681 results for: Clothing and Dress
Miss Wahoo hydroplane crew member T-shirt worn at Seafair, ca. 1957
The Miss Wahoo is a famous unlimited hydroplane originally owned by Bill Boeing, Jr. She is 30 feet long, weighs 6,800 pounds, and utilizes a piston-powered inline aircraft engine to reach speeds up to 200 MPH. Boeing's personal pilot, future Unlimited Hydroplane Hall of Famer Mira "The Flying Czech" Slovak (1929-2014), was the first to drive the boat at the…
ID Number:2005.10.2
Date:Circa 1957
First polar fleece jacket made from recycled bottles, 1993
Plastic bottles contain the same chemical content as polyester. Local manufacturers started using polyester from recycled plastic for fleece clothing in 1993. They sent early prototypes like this one to outdoor adventurers for testing. The material in this jacket was made from 26 recycled plastic beverage bottles.
ID Number:2005.12.1
Date:1993
Teen's two-piece outfit with shorts, 1968-1970
Local high-schooler Lynn Fitzpatrick wore this matching tunic top and shorts outfit in the late 1960s. Her mother Lenore sewed it out of trendy double-knit polyester. Lynn proudly wore the outfit to school but was promptly sent home. Shorts were not allowed under the school dress code at the time.
ID Number:2006.31.4
Date:1968
Denim shirt from last McCaw Cellular general council meeting, 1994
McCaw Cellular Communications was a pioneering cellular telephone company based in Redmond, Washington. In 1981, Craig McCaw (b. 1949) began buying cellular licenses in cities across the US, and in 1987 he sold the cable TV portion of his family business and fully transitioned the company to cellular communications. By 1989 McCaw had access to all the major US markets…
ID Number:2006.58.16
Date:1994
Fabric for skirt from the Century 21 Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The design printed on this fabric shows the lights and buildings featured at Century 21, Seattle World's Fair. Visitors could purchase yards of fabric like this to make their own clothes or other items as souvenirs of the fair.
ID Number:2007.2.42
Date:1962
Seafair Prime Minister's costume, 1961
Since 1950, the Seattle Seafair festival has recognized notable local individuals as Seafair Royalty, including King Neptune, Prime Minister, and Seafair Queen (Miss Seafair). Bob Ladd, President of Seattle's Pacific Marine Supply Company, was the official Prime Minister for the 1961 Seafair celebrations and he wore the uniform during the Seattle World's Fair ithe following year.
ID Number:2007.4.62
Date:1961
Cotton T-shirt, "Medicine for the People," ca. 1975-1980
This shirt was created as a fundraiser for the Open Door Clinic located in the University District in the late 1970s. Open Door was Washington's first free, 24-hour, multiservice clinic and was open from 1967 to1980. Among its services, the Clinic provided crisis intervention and medical services.
ID Number:2007.5.1
Date:Circa 1975-1980
Seattle World's Fair feathered cap embroidered "RICKY", 1962
Ric Weiland grew up in Seattle and attended the 1962 World's Fair. These hats were made by vendor at the fair and were custom embroidered with names. Weiland met Bill Gates and Paul Allen at Lakeside School and all three were in the computer programming club. He was one of the first employees at Microsoft and the lead programmer from…
ID Number:2007.9.16
Date:1962
Fitted tank top with pink stripes, ca. 1980s-1990s
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. This shirt was part of his personal collection which was donated to the museum in 2007. Weiland was the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 at the newly founded Microsoft company. The three were high school…
ID Number:2007.9.17
Date:Circa 1980-2000
Modified Eddie Bauer Shirt, 1990s
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. He enjoyed creating costumes and dressing up for LGBTQ parties in Seattle. In the Pacific Northwest, a patterned flannel shirt is a wardrobe staple and often associated with the rugged masculinity of lumberjacks. Weiland strategically modified this Eddie Bauer shirt to make…
ID Number:2007.9.18
Date:Circa 1985-1995