Dress with Stole, about 1948

Description:: Elizabeth Parke Firestone wore this dress at a holiday party for the Princeton Club of Akron, Ohio on December 20, 1949. 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.
Date Issued:: [1948 TO 1949]
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
Collection:: Digital Dress Collection
Place:: Akron, Ohio
Subject Topic:: Evening Dresses, Dresses, Stoles (Outerwear), and Women's clothing
Subject Name:: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke and Princeton Club (Akron, OH)
Format:: clothing
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URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:EM02_89_492_486