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Straw hat with large ostrich feather, designed by Ethel Young, ca. 1940s-1950s
Ethel Young is sometimes referred to as the "dean of Seattle milliners." She opened her business in 1934 and at one time employed thirty women.
ID Number:2017.69.2
Date:1940-1960
Black straw pillbox hat designed by Ethel Young, ca. 1950s-1960s
Ethel Young is sometimes referred to as the "dean of Seattle milliners." She opened her business in 1934 and at one time employed thirty women.
ID Number:2017.69.3
Date:1950-1960
Red velvet hat with feathers, sold at Best's Apparel, ca. 1950s-1960s
This hat was made by New York milliner Helen Joyce and sold at Best’s Apparel. Best’s Apparel was a women’s clothing store founded in Seattle by Dorothy Cabot Best (1888-1958) and Ivan Lovich Best (1887-1979). The store opened in 1925 on Third Avenue between Pine and Pike, and moved to a larger location at 5th and Pine in 1935. Best's…
ID Number:2017.69.5
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Pink and gold hat, made by Cheri A. Ellis, ca. 2000
Cheri A. Ellis is a Seattle artist and designer who began her career in millinery. This hat includes carefully pleated silk on the brim, painted silk on the crown, and trimmed with a pink piece of fabric from a sari. It belonged to local hat collector Louise Hoeschen-Goldberg.
ID Number:2017.69.7
Date:Circa 2000
Gray felt hat with felt feather, made by Wayne Wichern, ca. 1990s-2000s
This gray hat, accented with a playful felt feather, was created by Seattle milliner Wayne Wichern. He started designing in 1986 and was trained and mentored by influential Seattle milliner John Eaton. Like Eaton, Wichern is passionate about teaching classes and sharing the craft of hat making. He is quoted as saying, "By putting on a hat we become a…
ID Number:2017.69.8
Date:Circa 1990-2000
Black straw hat made by Izzie Lewis, ca. 1996
Izzie Lewis, a trained architect, transitioned to millinery in 1988, and is known locally for her finely designed and crafted hats. The architectural influence and use of varied textiles can be seen in the innovative, detailed, and precise construction of her hats.
ID Number:2017.69.9
Date:Circa 1996
Green and brown straw hat, made by Izzie Lewis, ca. 1990s
Izzie Lewis, a trained architect, transitioned to millinery in 1988, and is known locally for her finely designed and crafted hats. Milliners are often very resourceful artists, using unexpected materials in creative ways. This hat uses a plastic flowerpot as a base. It is covered in straw braid which Lewis found as deadstock from the 1960s. While some of her…
ID Number:2017.69.10
Date:Circa 1990
Black velvet suit, ca. 1970s
This black velvet suit was worn in Seattle by Irving A. Goldberg. It was purchased from the men’s shop at Frederick & Nelson and designed by Paris tailor Gilbert Feruch.
ID Number:2017.69.11
Date:Circa 1975
Inflight coverall jacket, pants, and boots owned by astronaut Richard Francis Gordon, Jr., 1970-1971
Richard Francis Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) was born in Seattle and attended the University of Washington. He was a pilot for the Navy before being selected in 1963 to be an astronaut for NASA. He was the pilot of the 1966 Gemini 11 mission and orbited the Moon as the command module pilot for the 1969 Apollo 12 mission. These inflight…
ID Number:2017.71.1.ONLINE
Date:1970-1971
Black dress ensemble, worn by Louise McKinney, 1961
Louise McKinney (1930-2012) was a Seattle educator, civil rights advocate, and business owner. She was also the wife of Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Louise McKinney wore this black silk outfit for an evening event with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he visited Seattle in 1961. King and Samuel McKinney had been classmates…
ID Number:2018.10.1
Date:Circa 1960