Evening Dress with Jacket, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1953
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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. Mainbocher was one of Mrs. Firestone's favorite designers, according to her daughter. Firestone patronized this American-born fashion maker when he worked in Paris in the 1930s, and later after he moved to New York.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Evening dress (Garment)
Date Made
1953
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.492.518
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
Material
Silk (Textile)
Taffeta
Acetate
Tulle (Meshed textile)
Nylon
Technique
Hand sewing
Machine sewing (Technique)
Color
Gray (Color)
Silver (Color)
Light blue
Light Pink
Inscriptions
clothing label:
MAINBOCHER / INC.
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