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Black and white Shah Safari shirt, reproduction of one used in the film, "Back to the Future," ca. 2000
Brothers Raj and Akhil Shah launched Shah Safari as teenagers in 1975. The Seattle company designed, manufactured, and imported lightweight, breezy gauze shirts from India. After just eight years in business, Shah Safari owned 24 percent of the national young men’s woven shirt market. Michael J. Fox wore a Shah Safari shirt in the 1985 movie "Back to the Future."…
ID Number:2018.84.1
Date:Circa 2000
Top and skirt from Sabika Seattle styled with lace scarf, 2016-2018
Local designer Sabika Makhdoom created this asymmetrical charmeuse blouse with layered chiffon hem and long cream skirt made of chiffon strips on linen. Makhdoom is Muslim and began designing because she wanted more options for clothing that was modest but also colorful and visually interesting. The coral color of this top is a cheerful contrast to the darker colors that…
ID Number:2018.92.13.ONLINE
Date:2016-2018
Seafoam green jeans from Seattle company Code Bleu Japan, 1980s
In the 1980s Seattle was a hub for jeans and casualwear companies. The trend began with Brittania and Shah Safari in the 1970s and quickly multiplied. These jeans are from Code Bleu Japan, a Seattle company started by Mel Matsui, Tom Herman and Carol Jones in 1984. All the founders had formerly worked for Brittania.
ID Number:2018.Jeans.2
Date:Circa 1980-1989
Coronation gown for Jasmine Goodwin, Miss Seafair 2014
This red dress was the coronation gown worn by Jasmine Goodwin, Miss Seafair 2014. Goodwin was the 65th Miss Seafair and the second Black woman to secure the title. Her win came exactly 40 years after Galen Motin’s win in 1974, the first Black Miss Seafair. The program director for the Miss Seafair organization selected dresses for each participant for…
ID Number:2019.5.1
Date:2014
Brown high heel shoes, worn by Miss Seafair 2014
These brown high heel shoes were worn by Jasmine Goodwin, Miss Seafair 2014. Goodwin was the 65th Miss Seafair and the second Black woman to secure the title. Her win came exactly 40 years after Galen Motin’s win in 1974, the first Black Miss Seafair. The Miss Seafair organization selected dresses for each participant for the coronation night, but contestants…
ID Number:2019.5.2
Date:2014
Blush colored "Kandan Dress" with tie belt designed by Suk Chai, 2016
Seattle designer Suk Chai loves designing with luxurious and surprising textiles. This dress, from her line SCHAI, is titled the “Kandan Dress.” Kandan is the Korean word for “simple.” The dress has a basic shape, but is made in an alluringly plush and textural fabric.
ID Number:2019.8.1
Date:2016
Dress, "Rosa Lace" made by Paloma Hurtado, 2017
This dress is from Seattle designer Paloma Hurtado’s collection “Nómada.” The line combines fabrics and finds from Seattle, with historic and modern motifs from Mexico—her home country. The dress uses vintage lace from a local fabric store that Hurtado hand-dyed to evoke a colorful Mexican stained-glass window.
ID Number:2019.12.1
Date:2017
Black hat with side bow from The Bon Marché, 1950s
This hat belonged to Maxine Gratias, who wore it while working as a secretary at the Firestone tire and auto repair shop on Westlake in South Lake Union. It was purchased from The Bon Marché, one of Seattle’s largest and most influential department stores. Edward and Josephine Nordhoff founded The Bon Marché in 1890. They were inspired by the famed…
ID Number:2019.14.2
Date:1950
Blue-gray hat from The Bon Marché by "Eddi," 1950s
This hat belonged to Maxine Gratias, who wore it while working as a secretary at the Firestone tire and auto repair shop on Westlake in South Lake Union. It was purchased from The Bon Marché, one of Seattle’s largest and most influential department stores. Edward and Josephine Nordhoff founded The Bon Marché in 1890. They were inspired by the famed…
ID Number:2019.14.3
Date:1950
Highline College Nursing School uniform, 1964-1967
Marilyn Hale was part of Highline College's first class of nursing students, enrolling in 1964 and graduating in December of 1967. The uniform was made locally by the Arcadian Uniform Company.
ID Number:2019.14.4
Date:1964-1967