Christian Dior Cocktail Dress, "Sonnet," Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1952
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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 Christian Dior, to meet her high fashion standards. During the 1950s she was named one of the "Best Dressed Women in the World."
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 Christian Dior, to meet her high fashion standards. During the 1950s she was named one of the "Best Dressed Women in the World."
Artifact
Cocktail dress
Date Made
1952
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
89.492.536
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
Material
Silk (Textile)
Satin
Nylon
Tulle (Meshed textile)
Crinoline fabric
Technique
Hand sewing
Machine sewing (Technique)
Color
White (Color)
Inscriptions
Dress Order# 54.034 and Jacket Order# 54.035. Dress label: MADE IN FRANCE / AUTOMNE-HIVER 1952 / CHRISTIAN DIOR / PARIS / 090226 Shrug label: MADE IN FRANCE / AUTOMNE-HIVER 1952 / CHRISTIAN DIOR / PARIS / 24304
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