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Dress and bolero made out of World's Fair fabric, ca. 1962
While you could buy shirts and dresses printed with 1962 World’s Fair patterns, some companies also made fabrics for fairgoers to create their own designs. This dress is made from a patterned fabric which may have been intended for making skirts (since the pattern is along the lower part of the fabric and plainer where you would gather the waistband)…
ID Number:2011.117.1
Date:1962
Seattle Red Cross veil, 1940s
Marian Pease wore this veil as a volunteer for the Seattle Red Cross during World War II.
ID Number:2011.119.2
Date:Circa 1940
Souvenir handkerchief showing I-90 floating bridge, 1940s-1950s
The presence of the Kalakala (retired in 1967) and the absence of the Space Needle (completed in 1962) implies that this souvenir handkerchief showing I-90 floating bridge and other local attractions, was made in the 1940s-1950s.
ID Number:2012.8.1
Date:Circa 1940-1950
Outdoor Research Seattle Sombrero, ca. 1990s
The “Seattle Sombrero” was introduced by local company Outdoor Research in the mid-1980s, and it quickly became one of their top sellers and cornerstone products. Inspired by Seattle’s famously rainy weather, the Seattle Sombrero is a waterproof rain hat made of Gore-Tex fabric with foam stiffening in the brim to keep it “floating” instead of collapsing in a downpour. Velcro…
ID Number:2012.15.1
Date:Circa 1990
Pair of cream satin wedding shoes with beaded toe, from Turrell's Seattle, ca. 1910s
This pair of satin wedding shoes were sold at Turrell's, an early Seattle retailer, in the 1910s.
ID Number:2013.2.19
Date:Circa 1910
Pair of black satin and grosgrain pumps with lace ties, "Styled at Rysonele", Baxter's Seattle, ca. 1915-1925
This pair of women's black satin pumps features lace ties. They were sold at Baxter's Shoes of Seattle around 1915-1920.
ID Number:2013.2.21
Date:Circa 1915-1925
John Doyle Bishop signature gray scarf, ca. 1968
Influential Seattle retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980) sold high-end womenswear at his store at 5th and Union. In the late 1960s, he designed a line of silk scarves that featured a chicken wire pattern and his signature in the lower corner. The chicken wire design was a reference to his upbringing in Idaho on a chicken farm. The scarves were…
ID Number:2013.5.1
Date:Circa 1968
Salvatore Ferragamo heeled loafers, ca. 1970s-1980s
These Salvatore Ferragamo brand heeled loafers were purchased at Nordstrom in the 19760s-1970s and owned by either Donna or Genevieve Gorder, both long time residents of Seattle.
ID Number:2013.5.2
Date:Circa 1970-1980
Tan ostrich leather pumps, ca. 1970s-1980s
These ostrich leather pumps were sold by I. Magnin, a California-based retailer with a branch in Seattle, in the late 1970s or early 1980s.
ID Number:2013.5.3
Date:Circa 1970-1980
Black and white plaid skirt suit from The Mediterranean, ca. 1980s
This 1980s skirt suit has a label that reads "Made in Italy Exclusively for The Mediterranean Seattle by Roberto Avolio Milano." The Mediterranean was a high-end Italian import store in Seattle that opened in 1964 and closed in 2003. Run by Italian-born Gina Medina and her husband Frank, the inventory was sourced from small fashion houses in Milan and Florence…
ID Number:2013.5.4
Date:Circa 1980