Fashion designer and retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980), known as "Seattle's most colorful Irishman," opened his first store in 1950 when he purchased Helen Igoe's exclusive women's apparel shop at 1331 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1954 Bishop moved the shop to 1334 Fifth Avenue, where he sold his and other designs to wealthy clientèle. A flamboyant gay man in an era when that was not acknowledged publicly, Bishop's big personality was also a generous personality. He helped young people on their way up the ladder and was active in supporting St. James Cathedral and Seattle University.

In this image John Doyle Bishop stands on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle, with his store visible in the background. At the time, Bishop's impeccable style had won him a spot on the 1967 Harper's Bazaar list of the world's hundred best dressed men.

Caption information source: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/John-Doyle-Bishop-Irishman-put-Seattle-fashion-4381050.php
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, October 22, 1980, page 47
Caption information source: http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/2130