Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madame Azemar, House of Dior, October 9, 1953
THF120746 / Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madame Azemar, House of Dior, October 9, 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. Correspondence with the Paris design house of Christian Dior reveals Firestone's strong opinions about color and material, awareness of what suited her figure, and desire for a distinctive wardrobe.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
09 October 1953
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.492.1697.39
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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Fashion houses provided sketches to clients interested in purchasing garments from the designer's line of couture clothing. These sketches contained an image of a gown, dress or other apparel, illustrating the designer's stylistic vision. Fabric samples were usually included. Clients could then decide which design to purchase and suggest personal changes. This sketch was sent to Elizabeth Parke Firestone, wife of tire magnate Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
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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.