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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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David Latimer posing in grunge, Seattle, November 24, 1992
In this image David Latimer wears an outfit made up of second-hand clothing he purchased for $79. This style was commonly worn by musicians and fans of grunge, becoming an anti-fashion and an anti-consumerist movement. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 25, 1992, page D1Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back…
ID Number:2000.107.060.35.03
Date:1992
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Models wearing African-influenced fashion by CAMPI members, Seattle, August 15, 1968
The Central Area Mothers for Peace and Improvement (C.A.M.P.I.) held several fashion shows of their African-inspired fashions, created to benefit CAMPI's Zebra Boutique, or La Boutique Africaine, a shop featuring African fashions and authentic African material. In this image, Michael Rhone, foreground, and Ed Bates wear agbadas, African-style shirts for boys. The female models are, left to right, Gwendolyn Lockhart,…
ID Number:2000.107.060.37.01
Date:1968
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Model posing in Roffe ski wear, Seattle, January 23, 1979
Until the 1990s, Seattle was a thriving apparel-manufacturing center, and enjoyed a reputation as the nation's leader in outerwear, eventually losing business and jobs to cheap overseas labor.In this promotional image from Roffe, Inc., a model poses in the Seattle ski wear company's latest designs, the "Ron" overalls, and the "Harley" parka. From 1953-1996 the company founded by Sam Roffe…
ID Number:2000.107.061.03.01
Date:1979
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Child models posing in Roffe ski wear, Seattle, December 20, 1979
Until the 1990s, Seattle was a thriving apparel-manufacturing center, and enjoyed a reputation as the nation's leader in outerwear, eventually losing business and jobs to cheap overseas labor.In this promotional image from Roffe, Inc., three young models pose in the Seattle ski wear company's latest designs for children, the "Jr. Ron" overalls, and, from left, the "Chuck," Brad, and "Jack"…
ID Number:2000.107.061.03.02
Date:1979