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Suit, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone
Cristóbal Balenciaga1949/1950
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 favored New York and Paris design houses -- like that of Cristobal Balenciaga, who made this suit -- to meet her high fashion standards.
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- Title: Suit, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone
- Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
- Date Created: 1949/1950
- Location: France, Paris
- Subject Keywords: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990, Suits (Main garments), Jackets (Garments), Skirts (Garments), Women's clothing, Clothing
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Suit (Main garment)
- Object ID: 92.140.1
- Image ID: THF28855
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. William Clay Ford, Mrs. John F. Ball, and Mrs. William Leatherman.
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