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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
Object Type: Artwork
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
Object Type: Artwork
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
Object Type: Artwork
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
Object Type: Artwork
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
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

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
Object Type: Artwork
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
Object Type: Artwork
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
Object Type: Artwork
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
Object Type: Artwork
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
Object Type: Artwork
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
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a white, shift style dress. Off the shoulder neckline forms a V-shaped cut out at center front; narrow shoulder straps and elbow length sleeves. Cummerbund style belt closes at center front.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Coat Dress

Signed design for coat dress or coat. Color sketch illustrates a street length dress with asymmetric left side closure. Long sleeves and high rolled collar. Matching hat on model's head. Designer's signature at hem of dress.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Dress

Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Colored sketch in purple. Trimmed bateau neckline; bracelet length sleeves. Straight skirt with wrapped skirt seam accents; inverted V-shaped waistline. Below knee length.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Dress

Design for wedding dress. Color sketch illustrates a dress in mermaid or trumpet style. Wrapped, off the shoulder bodice; princess seams. Gored hem. Three-quarter length back view to right side of sketch shows deep V-shape extending into trumpet shaped hem.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ballgown

Design for ball gown, pageant or wedding gown. Color sketch shows three views of a gown with full, bell shaped skirt. Larger, left hand sketch illustrates the front view of a gown with off-the-shoulder neckline. Handwritten notes state "cut out / embroidery work" for the center front panel of the gown and "tulle bands" for the balance of the skirt. The two smaller front and back views of the second version of the gown illustrate a sweetheart neckline and draped floral panel on the back view. Handwritten notes for these views state "silvered tulle / or silk organza".
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 fitted dress trimmed in applied floral rows. Asymmetric neckline is bordered in matching floral appliques and drapes over right shoulder. Below knee length. Designer's handwritten notes at right of sketch and signature at bottom left hem of dress. Sketch is mounted on burgundy colored paper.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ballgown

Design for ball gown. Outline sketch of front and back views of a gown with gathered overskirt. Looped panel at left side of skirt front view; back panel from left shoulder trails down center back and folds under hem.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates a white dress with knee length, asymmetric hem. Straight, strapless neckline with drape over left shoulder that passes through the waist and forms accent panel on left side of skirt. Empire waist.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Costume

Design for costume or pageant dress on cut paper. Color sketch in light blue illustrates dress with A-line skirt. Sketch appears to show apron and bodice with raw, torn edges. Long, fitted sleeves with puff or bell cuffs. Red line sketch of dress on back side.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Design for evening dress. Color sketch illustrates green gown with empire waist and asymmetric neckline. Long scarf ties at left waist and trails down left side.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch show back view of gown with wide, A-line shaped skirt and elaborate train extending from waistline. Bottom half of skirt and structured shoulders appear to match decorations on train. Tiara or crown on head of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pageant Gown

Signed design for pageant or festival gown. Colored sketch illustrates a gown with oversized blue and pink flowers on a bell shaped skirt. The off the shoulder neckline is outlined in smaller versions of the flowers on the skirt. Pink tulle and blue organza swatches attached to sketch. Designer's note below sketch states "tulle and or organza". Designer's signature at lower left hem of gown.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library