3246 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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Model posing in Egyptian-inspired dress at Pike Place Market, Seattle, November 30, 1978
This fashion model shows off the silk crepe cording of her gold lame dress designed by Malorie Nelson. The Egyptian-inspired dress was originally created for the “Dinner with Tutankhamun” gala at the Seattle Art Museum, which raised money for the museum and promoted the exhibition “Treasures of Tutankhamun.” This dress was then later available at Nelson’s shop at 1900 First…
ID Number:2000.107.060.21.01
Date:1978
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Model posing in Egyptian-inspired dress at Pike Place Market, Seattle, November 30, 1978
This fashion model shows off the silk crepe cording of her gold lame dress designed by Malorie Nelson. The Egyptian-inspired dress was originally created for the “Dinner with Tutankhamun” gala at the Seattle Art Museum, which raised money for the museum and promoted the exhibition “Treasures of Tutankhamun.” This dress was then later available at Nelson’s shop at 1900 First…
ID Number:2000.107.060.21.02
Date: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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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