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Green cocktail dress, 1950s-1960s

Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s. He made this dress for his wife Dorothy Hostek.
ID Number: 2020.24.8
Date: 1954-1969
Creator(s): Hostek, Stanley, Designer
Physical Description: 1 Dress; silk; 41 in.H x 15 in.W
Credit: MOHAI, 2020.24.8
Subjects: Clothing and Dress, Businesses and Corporations

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