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Image of Fashion model posing at Gas Works Park, Seattle, February 16, 1978
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Fashion model posing at Gas Works Park, Seattle, February 16, 1978

This fashion model shows off the newest look in sundresses, a 1970s interpretation of 1940s fashion, featuring slim lines, cutouts, and added pockets for interest.
ID Number:2000.107.060.21.03
Date:1978
Image of Fashion models on ferry boat, Seattle, February 21, 1979
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Fashion models on ferry boat, Seattle, February 21, 1979

In this image, two fashion models display the latest styles in dresses and trousers, colored brightly in rust and fuchsia, as part of Nordstrom show featuring Anne Klein's spring collection. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, February 27, 1979, page 52Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.060.24.01
Date:1979
Image of Students modeling preppy high school fashion, Mercer Island, December 4, 1980
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Students modeling preppy high school fashion, Mercer Island, December 4, 1980

"The Official Preppy Handbook" (1980, ed. Lisa Birnbach) listed Mercer Island as a preppy suburb. Here, two students at Mercer Island HIgh School, Mary Wade, left, and Holly Haglund, right, wear their versions of prep: skirts, Shetland sweaters layered over turtlenecks, and cable patterned pantyhose. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, December 7, 1980, page 124Caption information also derived from…
ID Number:2000.107.060.25.01
Date:1980
Image of Fashion model in preppy college style, Seattle, December 4, 1980
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Fashion model in preppy college style, Seattle, December 4, 1980

The preppy look for the college years as described in "The Official Preppy Handbook" (1980, ed. Lisa Birnbach) is worn by local student Moira Delaney, dressed in Eddie Bauer fashions and sitting on a Volvo. Delaney grew up in Seattle and was studying at the University of Washington at the time. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, December 7, 1980,…
ID Number:2000.107.060.25.02
Date:1980
Image of College students modeling New Wave fashion, Renton, May 28, 1981
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College students modeling New Wave fashion, Renton, May 28, 1981

In this image Renton Vocational-Technical Institute (now Renton Technical College) students Melanie La Voie, left, and Isha Johnson, right, model New Wave Fashions at the school's fourth annual fashion show of the fashion retailing and promotion class, held at the Carco Theater in Renton. Clothes were provided by local fashion shops. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, May 20, 1981,…
ID Number:2000.107.060.26.01
Date:1981
Image of Fashion models posing in downtown Seattle, September 18, 1981
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Fashion models posing in downtown Seattle, September 18, 1981

In this image fashion models from Nordstrom pose in two types of casual wear. The two models on the left have some high fashion touches, while the models on the right have looks which incorporate hardier outdoor gear.
ID Number:2000.107.060.26.02
Date:1981
Image of Models posing in fashions from Frugallily's Thrift Store, Seattle, April 22, 1982
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Models posing in fashions from Frugallily's Thrift Store, Seattle, April 22, 1982

In this image, two models display fashions from Frugallily's, a Planned Parenthood thrift shop located at 2215 East Madison Street on the edge of the Cherry Hill neighborhood. Store manager Gayle Hayes, left, wears a hand-painted, watered silk velvet Adele Simpson dress and Ultrasuede coat. Samuel Jones, right, an accountant at Planned Parenthood, wears a custom-made Littler tuxedo. Caption information…
ID Number:2000.107.060.27.01
Date:1982
Image of International News model at fashion show, Seattle, September 9, 1985
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International News model at fashion show, Seattle, September 9, 1985

In this image a model wears an oversized shirt from Seattle clothing brand International News. The company was started in 1983 by Mike Alesko, a former executive vice president at Brittania. It was also partly owned by Raj Shah of Shah Safari, another Seattle clothing manufacturer. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, July 7, 1985, page C1Caption information source: The…
ID Number:2000.107.060.30.01
Date:1985
Image of UNIONBAY sportswear model at Preline fashion show, Seattle, July 18, 1985
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UNIONBAY sportswear model at Preline fashion show, Seattle, July 18, 1985

In this image, a model shows off holiday-resort fashions from UNIONBAY as part of Seattle Preline, an apparel marketing event held three times per year from 1977-1991 during which Seattle clothing manufacturers introduced their new lines to major retail buyers. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, February 14, 1985, page G1
ID Number:2000.107.060.30.02
Date:1985
Image of UNIONBAY model at Preline fashion show, Seattle, July 13, 1985
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UNIONBAY model at Preline fashion show, Seattle, July 13, 1985

In this image, a model shows off the new UNIONBAY clothing line as part of Seattle Preline, an apparel marketing event held three times per year from 1977-1991 during which Seattle clothing manufacturers introduced their new lines to major retail buyers. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, February 14, 1985, page G1Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer…
ID Number:2000.107.060.30.03
Date:1985
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