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Date: 1940 Creator: Sommers at Jay Thorpe Date: 1940 Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Date: 1950 Subject: Footwear Date: 1940 Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Subject: Sandals-
Platform Sandals, 1940-1950
Mrs. Firestone liked pinks of all kinds. She purchased many shoes and clothes in pink and fuschia- such as these shoes- mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. 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 of luxury," Elizabeth Parke Firestone's clothing collection illustrates her impeccable taste in fashion.