Evening Dress and Coat, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, circa 1961

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. Bob Bugnand, a French designer who operated a couture salon in New York City, met many of Firestone's design needs for the meticulously tailored clothing of the period. Firestone continued to purchase Bugnand-designed garments into the 1970s.