Skirt Ensemble

Signed design for skirt ensemble. Color sketch illustrates front view of ensemble in brown. Blouse to ensemble has heavily trimmed center front panel with inserted pleated side panels adding fullness to blouse and indicating that this may be a maternity ensemble. Rounded neckline; 3/4 length sleeves. Straight, below the knee length skirt. Gloves matching center front trim; matching hat on model's head. Handwritten note in upper left hand corner: "Eveline B". Designer's signature at legs of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Gown

Design for wedding gown. Color sketch illustrates the front and back view of a white gown. Rounded neckline has cut out V at center front and forms a deep V in back. A-line skirt has over skirt bands which roll under the hem; hemline is bordered in gathered fabric. Back extends to form train. Sleeve hems trimmed to match hem of dress.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Costume

Design for dance or stage costume. Color sketch illustrates full front view of costume with open right sleeve and bell cuff and fitted left sleeve with long, dropped cuff. Left shoulder appears to curve over head to form headdress. A-line skirt appears to be constructed of pink and white sheer panels. Designer's initials at model's left foot.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Gown

Signed design for wedding gown or pageant/festival gown. Color sketch illustrates full length back view of white gown with smaller front view below. Gown depicts wide, bell shaped skirt with oversized, trimmed bow at center back; ends forming bow wrap around hips and meet at open front panel matching trim on back bow. Strapless neckline is trimmed to match bow and forms a deep V in back. Designer's signature in blue ink at hem of top view of gown.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Dress

Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a silver dress. Main body of knee length dress is lace; off the shoulder neckline with elbow length sleeves. Yoke detail at shoulders form points on tops of sleeves and borders left side asymmetric closure; matching hip detail forms a tie at left hip. Designer's handwritten note at bottom right states "lace and silk". Fabric swatch at upper left hand corner. Designer's initials at feet of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ballgown

Design for ballgown. Color sketch of front and back views of gown with A-line skirt heavily trimmed with oversized applied floral accents. Off the shoulder neckline trimmed to match skirt. Back view illustrates four leaf petal inspired panels trailing from waistline. Handwritten note at far left of sketch: "The one she didn't like / The design would swallow you up and be too heavy / We thought it was odd looking & not / airy enough. I don't think the skirt / has a pretty slope either. OK? / Return both sheets of dresses". Designer's initials, "LW", at bottom left hem of front view of dress.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch illustrates full front and back views of gown with wide, bell shaped skirt. Front of gown skirt depicts inserted front panel of floral appliques above a tiered panel of fan pleated sheer fabric; border of front panel and hem in applied flowers matching insert. Back view of skirt illustrates an inserted center panel with two ruffled tiers trimmed with bows in the center and additional bow at the waist. Medici style ruffled collar with short sleeves ruffled at hems. Bodice shows squared neckline with lace-up front; back of bodice is open and closes at center point. Fabric swatches attached at bottom left corner. Tiara or crown on head of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch illustrates the back view of a gown with A-lined skirt adorned with floral appliques and draped, leaf inspired panels. Off the shoulder neckline forms a deep U in back and is trimmed in floral design matching the skirt. Underskirt of gathered, fan-shaped sheer fabric.Center back shows six leaf petal shaped panels hanging from waist. Cummerbund waist. Designer's notes on sketch. Designer's initials in blue ink at bottom right hem of gown: "LW".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch illustrates the full front view of a gown with a bell shaped skirt heavily adorned with oversized floral appliques. Fan-shaped gathers around hem; off the shoulder neckline trimmed to match skirt; cummerbund waist. Handwritten notes at bottom left corner of sketch state: "partly cut out work / and partly full flowers / made from the silk are / part on and distributed / over the entire dress. / About 7000 rhinestones and / pearls worked into the design". Vertically handwritten note to bottom right of sketch states: "silk organza / 7 - 8 stones". Designers initials, "LW", at bottom left of dress hem.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch of full length gown with gathered, A-line skirt. Large, wide sash detail across front and back of skirt trimmed in floral detail. Off the shoulder neckline bordered in detail matching sash across skirt. Full length front and back views. Multiple handwritten notes on front and back of sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Petticoat

White cotton combination petticoat. Tank-style camisole bodice with adjustable front neckline. Cotton tape drawstring. The rounded neckline and armholes are scallop cut and finished with satin-stitch secured cotton lace. The center front of the camisole bodice is embroidered with floral white work centered with a monogrammed "C". The bodice side seams are inset with crocheted cotton lace edged with feather-stitching. Center back opening with eleven tailored buttonholes. The buttons have been removed. The back opening is detailed with feather-stitching. Natural waist seam with inserted waistband panel of eyelet lace. The full camisole front gathers into the waistband. Narrow, ankle-length, three panel skirt with turned back hem edged in cotton machine-made lace. A 15" wide gathered flounce is applied 15" above the hem. The flounce is slightly gathered and joined to the skirt with eyelet lace insertion. The flounce is embellished with white work embroidered ovals of daisies. The flounce hem is scalloped with satin-stitch applied machine-made lace. The flounce is open at the left side seam.
Date: 1905/1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Day Coat

Daytime coat of black wool for mourning wear. The princess-line shell of the coat falls to mid-calf with a scalloped hem, and has a high standing band collar lined with a gathered black silk ruffle. The ruffle is edged with two narrow bands of ruching and is embellished with cut-work backed in black silk, the cut-work edged with black grosgrain ribbon decorated with black beads and jet. From the center front of the collar, trailing black silk ribbon accents fall to knee-length, and four knee-length ribbons are finished with beaded tassels. The coat has full-length, shaped, slightly flared sleeves that gather into the armseye and are embellished with cut-work motifs and beading as the collar. The cuff edges are faced with box pleated bands of black silk ribbon. Center-front opening of coat with black wool placket facing from neck to waistline, and is secured with seven hook & eyes. Two more hook & eyes catch the front opening at mid-thigh and knee-level. The coat front and back are embellished with black silk backed cut-work and beading as the collar and sleeves. Fully lined in black silk. Black waist tie secured to lining.
Date: 1900/1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mourning Ensemble - Bodice and Skirt

Black silk mourning ensemble consisting of bodice and skirt. The bodice of black silk is fitted and boned, with a high, standing black silk band collar with appliqued black lace medallions. It has full-length, modified bishop sleeves that gather into the armseye. Below the gathered cap, in the portion corresponding to the upper arm, the fullness of the sleeve is controlled with top-stitched vertical tucks. From the elbow to the cuff the fullness is again released in a bishop sleeve silhouette. The sleeves gather again into wide black silk cuffs with appliqued black lace medallions and four narrow bands of black velvet ribbon. The bodice front is constructed on the lines of a bolero jacket, with a deep V-shaped opening and wide ruffled collar which is constructed of horizontally tucked black crepe-patterned silk. The released fullness of the tucking creates the ruffled finish. The ruffled portion is edged with two narrow bands of black velvet ribbon. The bodice front has a bib fill of gathered black silk and tulle net that is secured with hook-and-eyes beneath the left collar overlay. The fill area disguises the true front opening which is secured with thirteen hook-and-eyes. The main body of the bodice, …
Date: 1900/1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library