This crisp green dress and jacket are from The Bon Marché, one of Seattle’s largest and most influential department stores. The ensemble is simple but has a few striking details, including the triangular arrangement of the buttons on the jacket and the padded roll around the dress collar to frame the wearer’s neck. It was purchased from the “Northwest Room,” the department for the highest-end designer fashions. This ensemble was designed and made in New York by a company called Rona.
Edward and Josephine Nordhoff founded The Bon Marché in 1890. They were inspired by the famed Paris department store Le Bon Marché (meaning “the good deal”). The Bon continued into the 21st century until it was renamed as part of the Macy’s brand.