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Blue floral dress, underdress, and belt, 1955
This frothy floral dress is representative of fashions for women after the Second World War. While many women loved their wartime jobs, others thought of uniforms and overalls as reminders of hard times. Women’s fashions of the 1950s were sharp departure from the 1940s, often featuring full skirts and other design elements that would have been impossible under rationing restrictions.…
ID Number:1993.54.4
Date:1955
Handmade gym ensemble from St. Nicholas Girl's School in Seattle, 1930
This seersucker gym ensemble combines function with charming accents. In the 1930s, Seattle stores sold similar “sport frocks” for tennis or golf. Today, this might pass for a regular dress rather than a gym uniform. The shirt buttons between the legs so it stays put even during gym class.
ID Number:1993.61.1
Date:1930
Green wool dress and matching coat sold by Nordstrom Best, 1966-1972
This dress and coat ensemble has a label from Nordstrom Best, a short-lived name for merged fashion retail businesses Best’s Apparel and Nordstrom. Best’s was a women’s clothing store founded by Dorothy Cabot Best and Ivan Lovich Best. The store opened in 1925 at 1520 Third Avenue and then moved in 1935 to a larger location at 5th and Pine.…
ID Number:1994.Ensemble
Date:1966-1972
Seattle World's Fair pattern dress and belt, 1962
This dress and matching belt 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…
ID Number:1995.5.2
Date:1962
Turquoise pumps, ca. 1956
This pair of 1956 satin women's shoes were dyed turquoise to match a dress and purse. They were purchased at Frederick & Nelson and owned by a well-known Seattle architect. Worn in a set with dress, purse and earrings also in the MOHAI collection.
ID Number:1996.03.5
Date:Circa 1956
Red-orange patterned shoes, ca. 1960s-1970s
A pair of women's orange and gold brocade-covered patterned shoes from Nordstrom department store. Donor is a well known local architect.
ID Number:1996.03.8
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Sailor-style hat worn by tour guides on the Dominion Monarch, 1962
The Dominion Monarch was commissioned in 1939 and was a World War II troop transport ship. In the late 1950s, Eddie Black, a member of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair organizing committee, saved the ship from the scrapheap by helping to purchase the vessel and turning it into a floating hotel for fairgoers. Unfortunately, it was not a successful endeavor…
ID Number:1996.Dominion.02
Date:1962
Baseball cap, "Rainier Brewery Engineering," ca. 1990
Rainier Brewing Company was an iconic Seattle brand founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999. This cap was possibly handed out to employees as a gift or souvenir at a company event.
ID Number:1999.64.6
Date:Circa 1990
Baseball cap, "Rainier Brewery Brewing," ca. 1990
Rainier Brewing Company was an iconic Seattle brand founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999. This cap was possibly handed out to employees as a gift or souvenir at a company event.
ID Number:1999.64.7
Date:Circa 1990
Cap advertising Emerald City Ale from the Rainier Brewery, ca. 1992
Rainier Brewing Company was an iconic Seattle brand founded in 1884. Brewery production at the original site began in 1878 and continued until 1999. This cap was possibly handed out to employees as a gift or souvenir at a company event.
ID Number:1999.64.34
Date:Circa 1992