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Eddie Bauer brand insulated mittens, ca. 1963
Seattle outdoorsman and entrepreneur Eddie Bauer helped bring high-quality outdoor gear to a greater population. His efforts dismissed the notion that adventure-type recreation was only for backwoods eccentrics or world-class athletes. Eddie Bauer based the design of this type of mitten on ones custom made for Jim Whittaker’s Mt. Everest expedition in 1963. In that historic expedition, the local climber…
ID Number:1967.4134.2
Date:Circa 1963
Eddie Bauer goose-down insulated jacket and pants, 1940s-1960s
Seattle outdoorsman and entrepreneur Eddie Bauer helped bring high-quality outdoor gear to a greater population. His company was established in 1920, and in 1940 Bauer patented the first quilted down jacket. His efforts dismissed the notion that adventure-type recreation was only for backwoods eccentrics or world-class athletes.
ID Number:1967.4134.3
Date:Circa 1940-1960
Mt. Everest Parka with wolverine fur muff and pants, 1967
Seattle outdoorsman and entrepreneur Eddie Bauer helped bring high-quality outdoor gear to a greater population. His company was established in 1920, and in 1940 Bauer patented the first quilted down jacket. Bauer supplied all of the down equipment for the 1963 American Mount Everest expeditions and used the name in its product line. In that historic expedition, the local climber…
ID Number:1967.4134.6C1288
Date:1967
Man's goose down parka from Eddie Bauer, 1953
In 1953, a group of mountain climbers ascended Mt Godwin Austen (aka K2), the highest peak in Asia's Karakoram Range. The group spent over a month at 20,000 feet at temps as low as negative 70. All wore red windproof and water repellant parkas designed by Eddie Bauer for the ascent. The so-called "K2 Parka" later became a bestseller for…
ID Number:1967.4134.7C1289
Date:1953
First goose-down insulated jacket made by Eddie Bauer, 1936
During an excursion on the Olympic Peninsula, local outdoorsman and retailer Eddie Bauer had his wool garments become soaked with freezing rain. He started to experience serious signs of hypothermia. After his near-death experience, Bauer set out to make a better coat for cold weather activities, one that would be lighter and warmer and allow for good air circulation. He…
ID Number:1967.4134.8
Date:1936
Green satin pumps sold at I. Magnin department store, 1950s
These spiked heel women's shoes were owned by Mrs. Joshua Green Jr., a member of a prominent early Seattle family.
ID Number:1968.4557.22
Date:Circa 1950
Dark-blue calf leather pumps, ca. 1950s
These dark blue women's shoes were bought at I. Magnin department store in Seattle in the 1950s.
ID Number:1968.4557.24
Date:Circa 1950
Black silk chiffon and silk satin ball gown by Jean Dessès, ca. 1955
Jean Dessès was a Greek designer working in Paris in the 1940s-1960s. Dessès ran a couture house, which means that his designs were exceptionally designed and made, but doesn't necessarily mean that each design was unique. Couture designers made many versions of their most popular designs each season, and some couture houses had licensing agreements with American companies. Using the…
ID Number:1968.4558.C1474
Date:Circa 1955
White felt hat with pointed edges, 1950s
This white felt hat belonged to Elaine Brygger Green (1909-2005). Elaine grew up in Seattle and attended the University of Washington. In 1931 she married Joshua Green Jr., son of businessman and banker Joshua Green Sr. The couple was socially prominent in Seattle and involved in many local charities. The hat has a label for I. Magnin, a high-end West…
ID Number:1968.4564.M502
Date:Circa 1950
Blue chrysanthemum print dress with matching belt, 1965
This dress was designed by Lloyd Weil and sold in Seattle by retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980). Bishop operated a high-end women’s clothing store from 1950 until his death in 1980. He sourced designer garments from the United States and Europe and provided personalized fashion advice for his devoted clients. The dress belonged to Mrs. Joshua Green Jr.
ID Number:1968.4564.26C1443
Date:1965