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- Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Marguerite Carre (for Dior), January 18, 1953 -
- January 18, 1953
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Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Marguerite Carre (for Dior), January 18, 1953
- Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Christian Dior (Through Marguerite Carre), September 20, 1955 - 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 <em>LIFE</em> magazine.
- September 20, 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Christian Dior (Through Marguerite Carre), September 20, 1955
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.
- Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Marguerite Carre (for Dior), March 28, 1956 -
- March 28, 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Marguerite Carre (for Dior), March 28, 1956
- Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madame Azemar, House of Dior, October 9, 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. 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.
- October 09, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madame Azemar, House of Dior, October 9, 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. 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.