded Roffe skiwear in Seattle in 1953. In the 1960s the company became the first US manufacturer of stretch ski pants and by the 1980s were the largest skiwear manufacturer in the country. This stretch bodysuit and parka set is from 1990. The donor of the suit says she “felt like a million bucks in it.”
ID Number:2021.68.1
Date:1990
Black parka painted by artist Malcolm Procter aka Wolf Delux, 2021
Malcolm Procter, who goes by the artist name of Wolf Delux, creates “wearable paintings” by decorating secondhand clothing with dynamic linework. His energetic and distinctive style is done with paint or bleach to create the desired effect on each garment. Procter is a Black artist and was born and raised in Seattle. His work takes inspiration from many sources, including…
ID Number:2021.72.1
Date:2021
Dress from Seattle designer Deliane Klein, 1986
Seattle designer Deliane Klein sold her clothing at Design Products Clothing in Pioneer Square and Marlee’s in University Village. The donor purchased this dress to wear at the 1986 Expo in Vancouver. She wore it with a black suede belt. The dress includes pads on the shoulders. In 1991 Klein was quoted in the Seattle Times as saying, “As long…
ID Number:2021.75.1
Date:1986