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Subject: Buckles (Strap Accessories) Subject: Embroidery Subject: Embroidery Subject: Embroidery Subject: Pumps (Shoes) Subject: Pumps (Shoes) Subject: Pumps (Shoes) Subject: Rhinestone Subject: Shoes Date: 1965 Content Type: Image Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection-
Shoes, 1955-1965
Mrs. Firestone likely had these custom made to match a specific outfit, now gone. This was a style she favored in the late 1950s and 1960s. The color indicates summer wear.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…