Back when Fashion was Fashion.....

Here's some photos I found of the John Bishop Doyle women's clothing store in the 1950's. I wish that some stores that shall remain nameless (their initials are Nordstrom) would have taken a lesson from their forebearers on what Glamour is. But then again, I don't really think people - except for a very few, rarified people, who don't live in Seattle, and certainly don't shop at Nordstrom - would know how to handle themselves in a place like this, since we've become so casual as a society (which is not necessarily a bad thing). The only places in town that come even remotely close are St. John and Jerri Rice.

John Doyle Bishop morphed into Ruth Hill, which is now on the arcade level of the Olympic Hotel. I used to handle their trunk shows back in the day, but it was nowhere near as glam as this. At the time these pictures were taken, I believe they were in the Fifth Avenue Theatre building.

Anyway, I think these pictures speak for themselves. If I had a store, it would look just like this, and have Sylvia O. Stayformore as the hostess.