Evening Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1950
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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. Firestone favored blues and preferred pinks and fuchsias over true reds. She purchased this pale blue gown with heavy embroidery and a fuchsia sash from the well-known Paris design house of Cristobal Balenciaga.
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. Firestone favored blues and preferred pinks and fuchsias over true reds. She purchased this pale blue gown with heavy embroidery and a fuchsia sash from the well-known Paris design house of Cristobal Balenciaga.
Artifact
Evening dress (Garment)
Date Made
1950
Creators
Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Cristobal Balenciaga and made by the House of Balenciaga, Paris, France.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.492.549
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
Material
Faille
Satin
Silk (Textile)
Pearl (Animal material)
Beads (Pierced objects)
Technique
Embroidering
Color
Gray (Color)
Light blue
Strong pink
White (Color)
Inscriptions
Dress label: BALENCIAGA 10 AVENUE GEORGE V PARIS. Order# 37.098 Handwritten on tag sewn on back of label: 37.098
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