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Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Christian Dior (Through Marguerite Carre), September 20, 1955
Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-19901955-09-20
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. 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.
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- Title: Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Christian Dior (Through Marguerite Carre), September 20, 1955
- Creator: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990
- Date Created: 1955-09-20
- Location: Austria, Vienna, France, Paris
- Subject Keywords: Dior, Christian, 1905-1957, Carre, Marguerite, Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna State Opera, Evening dresses (Garments), Fashion design, Fashion designers, Letters (Correspondence), Commissions (Permissions)
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Letter (Correspondence)
- Object ID: 89.492.1697.13
- Image ID: THF120740
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
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