681 results for: Clothing and Dress
Black and white generative knit scarf made by Fabienne Serriere of KnitYak, 2018
KnitYak is where Seattle’s tech and apparel communities intersect. Programmer Fabienne Serrière launched KnitYak in 2015. The company uses computer code to create scarves with an industrial knitting machine. Every scarf is sold with a printout of its code. Members of the computer-and-tech community are her biggest clients, which may be because KnitYak’s designs reflect their area of expertise. For…
ID Number:2018.66.1
Date:2018
UNIONBAY light wash denim Shortalls, 1994
Named after Seattle’s Union Bay on Lake Washington, UNIONBAY, founded in 1981, is now one of the city’s longest-running jeans and casualwear companies. UNIONBAY’s tomboyish Shortall of the mid-1990s took inspiration from Seattle’s grunge music scene. Designs of oversized, unisex denim pieces have defined the brand’s history.
ID Number:2018.68.1
Date:1994
Union Bay varsity-style jacket, ca. 1994
Founded in 1981 and named after Seattle's Union Bay on Lake Washington, UNIONBAY is one of the city's longest-running jeans and casualwear companies. It caters specifically to a teen and young adult demographic.
ID Number:2018.68.2
Date:Circa 1994
Salish pattern Honor blanket, designed by Louie Gong of Eighth Generation, 2018
Eighth Generation is taking back the wool blanket market and empowering Indigenous artists along the way. In 2015, they became the first Indigenous-owned company to offer wool blankets. They stand as an ethical alternative to companies that profit from designs that are “Native-inspired.” This particular design references Coast Salish weaving patterns that stretch back thousands of years. While these blankets…
ID Number:2018.72.1
Date:2018
Blanket pin made by Peter Gong, 2018
Carver Peter Gong (Squamish) made the custom yew wood wolf pin closure. Peter is uncle to Louie Gong, founder of Eighth Generation, a Seattle-based and Indigenous-owned wool blanket company. This pin was made to fasten the Salish blanket when worn around the shoulders. Eighth Generation strengthens the Indigenous artist community by contracting directly with cultural artists from around the country.
ID Number:2018.72.2
Date:2018
Pair of Outdoor Research X-Gaiters with foam inserts, 1981
In 1980, physicist and mountaineer Ron Gregg found himself in a perilous situation on Alaska’s Denali. Gregg’s climbing partner suffered frostbite and was airlifted out, all due to poorly designed gaiters—an accessory that covers the ankle and lower leg. After the well-planned trip was derailed by one failed accessory, Gregg created a solution: the foot-insulating X-Gaiter. Gregg launched Seattle-based Outdoor…
ID Number:2018.74.1
Date:1981
Fedora, "Peace hat," made by Sonia Wooten-Gill, 2017
Sonia Wooten-Gill is a local milliner and fashion designer whose line is called FayeWoo’s Signature Collection. She formed felt into this fedora shape by hand, using a hat block. Wooten-Gill enjoys designing, collaborating with other milliners, and increasing visibility for African Americans in the industry. She made the "Peace Hat Fedora" in 2017 because she felt "the times warranted a…
ID Number:2018.75.1
Date:2017
Compline Choir vestments worn by Peter Hallock, 1970s-2000s
Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) was an American organist, choirmaster, countertenor, and composer and arranger of church music (particularly anthems, hymns, and psalm settings for Episcopal liturgy). He grew up in Kent and studied organ performance at the University of Washington. He also enrolled at the College of Saint Nicolas of the Royal School of Church Music in Canterbury, England and…
ID Number:2018.76.1
Date:Circa 1970-2000
Pair of Dr. Martens "Creepers," worn 1989-1997
These shoes were purchased by Seattleite Stephanie Kurtz either at Woolly Mammoth on University Ave or Nordstrom around 1989. She wore them throughout what would become known as the “grunge era” in Seattle. Heavy shoes from the UK company Dr Martens (known colloquially as “Doc Martens”) were particularly popular, and for women the heavy-duty shoes were often worn to contrast…
ID Number:2018.77.1
Date:Circa 1989
Red flannel quilted shirt made by Outdoor Exchange, 1991
Donor Ryan Boudinot described this as his “go-to flannel while playing music and going to shows in Olympia and Seattle during the grunge years. This shirt has seen Mudhoney, Tad, Nirvana, and countless other bands.” The shirt is padded and quilted on the interior to add extra warmth.
ID Number:2018.82.1
Date:1991