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Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Satin Subject: Satin Subject: Silver Date: 1928 Date: 1928 Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection-
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.