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Note by Elizabeth Parke Firestone regarding Her Christian Dior Dress for the Reopening of Vienna Opera House, November 1955
Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-19901955-11
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. She often appeared in fashion and society magazines. In 1955, Firestone proudly noted that the custom Christian Dior gown she had worn for the reopening of the Vienna Opera House "was the only one mentioned in all the Paris papers."
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- Title: Note by Elizabeth Parke Firestone regarding Her Christian Dior Dress for the Reopening of Vienna Opera House, November 1955
- Creator: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990
- Date Created: 1955-11
- Subject Keywords: Dior, Christian, 1905-1957, Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna State Opera, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.), Evening dresses (Garments), Fashion designers, Hotels (Public accommodations), Openings (Events), Notes, Stationery
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Note
- Object ID: 89.492.1697.21
- Image ID: THF120744
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
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