• May 13, 2015
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone

Elizabeth Parke, the daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, was an adventurous young women who had studied in Europe. She married Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., in 1921, and continued to travel frequently for both business and pleasure. Elizabeth enjoyed trekking through jungles and sleeping in grass huts in exotic locales as much as she relished dining in sumptuous hotels with royalty.

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Pumps, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone

• 1920-1990
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Pajamas, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone

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Handbag, Used by Elizabeth Parke Firestone

• June 25, 1921
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone's Wedding Shoes, 1921

• 1951
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Suit, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1951

Elizabeth Parke Firestone, wife of tire magnate Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., cultivated a refined sense of fashion through years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. Firestone, who favored blue, frequented several well-known Paris design houses. This navy suit was designed by Cristobal Balenciaga.

• 1927
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Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1927

• 1921
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Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1921

• 1950
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Skirt, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1950

• 1926
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Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1926