Ballgown

Design for ballgown. Colored sketch of ballgown with shirred sweetheart neckline with gathered accent at center front. Long sleeves with floral accents. Shirred asymmetric hips trimmed with large floral bouquet down left side. Gathered, full length A-line skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Print of Sketch

Print of a sketch of a priest kneeling in prayer.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Costume

Signed design for dance or theater costume. Color sketch illustrates front view of costume with asymmetric skirt. Right sleeve opens at elbow and drapes to attach at wrist; bare left arm is draped with scarf attached at the shoulder. Blue scarf or headdress on head of model. Designer's signature at hem of skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Print of Raffaello Sketch

Print of a sketch by Sanzio Raffaello titled "Studio di panneggio e mani". Printer's stamp on back of sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Design for dress. Outline sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with right side accent that appears to come over right shoulder, pass through vent in right shoulder, down to waist, and exit at hips to form fan down right side of straight skirt. Loop over left shoulder; short sleeves.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Dress

Design for cocktail or evening dress. Color sketch illustrates dress with halter neckline crossing the bodice. Ruched bodice and waist. Gathered, A-line skirt has wrap detail at hips matching the bodice; below knee length.
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 blue dress with wide, off the shoulder straps. Sides of bodice fold over top of bodice. Center front panel of bodice shows applied floral accents with designer's note "made / from same / material". Belted waist; A-line, knee length, gathered skirt. Designer's initials at bottom left hem of dress: "LW". Handwritten number "3" in upper right hand corner of sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Costume

Design for stage costumes. Color sketch in red and white illustrates three full length, chorus line female figures. Tops on costumes have asymmetric neckline with structured lapel on left shoulder which wraps around the neck to form a collar. Asymmetric hem forms a short tail in back. White fitted leggings. Models are wearing red crescent shaped headpieces. Designer's initials at ankles of right side figure.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Costume

Signed design for costume or pageant gown. Color sketch illustrates gown in lace inspired fabric with blue half coat over right side with button closures at left shoulder and hip. Strapless neckline on gown and elbow length cape shoulder on half coat.Cone shaped headpiece on model. Designer's signature at hem of costume.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Design for evening dress. Color sketch illustrates fitted blue dress with strapless neckline. Bodice of dress shows overlapping/woven panels coming to points at shoulders. Tips of points are glittered. Designer's note to right of sketch states "with stones / or jewelry?".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Design for evening dress. Sketch of dark gray bias striped gown. Fitted, full length dress has fan-shaped detail below knees. High neckline; long fitted sleeves.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Ensemble

Design for cocktail or dinner ensemble. Color sketch illustrates the front and back views of a skirt ensemble with ornately trimmed jacket and gathered skirt with tightly pleated back.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

1840s Style Dress

Design for an 1840s ladies dress. Sketch depicts female in full length front and left side views with sleeve view in upper left corner and back bodice view in upper right corner. Measurements/descriptions typewritten in German at bottom center.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Dress

Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Color sketch of pink dress with halter neckline detail over sweetheart bodice. Dropped, V-shaped waist with top tier of skirt gathered into hips. Full, A-lined skirt; knee length.
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

Cocktail Dress

Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Outline sketch shows the front view of a tunic style dress with asymmetric overskirt. Asymmetric neckline extends to form capped sleeve on right.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Dress

Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length view of a 1920s inspired dress in straight, dropped waist style. Scrolled design on main body of dress extends to long sleeves. Strapless neckline; below knee length. Designer's signature at ankles of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Gown

Design for wedding or pageant gown. Color sketch shows full length front and back views of gown with asymmetric hip floral detail and tightly gathered A-line skirt. Off the shoulder neckline depicts ruffled detail matching hip trim. Handwritten designer's note at right of front view detailing states "cut out work" and note at bottom center states: "either tulle or taffeta / or mixed materials / or silk organza".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Gown

Design for wedding gown. Color sketch illustrates front and back views of a white gown with draped placket details. Bracelet length, straight sleeves. Shoulder detail becomes right sleeve and hip details expands down the center back to form the train and down the center front to form fan-shaped folds. Crown on veil in same wrapped band motif as gown.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Costume Design]

Reproduction of a costume design for an unidentified female costume by Lilli Wolff, believed to date from before 1945.
Date: 1930/1945
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 surplus inspired, wrapped neckline trimmed at triangular closure with lace or embroidery; elbow length sleeves. Straight, knee length wrapped skirt with triangular trim and closure matching the bodice.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Dress

Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates white dress with black dots and black trim accents. Bracelet length dolman sleeves with cuffs. Surplus neckline with oversized rolled collar in opposite colors. Black trim around hips drapes or is inserted down right side of dress. Straight, below the knee skirt. Designer's note on sketch states "trim [from?] wool" and designer's signature at bottom of sketch: "Lilli Wolff".
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

Cocktail Dress

Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates fitted dress in white with black dots and trimmed in black. Surplus bodice bordered in black which extends down right side of dress; high, possibly tubular collar. Bracelet length dolman sleeves with cuffs matching right side trim.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library