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Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Date: 1950 Date: 1950 Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Subject: Footwear Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Creator: Delicata, R.-
Shoes, 1950-1960
The heel shape of these shoes suggests that Mrs. Firestone wore them closer to 1950 than 1960. Whatever the year, the color tells us that they were certainly worn during the summer. It is traditionally thought of as inappropriate to wear white shoes after Labor Day. Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1897 Elizabeth Parke married Harvey S. Firestone Jr., son of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey S. Firestone, in 1921.Once described by a friend as, "the most luxurious woman in the history …