This green velvet coat belonged to Seattle dance instructor Mary Ann Wells (1894-1971). Wells founded the ballet department at the Cornish School of the Arts (now Cornish College of the Arts) and directed the dance department for seven years. She later formed her own studio, the Mary Ann Wells School of the Dance at 804 1/2 Pine Street. Wells retired and closed the studio in 1958. The coat was purchased at Best’s Apparel. Best’s was a women’s clothing store founded in Seattle by Dorothy Cabot Best (1888-1958) and Ivan Lovich Best (1887-1979). The store opened in 1925 on Third Avenue between Pine and Pike and moved to a larger location at 5th and Pine in 1935. Best’s was sold to Nordstrom in 1963 as Nordstrom began growing from a shoe store into a fashion-oriented specialty store.