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Batik print jacket worn by John Doyle Bishop, 1967
John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980) operated a high-end women’s clothing store in Seattle from 1950 until his death in 1980. He sourced designer garments from the United States and Europe and provided personalized fashion advice for his devoted clients. He was also known for his personal style and cultivated a reputation as a local personality. Bishop wore this jacket for a…
ID Number:1975.6056.20C2130
Date:1967
Black and gold cocktail dress, 1950s
This 1950s cocktail dress has three built-in petticoat layers to give it extra volume. It belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien Diamond (1909-1984), who donated many high-fashion garments to MOHAI’s collection. She was born Ann Fabrikant in Russia (now Poland) in 1909 and came to the United States in 1911. She grew up in New York and moved to Seattle after…
ID Number:1975.6058.5C2137
Date:Circa 1950
Woman's black alpaca wool cocktail dress with underskirt, 1956
This black cocktail dress was made in the Couture house of Christian Dior in Paris. It is from his 1956 Autumn/Winter collection. The main dress has a skirt that is split in front and would open when walking or sitting. For modesty, there is a slim black skirt worn underneath the main dress. The dress belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien…
ID Number:1975.6058.8C2140
Date:1956
Two-piece yellow cocktail dress, ca. 1965
This cocktail dress, covered in shimmering plastic paillettes, was made by the New York designer Donald Brooks. Brooks designed costumes for stage and screen as well as his own line of ready-to-wear women’s clothing. The dress belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien Diamond (1909-1984), who donated many high-fashion garments to MOHAI’s collection. She was born Ann Fabrikant in Russia (now Poland)…
ID Number:1975.6058.9C2201
Date:1965
Blue cocktail or dancing dress, designed by Jean Dessès, ca. 1965
This strapless dress with layers of accordion pleated netting was designed in Paris by couture designer Jean Dessès. It belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien Diamond (1909-1984), who donated many high-fashion garments to MOHAI’s collection. She was born Ann Fabrikant in Russia (now Poland) in 1909 and came to the United States in 1911. She grew up in New York and…
ID Number:1975.6058.11C2203
Date:1965
Collapsible silk bengaline top hat, ca. 1880
This top hat was made in New York and sold at the Bennett-Gaffney Company, a hat, clothing and furniture store around the turn of the 20th century in Seattle.
ID Number:1975.6098.1M802
Date:Circa 1880
Peach satin pumps, 1920s-1930s
This pair of women's peach satin pumps were sold at local Seattle retailer, Frederick and Nelson, sometime from the mid 1920s to early 1930s.
ID Number:1975.6123.2
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Woman's natural linen automobile coat or duster, ca. 1900
Between 1890 and 1910, fashion designers struggled to come up with a driving garment for women. Driving an automobile was almost always an adventure. Cars lacked roofs and windshields, and were very unreliable. Roads, mostly unpaved, were dusty or muddy. Both men and women preferred the new natural linen motor coats, sometimes called "dusters." These garments were considered chic and…
ID Number:1975.6148.21C2189
Date:Circa 1900
White kid leather wedding heels, 1905
These women's shoes, made of white kid leather, feature a Louis heel and embroidery with white iridescent beads. "Louis" is a term given to heels with a concave curve and outward taper at the base of the heel. This pair was sold at Seattle retailer, Eggert Shoes, in 1905.
ID Number:1975.6165.1
Date:1905
Beige high-top leather boots, ca. 1900-1910
These boots were sold at Seattle department store MacDougall & Southwick. In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) opened a retail business which soon became the city's first department store. Originally located at Cherry and Front Street (later called 1st Avenue), the store moved and expanded multiple times and was an early adopter of new technologies…
ID Number:1976.6259
Date:Circa 1900-1910