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Christian Dior Evening Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone to the Reopening of the Vienna Opera House, 1955
Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior1955
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Elizabeth Parke Firestone's refined sense of fashion reflected years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. Firestone requested this custom gown from the Paris design house of Christian Dior for the November 5, 1955 Vienna Opera House reopening. Later that month, Firestone--wearing the blue-grey ball gown with metallic embroidery and iridescent rhinestones--was featured in LIFE magazine.
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- Title: Christian Dior Evening Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone to the Reopening of the Vienna Opera House, 1955
- Creator: Christian Dior (Firm), Saint Laurent, Yves, 1936-2008
- Date Created: 1955
- Location: France, Paris, Austria, Vienna
- Subject Keywords: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990, Vienna State Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Dior Fall-Winter 1955, Evening dresses (Garments), Dresses (Garments), Women's clothing, Clothing
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Evening dress (Garment)
- Object ID: 89.492.329
- Image ID: THF29070
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
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