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Costume

Signed design for costume. Color sketch illustrates African inspired costume in kente style fabric. Wrapped skirt with bandeau top. Arm and ankle bands. Designer's signature at left foot of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Signed design for day dress. Color sketch illustrates a white dress with asymmetric, surplus neckline and pleats at left neckline. Long straight sleeves with orange cuffs. Dropped waist with orange belt. Pleated overskirt with asymmetric hemline over straight skirt in orange. Designer's signature of feet of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Design for evening dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a purple, trumpet style gown. Asymmetric neckline drapes at right shoulder. Draped detail at hips matches neckline. Two fabric swatches at top of sketch with handwritten notes state "pure silk" and "peau de soie".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Dress

Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates full length view of dress with full, A-line skirt accented in black bands. Asymmetric neckline with matching band over left shoulder. Below knee length. Designer's note on fabric content at legs of models; designer's signature at hem of dress.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ballgown

Design for ball or pageant gown. Color sketch illustrates the full front and back views of a gown with oversized, bell shaped skirt.The bodice and overskirt of the gown is in a lattice design with applied centers. The underskirt appears to depict sheer, gathered fabric. Strapless neckline forms a deep V in back. Designer's signature in blue ink at bottom left hem of front view of gown: "Lilli Wolff".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Design for evening dress. Color sketch illustrates the full front view of a light green column inspired gown with right shoulder asymmetric neckline. Left neckline strap drapes across bodice and across right side of dress and joins at left side of skirt at knee area.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skirt Suit

Design for evening skirt suit. Colored sketch illustrates ensemble in black floral motif on white background. Jacket depicts asymmetric, wrapped closure with wide lapels, fitted waist and peplum inspired hips; bracelet length sleeves. Pencil, straight skirt. Designer's note on sketch states: "set on / flowers / on lapel".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Blue line sketch illustrates a gown with wide, structured shoulders in floral design. Bell shaped skirt is trimmed with floral appliques, peplum inspired hip detail and tiered ruffle hem. Back view at right illustrates an elaborate matching train for the gown. Crown on model's head.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant/festival gown or stage costume. Sketch illustrates full length view of costume gown in 19th century inspired style. Off the shoulder neckline with elbow length puffed sleeves. Full length skirt with train is trimmed with oversized ribbons trailing from the waist with bow that ties in back to give bustle effect. Model is wearing high hat in floral design with veil trailing down the back. Designer's initials at end of train.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Dress

Design for wedding dress. Color sketch illustrates white dress in blue outline. Sheath style dress accented with off the shoulder gathers attached to bodice detail. Sheer panel ruched at left hip releases to form skirt accent. Below knee length skirt. Model wearing pillbox inspired hat with waist length veil trailing down the back.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Design for evening or wedding dress. Color sketch illustrates an A-line gown with asymmetric, wrapped front bordered in heavy trim. Wide neckline; sleeveless.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Signed design for evening dress. Color sketch illustrates a pink dress with fitted skirt in four tiers with sheer, inserted accents down right side. V-shaped neckline with narrow, looped shoulder straps. Designer's signature at feet of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
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
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Outline sketch illustrates a gown with strapless neckline and bell shaped skirt in trellis and rose motif. Faint outline sketch of alternate gown to right side.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Colored sketch in blue and white of full length gown with bell shaped skirt and scalloped hem. Structured off the shoulder neckline gives a cape effect. Fitted bodice is trimmed with three blue bows down the center front. Bonnett with large bow at neckline. Antebellum, Southern Belle inspired effect.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Dress

Design for wedding dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a white gown with strapless neckline. Bodice detail shows a fold extending into the A-line skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Gown

Design for wedding gown. Color sketch illustrates the front and back views of a white gown. Bolero jacket inspired bodice buttons at center front; bracelet length sleeves. Hip detail complements bodice with matching wrapped button closure. Deep, V-shaped back with pointed ends and button closure models front of gown with ends extending to form the train. A-line skirt with tightly pleated sides. Veil on front facing model's head.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ballgown

Design for ball or pageant gown. Color full length front and back views of gown with bell shaped skirt and straight, Queen Anne neckline. Bodice has deep V-shaped back. Dress appears to have overlaid panel details extending from bodice to hem; panels roll over bodice and hem and are trimmed from bodice down to hips with black floral applique. Tulle/net off the shoulder trim. Sketch is signed by designer at hemline of front view: "Lilli Wolff".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch of back view of gown depicts full, bell shaped skirt and elaborate teardrop shaped train in scrolled design. Wide, structured shoulders and neckline. Sequins applied to sketch. Handwritten designer's note at bottom right corner :"all sequins or metal cloth". Figure appears to be standing on pink staircase with handrail. Tiara or crown on head of model figure.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Gown

Designs for evening gowns. Outline sketch illustrates the front views of two gowns. Left side gown has laced cape collar and long sleeves with pointed hems. Right side gown shows wide neckline with loop detail extending down left side of dress. Detailing on gown suggests that it is possibly trimmed in feathers.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Ensemble

Design for cocktail or dinner ensemble. Color sketch in red and black illustrates the front view of dress with strapless neckline and neck detail in black continuing across top of bodice and down the left side of the dress. Second view shows dress with matching cape. Designer's note between the two sketches.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Gown

Design for evening or wedding gown. Sketch illustrates three views of a white gown with strapless neckline and heavily trimmed/beaded off the shoulder over bodice that closes at center front and forms a deep U-shaped back. Third view at bottom right corner illustrates a different bodice with draped one-shoulder neckline.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Costume

Signed design for stage or dance costume. Color sketch in black and bronze illustrates costume with gauntlet inspired arms and leggings trimmed in elaborate looped accents. Designer's initials at lower right of sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length front view of a green dress with triangular surplus inspired neckline and button closure; short sleeves. Straight, knee length skirt has squared tab accents at left hip with French cuff style closure.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library