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Creator: Cohen, Edward : 1935 Subject: Buttons (Fasteners) Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Shoes Subject: Silver Date: 1935 Date: 1935 Date: 1935 Content Type: Image Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection-
Shoes, 1925-1935
This style was favored by Mrs. Firestone in the late 1920s and in to the 1930s. Edward Cohen was her preferredshoemaker during this time.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.