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Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madame Azemar, House of Dior, October 9, 1953
Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-19901953-10-09
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. 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.
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- Title: Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madame Azemar, House of Dior, October 9, 1953
- Creator: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990
- Date Created: 1953-10-09
- Location: France, Paris
- Subject Keywords: Azemar, Madame, Carre, Marguerite, Dior, Christian, 1905-1957, Ford, Martha Parke Firestone, 1925-, House of Dior, Christian Dior (Firm), Clothing, Commissions (Permissions), Dresses (Garments), Fashion design, Fashion designers, Skirts (Garments), Suits (Main garments), Letters (Correspondence)
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Letter (Correspondence)
- Object ID: 89.492.1697.39
- Image ID: THF120746
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
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