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Date: 1925 Date: 1935 Content Type: Image Subject: Pumps (Shoes) Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Content Type: Image Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Rhinestone Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Creator: Cohen, Edward Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection-
Shoes, 1925-1935
Mrs. Firestone likely had these custom made to match a specific outfit, now gone. These likely date to the 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.