Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Christian Dior (Through Marguerite Carre), September 20, 1955
THF120740 / Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Christian Dior (Through Marguerite Carre), September 20, 1955
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Artifact Overview
Elizabeth Parke Firestone's refined sense of fashion reflected years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. For the 1955 Vienna Opera House reopening, Firestone requested a custom gown from the design house of Christian Dior. The finished product was indeed "something extra special." Firestone's blue-grey ball gown with metallic embroidery and iridescent rhinestones was featured in Paris newspapers and LIFE magazine.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
20 September 1955
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.492.1697.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 7 in
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SetElizabeth Parke Firestone
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Elizabeth Parke, the daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, was an adventurous young women who had studied in Europe. She married Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., in 1921, and continued to travel frequently for both business and pleasure. Elizabeth enjoyed trekking through jungles and sleeping in grass huts in exotic locales as much as she relished dining in sumptuous hotels with royalty.