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1962.2821.4 C-913
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Sailmates jacket and skirt ensemble, modeled in the World's Fair Fashion Pavilion, 1962

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Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair had a Fashion Pavilion with a live fashion show. Four times a day, models paraded across “lily pad” platforms suspended over a perfumed fountain. The show was titled “The Miracle of American Fashion” and produced by Vogue magazine. The goal was to feature outfits from manufacturers all over the country who were making stylish clothing at price points that would be affordable to middle-class fairgoers. The collection of clothing changed every month—making a total of six different shows during the run of the fair. This grey jacket and plaid skirt ensemble was the only representation of a Seattle clothing company in the August 21st to September 21st show. “Sailmates” was a clothing line designed and made by Foster-Hochberg Manufacturing. In the 1950s and 1960s Foster-Hochberg was one of Seattle’s leading clothing manufacturers, specializing in casual sportswear for women and teen girls.
ID Number: 1962.2821.4C913
Date: 1962
Creator(s): Foster-Hochberg Manufacturing Co., Inc., Manufacturer
Physical Description: 1 Suit; wool; 18.5 in.H x 17 in.W (jacket); 25.5 in.H x 13 in.W (skirt)
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle
Credit: MOHAI, 1962.2821.4 C-913
Subjects: Clothing and Dress, Manufacturing, Century 21 Exposition (1962 World's Fair)

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