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- 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
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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 Madam Claude, House of Dior, April 26, 1956 -
- April 26, 1956
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Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madam Claude, House of Dior, April 26, 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
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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.
- Letter to Norman Rockwell from Henry Ford II in May 1951, regarding a Commission for Ford Motor Company's 50th Anniversary - In May 1951, Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, wrote to Norman Rockwell about a project to create a series of illustrations for a calendar celebrating the auto company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Rockwell agreed and before the end of 1952 created eight paintings for the project.
- May 15, 1951
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Letter to Norman Rockwell from Henry Ford II in May 1951, regarding a Commission for Ford Motor Company's 50th Anniversary
In May 1951, Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, wrote to Norman Rockwell about a project to create a series of illustrations for a calendar celebrating the auto company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Rockwell agreed and before the end of 1952 created eight paintings for the project.