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Image of Green cocktail dress, 1950s-1960s

Green cocktail dress, 1950s-1960s

Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s. He made this dress for his wife Dorothy Hostek.
ID Number:2020.24.8
Date:1954-1969
Image of Vest made of labels, ca. 1970s-1990s

Vest made of labels, ca. 1970s-1990s

Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s. He made this vest for his wife Dorothy Hostek out of labels from various sources, but predominantly…
ID Number:2020.24.9
Date:Circa 1970-1990
Image of Ruler for sleeve inseam used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s

Ruler for sleeve inseam used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s

Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.11
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Image of Measuring tape used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s

Measuring tape used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s

Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.12
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Image of Tracing tool used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s

Tracing tool used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s

Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.13
Date:Circa 1950-1990
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Mask, "I Can't Breathe," made by Sonia Wooten-Gill, FayWoo's Signature Collection, 2020

Among the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was made by local milliner and clothing designer Sonia Wooten-Gill whose line is called FayeWoo’s Signature Collection. "I Can't Breathe" were the last words of Eric Garner, a Black man who died in…
ID Number:2020.30.1
Date:2020
Image of Mask,

Mask, "Juneteenth 1865," by Ashaunti Martin-Smith, Ashaunti Monique Customs, 2020

Among the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was sewn and hand painted by designer Ashaunti Martin-Smith of Ashaunti Monique Customs. Juneteenth is a celebration of Black liberation, celebrated on June 19th. It is the anniversary of the day in 1865…
ID Number:2020.30.2
Date:2020
Image of Red Goodwill Games T-shirt with text in Russian, 1990

Red Goodwill Games T-shirt with text in Russian, 1990

The donor purchased this T-shirt at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle. The large white lettering says "Seattle" in cyrillic characters. Conceived as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics, the games promised international goodwill through world-class competition. Over 2,000 athletes from 54 countries competed in 21 sports events at the University of Washington and other cities in Washington State.
ID Number:2020.38.1
Date:1990
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Felt hat, "Year of the Rooster: Wake Up America!" by milliner Jean Hicks, 2017

Jean Hicks is a Seattle-based milliner, felt-maker and educator. Her hats are functional and often theatrical in style. She began work on this hat on January 20th, 2017, the day of President Trump’s Inauguration. It uses hand-felted Merino and Finn wool, is lined with up-cycled cashmere knit, and adorned with a felted comb. “Big and orange, it’s a ridiculous hat,”…
ID Number:2021.12.1
Date:2017
Image of Felt hat,

Felt hat, "Peahen of 45" by milliner Jean Hicks, 2017

Jean Hicks is a Seattle-based milliner, felt-maker and educator. Her hats are functional and often theatrical in style. This 2017 hat is meant to represent the First Lady and is a companion to Hicks’ “Year of the Rooster” hat from the same year. It intentionally combines a mix of disparate textiles, including hand-felted Finn wool ("the worst felt I have…
ID Number:2021.12.2
Date:2017
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