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Image of Black satin shoes with beading, ca. 1918-1920

Black satin shoes with beading, ca. 1918-1920

This pair of women's pumps feature jet beads on flap at throat and 3 inch heels. They were purchased by Mrs. John E. Price from Shuart's Smart Footwear in Seattle around 1918 to 1920.
ID Number:1970.4902.3
Date:Circa 1918-1920
Image of Pair of yellow patent leather pumps, 1967

Pair of yellow patent leather pumps, 1967

This pair of women's patent leather shoes, made by Vaneli, were purchased at Nordstrom Best in 1967. They would most likely have been worn with the "op-art" fashion of the time.
ID Number:1970.4920.2
Date:1967
Image of Boy's mustard yellow dress, ca. 1875

Boy's mustard yellow dress, ca. 1875

Up until the early 20th century, young boys in Europe and the United States wore dresses and skirts. “Breeching,” the practice of boys being dressed in pants for the first time, typically happened between the ages of two and eight. Before the invention of zippers and snaps, most pants were fastened with rows of small buttons. Skirts were much easier…
ID Number:1970.4930.13
Date:Circa 1875
Image of Evening shoe with cloth top, ca. 1906

Evening shoe with cloth top, ca. 1906

This pair of men's 1906 evening shoes were sold by Turrell's, an early Seattle shoe retailer.
ID Number:1970.5035.1
Date:Circa 1906
Image of White kid leather oxford heels, 1915

White kid leather oxford heels, 1915

This pair of women's 1915 white kid leather bench-made shoes were purchased from Baxter's shoe store, a local Seattle store.
ID Number:1971.5167.2
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Glass beaded black velvet gown, 1930

Glass beaded black velvet gown, 1930

This dress was owned by Mary Belle Myers (1874-1958) who was a prominent supporter of several charities including Children’s Hospital and Lighthouse for the Blind. Her family made its fortune in the salmon canning business. The larger size of this gown is rare since, typically, surviving examples of clothing from the past are smaller-sized, creating an inaccurate notion that most…
ID Number:1971.5218.3C1689
Date:1930
Image of Woman's black lace evening gown, over pink-orange taffeta, 1957

Woman's black lace evening gown, over pink-orange taffeta, 1957

This strapless evening gown is an Edythe Washington creation and was worn by a socially prominent Seattle-born woman.
ID Number:1971.5254.1C1699
Date:1957
Image of Green skirt suit with gold stripes, ca. 1950

Green skirt suit with gold stripes, ca. 1950

This suit belonged to University of Washington Professor Blanche Payne (1897-1972). Payne was born in 1897 in Thayer, Kansas, and taught costume and design at the UW starting in 1927. She travelled through Central Europe and the Balkans surveying folk costume in the former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia. She collected original costumes, textiles,…
ID Number:1971.5263.442C1709
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Black and yellow pumps worn by Julie Andrews in the movie “Star!” 1968

Black and yellow pumps worn by Julie Andrews in the movie “Star!” 1968

Julie Andrews wore these shoes in the 1968 movie "Star!" --a musical biography of actress Gertrude Lawrence. They were donated to MOHAI by Seattle fashion retailer John Doyle Bishop. Bishop was friends with New York designer Donald Brooks who created the costumes for the film.
ID Number:1971.5280.1C
Date:Circa 1968
Image of Hiking boots, ca. 1920

Hiking boots, ca. 1920

This pair of women's 1920's hiking boots were worn by the donor while going to Broadway High School 1921-1925. They were also worn while picking mushrooms in Green River Gorge and at Deep Lake near Enumclaw. The manufacturer was Chippewa Shoe Mfg. Co. of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
ID Number:1972.5373.3
Date:Circa 1920
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