How do you dress for a city that is known around the world for its continuous rain? Join Ably® and Filson outside on the Boeing Centennial Terrace for a free demonstration of unique fiber technologies. Pour water on a range of fabrics and try your hand at re-waxing cotton!
Keeping dry in rainy weather has been the impetus for a range of innovations, including waxed cotton, woven cedar, and modern textile technologies that provide waterproofing and breathability.
Join acclaimed local artist Marita Dingus in making rag dolls out of reclaimed fabric, wire, beads, and other creative odds and ends. Visit the Seattle Style: Fashion/Function exhibit for inspiration to design your own Seattle style look for your doll.
Please note: the Shopping in Style walking tours have sold out.
Please note: the Shopping in Style walking tours have sold out.
Hear about the process of creating MOHAI's landmark exhibit, Seattle Style: Fashion/Function, and dive deeper into the exciting stories and themes the exhibit reveals.
Celebrate the tradition of hats in Seattle's black community with the Black Heritage Society of Washington State (BHS) and MOHAI.
Open your world to the vast diversity of shapes, sizes, and styles that exist and thrive around you!
Explore the intersection of technology and fashion with North End Makers as they work with you to create your own illuminated, wearable, workable fashion. No electrical experience necessary, just bring your curiosity and your desire to dazzle!
Be it sequins, rhinestones, metallic threads, or beading, the best way to turn heads is to dress with some sparkle! Join Seattle Style: Fashion/Function curator, Clara Berg, to discover how historic garments enlist a range of techniques to catch the light and demand attention. These intimate one-hour sessions allow viewers to discover garments in detail and hear the stories that make them special.
Be it sequins, rhinestones, metallic threads, or beading, the best way to turn heads is to dress with some sparkle! Join Seattle Style: Fashion/Function curator, Clara Berg, to discover how historic garments enlist a range of techniques to catch the light and demand attention. These intimate one-hour sessions allow viewers to discover garments in detail and hear the stories that make them special.
Hear a selection of personal tales told by a group of Indian women about their saris, followed by a sari draping demonstration. See the diversity of Indian wedding fashions, both saris and accessories, in a special fashion show presented by Mangalam. Wear your own sari and enter a drawing for a special prize! Stay for chai from Jaipur Avenue and food from itiffin4u.