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Navy blue acetate evening gown designed by Rudi Gernreich, 1969
This dress belonged to Stella Cane Bacher, an advertising executive for the Bellevue Square Shopping Center. She was born in Pittsburg, Pa. and moved to Bellevue in 1957. In addition to being promotion director of Bellevue Square and previously marketing director for Southcenter Mall, she was a member of the Seattle chapter of Fashion Group International. The dress was designed…
ID Number:1981.7320.1C2577
Date:1969
Platform sole shoes, 1945
These beaded, open-toe sling pumps were sold at Best's Apparel, an early Seattle retailer, in 1945.
ID Number:1982.144.20
Date:1945
Gold open toe sandals, ca. 1940s
These gold evening shoes were purchased from Jerauld's, a shoe store formerly located on Pine Street in downtown Seattle, in the 1940s.
ID Number:1982.144.21
Date:Circa 1940
American flag vest worn by Mark Dempsey, ca. 1970
This vest belonged to actor and performer Mark Dempsey. Dempsey (1936-1994) was born in Los Angeles and came to Seattle in 1951 with his mother, performer Bessie Hall Dempsey. He attended Queen Anne High School and the University of Washington's School of Drama. He lived in New York City from the early 1960s until his return to Seattle in 1982.…
ID Number:1982.172.8C2617
Date:Circa 1970
Straw toque, 1919
This hat, part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, was made by milliner Mrs. W.F. Flagg who had a business in the Arcade Building in Seattle. Mrs. Paul was a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.6M1067
Date:1919
Red and white hat, ca. 1945
This hat was part of a large collection of hats owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts. It has a homemade label which reads “Hats by Gertrude, Seattle.” This suggests that the hat was either made by Gertrude Paul herself, or the name is a coincidence and there was a milliner named Gertrude who…
ID Number:1983.71.19M1084
Date:Circa 1945
Velvet toque with ostrich feathers, ca. 1910-1920s
This hat was sold at Hetrick Hat Shop which was located on Madison Avenue in Seattle in the early 20th century. It was part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.26M1091
Date:Circa 1910-1920
Straw and ostrich plume hat, 1910
This hat was sold at a local retailer "Cox" in Seattle. It was part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.56M1121
Date:1910
Straw cloche with ribbon and fabric violet trim, 1920s
This hat was sold at Hetrick Hat Shop which was located on Madison Avenue in Seattle in the early 20th century. It was part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.58M1123
Date:Circa 1920
Black wrapped hat, ca. 1955
This hat was sold at Seattle department store, Best's Apparel. It was part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.66M1132
Date:Circa 1955