Christian Dior Afternoon Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1953

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 New York and Paris design houses, like Christian Dior, to meet her high fashion standards. During the 1950s she was named one of the "Best Dressed Women in the World."