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Content Type: Image Creator: Cohen, Edward Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Content Type: Image Subject: Silver Creator: Cohen, Edward Subject: Buttons (Fasteners) Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: Digital Dress Collection Subject: Satin-
Shoes, about 1930
Mrs. Firestone likely had these custom made to match a specific outfit, now gone. Edward Cohen was her preferred shoemaker in the 1920s and early 1930s.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.