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
Scrapbook 2 (open access)

Scrapbook 2

Scrapbook Includes newspaper clipping from Dallas Morning News dated May 1, 1955, showing Mrs. Dan Williams in a gown by Lilly Wolff.; article dated January 12, 1994 about East Texas students learning about the Holocaust, mentioning Lilly Wolff, and Mati and Claus Driessen; article dated June 8, 1961 about the McGown-Jones wedding, with photograph of bride in Lilly Wolff dress. An undated clipping with photo captioned "A Proud Mrs. H. L. Hunt with here debutante granddaughters, Libby Hunt at left, with her sister Barbara."; Photographs of festival costumes, some photographed by Gittings, Neiman-Marcus, one by R.L.Falkner Studio, Tyler, Texas; Wedding dresses; Members of wedding parties, including Lilly Wolff;
Date: 1955/1994
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library