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Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1949

Gimbel, Sophie, 1898-1981 and Saks Fifth Avenue1949

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

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. Firestone purchased a number of dresses from Saks Fifth Avenue's Salon Moderne, an exclusive boutique headed by designer Sophie Gimbel. Gimbel created stylish made-to-measure gowns for fashion-conscious American women of means.

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  • Title: Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1949
  • Creator: Gimbel, Sophie, 1898-1981, Saks Fifth Avenue
  • Date Created: 1949
  • Location: United States, New York, New York
  • Subject Keywords: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990, Evening dresses (Garments), Dresses (Garments), Women's clothing, Clothing
  • Type: Objects
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Dress (Garment)
  • Object ID: 89.492.305
  • Image ID: THF28727
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
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