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Multicolored ribbon skirt with "Jinni Seattle" label, ca. 1960s
This colorful striped skirt was made in Seattle by local designer Virginia De Haven. In the early 1960s her “Jinni” brand was sold in stores across the West Coast and even had a few orders from Saks Fifth Avenue in New York.
ID Number:2016.4.6
Date:Circa 1960
Green handwoven skirt from Chamberlin’s, 1950
Chamberlin’s was a Seattle brand of fashionable handwoven clothing run by Edward and Helen Chamberlin. The weaving was done by skilled blind craftspeople who were trained through the Division for the Blind of the State of Washington. Chamberlin’s had a storefront in Seattle and a wholesale division which sold to stores around the country.
ID Number:2016.4.7
Date:1950
Tan felt hat with John Eaton label, ca. 1950s-1960s
This twist on a classic pillbox hat is made with tan colored felt. Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Eaton and partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened “John Eaton Of Course!” at 509 Pine Street, across…
ID Number:2016.4.9
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Shirt with pattern of people made by Union Bay, ca. 1980s-1990s
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. This shirt, from the late 1980s or early 1990s, features a print of rows and rows of people, with lettering spelling out U N I O N B A Y.
ID Number:2016.4.10
Date:Circa 1980-1990
Denim shirt made by Brittania, ca. 1975-1979
This denim shirt has leather piping and a woven embellishment on the front pockets. It belonged to Don Holder, who worked in IT at Brittania from 1975 to 1979 and purchased it from the company store. Brittania Sportswear, is credited with bringing fashion jeans from London to the United States in the early 1970s. Prior to this, denim was mostly…
ID Number:2016.57.1
Date:1975-1979
Brown leather jacket made by Brittania, 1975-1979
This brown leather jacket belonged to Don Holder, who worked in IT at Brittania from 1975 to 1979 and purchased it from the company store. Brittania Sportswear was an influential Seattle-based casualwear brand, credited with bringing fashion jeans from London to the United States in the early 1970s. Prior to this, denim was mostly a workwear staple, available in simple,…
ID Number:2016.57.2
Date:1975-1979
Pair of Brittania khaki bell bottom pants, ca. 1975-1979
These bell-bottom khaki pants have a pleated detail and leather embellishment on the back pockets. They belonged to Don Holder, who worked in IT at Brittania from 1975 to 1979 and purchased them from the company store. Brittania Sportswear, is credited with bringing fashion jeans from London to the United States in the early 1970s. Prior to this, denim was…
ID Number:2016.57.3
Date:1975-1979
Blue velour shirt from Brittania, ca. 1975-1979
This blue velour shirt belonged to Don Holder, who worked in IT at Brittania from 1975 to 1979 and purchased the shirt from the company store. Brittania Sportswear, is credited with bringing fashion jeans from London to the United States in the early 1970s. Prior to this, denim was mostly a workwear staple, available in simple, often unisex cuts. Fashion…
ID Number:2016.57.5
Date:1975-1979
Pair of Bardahl cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.6
Date:Circa 1950
Mohair vest made by John Eaton, 1970s
Seattle milliner and clothing designer John Eaton (1914-1991) made this vest out of a mohair scarf or stole. Eaton was known mostly for creating women’s hats and clothing, but this was a personal gift for his son Geoffrey Eaton Stamm. John Eaton was gay and lived in Seattle with his partner Jim Neher. The couple met in 1950 and were…
ID Number:2017.10.2
Date:Circa 1960-1970