Evening Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone in a Cecil Beaton Photograph, 1949
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Artifact Overview
Elizabeth Parke Firestone, wife of tire magnate Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., cultivated a refined sense of fashion through years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. In 1949, she posed for celebrated Vogue fashion photographer Cecil Beaton. Firestone, who favored blue, wore this pale gown designed by Sophie Gimbel for Salon Moderne of Saks Fifth Avenue.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Evening dress (Garment)
Date Made
1949
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Sophia Gimbel for Salon Moderne, retailed by Saks Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.263.43
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. William Clay Ford, Mrs. John F. Ball, and Mrs. William Leatherman.
Material
Silk (Textile)
Damask
Technique
Machine sewing (Technique)
Hand sewing
Color
Light blue
Green
Pink (Color)
Dimensions
Circumference: 23 in (Circumference of waist)
Length: 54 in (Center back length)
Circumference: 30 in (Circumference of bust)
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