681 results for: Clothing and Dress
Blue Goodwill Games track pants, 1990
These track pants, shown here with a coordinating jacket, was issued to volunteers at the Seattle Goodwill Games in 1990. This blue was one of the colors in the official Goodwill Games logo. The games ran from July 20 to August 5, 1990, and were a huge undertaking for the city. Conceived by Ted Turner as an apolitical alternative to…
ID Number:2022.26.4
Date:1990
Red Goodwill Games track pants, 1990
These track pants, shown here with a coordinating jacket, was issued to volunteers at the Seattle Goodwill Games in 1990. Red was one of the colors in the official Goodwill Games logo. The games ran from July 20 to August 5, 1990, and were a huge undertaking for the city. Conceived by Ted Turner as an apolitical alternative to the…
ID Number:2022.26.5
Date:1990
White Shah Safari shirt from the Goodwill Games, 1990
On July 20, 1990, the Goodwill Games opened in Seattle. 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. Seattle company Shah Safari supplied these shirts to volunteers for the games.…
ID Number:2022.26.6
Date:1990
Dark blue Brase & Company necktie from the Goodwill Games, 1990
On July 20, 1990, the Goodwill Games, sponsored in large part by Ted Turner, opened in Seattle. 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. This souvenir necktie was made…
ID Number:2022.26.7
Date:1990
Three-piece ensemble from Chamberlin’s Handwovens, 1950s
The Washington Training Center for the Blind was started in 1939 and one of their key programs involved weaving. Students were trained to weave fabrics and then were employed through the center. An affiliated nonprofit called Handcrest distributed and sold goods, but other businesses sourced fabrics and employed craftspeople through the training center. One such was Chamberlin’s Handwovens which opened…
ID Number:2022.40.1
Date:Circa 1950
Red plaid shirt from Foster-Hochberg, 1940s-1960s
This red plaid jacket has shoulder pads and a boxy shape. It was made by Foster-Hochberg Manufacturing, one of the leading clothing companies in Seattle in the 1950s and 1960s. Foster-Hochberg specialized in casual sportswear for women and teen girls.
ID Number:2022.40.6
Date:Circa 1940-1960
Down vest with roses from Ripstop Rose, ca. 1975
Seattle designer Kathy Hope made appliqued down vests under the name “Ripstop Rose” in the late 1970s and 1980s. This rose design was one of the first she ever made and inspired the name for the brand. It is based on the rose from the Grateful Dead album “American Beauty.” In 1979 she made an exclusive line for Nordstrom which…
ID Number:2022.40.7
Date:Circa 1970
Teal suede-like jacket from Marjone, 1970s
This faux suede jacket is open on the sides and has twist lock fasteners down the front. It was made by the Marontate-Jones Company of Seattle. Founded by Fred Marontate and Frank Jones, the business was one of Seattle’s oldest and longest-running manufacturers of women’s dresses, outerwear, and separates. The company started in 1921 and continued into the 1980s. The…
ID Number:2022.40.8
Date:Circa 1970
Denim dress from Seattle Gear, 1980s
Seattle designer Debbie Daley started Seattle Gear in 1984. She called her designs “high-end specialty sportswear,” and was particularly known for comfortable knitwear and jumpsuits. Her collections featured denim prominently in 1986 and 1987. The brand was sold at small Seattle boutiques such as Local Brilliance and Marlee, as well as larger stores like Nordstrom and Sak’s Fifth Avenue. The…
ID Number:2022.40.9
Date:1980-1989
Velvet hat with rainbow fabric from Hatterdashery, ca. 1995
Michael Loeffler has been making hats in Seattle since 1967. He has sold his Hatterdashery brand at Pike Place Market, Bumbershoot, and countless street fairs and art shows in the region. From 1983 to 2022 he had a storefront at 2914 NE 55th Street. This hat combines velvet with a woven cotton from Central America.
ID Number:2022.40.10
Date:Circa 1995