Seattle down outerwear maker founded 1974 by Anne Michelson, a former Eddie Bauer employee, as a custom down-vest business. Now a family-run, multi-generation operation producing full outerwear lines domestically; factory moved to SoDo in 2021.
Best for USA-made down, vintage
Crescent Down Works was founded in 1974 by Anne Michelson, who had worked at Eddie Bauer and drew on that manufacturing background to start a custom down-vest business in Seattle. In the late 1980s the brand gained traction in the Japanese market, followed later by Italy and France. It has since grown from vests into a full outerwear line filled with what the company describes as 100% high-grade white goose down, all still produced in-house. The factory relocated within Seattle to the SoDo district in 2021 to accommodate growth. The company remains family-run, with long-tenured staff, and each finished piece is hand-inspected before sale.
Family-owned since 1928, Uwajimaya anchors Seattle's International District as an Asian grocery and specialty market. Its Japanese-forward selection runs alongside housewares, gifts and a food court.
Best for Japanese-forward Asian grocery, housewares, gifts, and a food court, family-run since 1928
The Burke Store at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture sells jewelry, pins, and gifts from Native and local makers such as Eighth Generation and Copper Canoe Woman, alongside books tied to the museum's natural history and cultural collections. Museum admission isn't required to shop, and Burke members save 10% in store.
1406 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 / Seattle / United States
Snoqualmie Tribe acquired the brand; first tribe to own a Native lifestyle company. Seattle Times: Louie Gong founded 2008; Pike Place shop opened 2016.
Best for A Native lifestyle company owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe.
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