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Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch of white dress with wide, U-shaped neckline; sleeveless; trimmed empire waist. Release pleats on knee length skirt reveal trim matching waistband. Cape accent down back.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a blue dress with asymmetric V-shaped neckline. Neckline is designed with draped left shoulder matching main body of dress and right shoulder matching bodice and circular accent on skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Black line, outline sketch illustrates front and back views of sheath style dress with inserted looped drapes at hips and gathered band forming neckline accent from waist to around back of neck. Designer's initials at ankles of front view sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a dress with sweetheart neckline and ruffle trim. Dropped, asymmetric waistline is ruched down left side of dress. Knee length, tightly pleated/gathered A-line skirt. Designer's handwritten note at right side states " 3 colors taffeta". Designer's signature at feet of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a blue dress with sleeveless, V-shaped neckline. Empire waist. Scalloped detail from neckline to hips releases to form two fan shaped accents at the hem.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the side view of a dress with an off the shoulder neckline and long sleeves. Straight, below the knee skirt. Back detail shows sheer draped panels from shoulders and hips. Designer's signature at base of illustration.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black shantung. Below knee length. Wide, sweetheart neckline. Long, narrow dolman sleeves with zippered cuffs. Fitted waist is pleated in front with corded waist. Center back zipper.
Date: 1955/1965
Creator: Riff's
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: Evening/cocktail dress of black and white satin. Long torso fitted top. Sleeveless, with wide boat neck of black satin. Zipper down the back. Full harem skirt of black, white, and grey striped and dotted silk with one large black satin bow at hip line and another bow of same at the hem of the short, "balloon" style skirt. Designer's label at left inside seam: "Boutique / Christian Dior / Paris" and "Made in France".
Date: 1958
Creator: Saint Laurent, Yves
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black net with salmon pink embroidered polka dots. A-lined silhouette. Sweetheart neckline with spaghetti straps; scooped back. Below knee length. Skirt has gathered black net under layers and is trimmed with a 5" high black satin bow at center front knee area. Bodice lined in black taffeta; body lined in black crepe; skirt lined in net. Center back zipper closure; black grosgrain petersham. Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail / late day dress of black silk faille. Shallow scooped neckline, short "kimono" style sleeves with wide turn-backs. Bodice seamed, and with dropped waist. Full, mid-length skirt gathers into waist. Center back zipper with hook-and-eye at collar. Inner petticoat under skirt composed of two layers, inner plain black fabric layer and outer stiffened horsehair layer. Designer's label sewn inside skirt, outside of petticoat layer: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell".
Date: 1954
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of gold lame floral print with halter style bodice. Gathered, below knee length skirt. V-shaped neckline with extensions forming a tie. Closure of three self-covered buttons on the bodice and center front zipper on skirt beneath inverted pleats. Lined in black silk; black grosgrain ribbon petersham. Designer label inside collar: Teal Traina / New York Retailer label at center back seam: Neiman-Marcus b) Contour belt of self fabric. Backed in brown leather.
Date: 1955/1965
Creator: Traina, Teal
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: A) Cocktail dress of open black knit lace with fan-line zig-zag pattern throughout. Batteau or off-the-shoulder neckline with small sleeves (lining creating illusion sweetheart neckline), natural waistline, full skirt, side sipper. B) Slip or underdress of light brown or tan taffeta, strapless, creating an illusion sweet heart neckline under sheer lace overdress, natural waistline, side zipper, unlined. Label: Mode Anna Giovannozzi, Firenze.
Date: 1955
Creator: Giovannozzi, Anna
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black faille and white linen with jacket and belt. A) Bolero style jacket in black silk faille. Center front opening with four small black circular buttons and bound buttonholes. Short, set-in sleeves trimmed with three matching buttons on tops of sleeves with bound buttonholes. Small welt pockets at sides. Jacket and sleeves lined in white silk satin. Combined designer/retailer label at center back neckline: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell" B) Dress of black silk fa… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: A: Evening gown with black velvet skirt and gold sequined bodice, strapless, vertical bust darts, natural waist, center back black zipper, midi length. Designer label: Jacques Fath Paris. B: Belt of black patent leather, wide, with rectangular covered buckle (perhaps not original to ensemble)
Date: 1954
Creator: Fath, Jacques, 1912-1954
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of pale yellow silk chiffon with orange and yellow rose print and attached flowers. Sleeveless; 3/4 length. Fitted bodice has outer layer of chiffon with front rounded neckline and is cut to low V in back with cascade of silk and chiffon flowers at right shoulder and down right side of back. Skirt is full with three layers of chiffon; top layer of same print with next under layer of cream and bottom layer of yellow. Gold crepe underskirt; ivory grosgrain petersham with hook & eye… more
Date: 1958/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of cream silk chiffon with wide scoop neckline. Bodice of ivory taffeta is covered in matching chiffon. Cap sleeves with underarm gussets. Layered chiffon skirt is gathered at waistline to create a full silhouette; mid-length. Attached cummerbund style belt of matching draped chiffon has tie which wraps and folds at front with two wide, fringed ends. Center back double breasted button closure on bodice with bound buttonholes; zipper closure on skirt. Designer's label: "Galanos" … more
Date: 1958
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of gold chiffon with gold bugle bead stripes on the smocked bodice. Capped sleeves; below knee length. Skirt has flowing outer layer of gold chiffon over straight underskirt of gold crepe covered in gold chiffon. Scarf of matching chiffon attaches at lower left of beaded bodice. Center back zipper closure with closure of snaps on beaded bodice. Retailer's label at right side seam of bodice: "Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of dark navy blue silk satin. Strapless with fitted bodice. Open pleats over bust with mock bow and attached 14'' wide stole lined with silk organza which drapes over right shoulder and down back. Straight skirt with small inverted pleats at each hip bone, 23 1/2'' long from waist. Center back 24'' zipper closing with hook and eye at top and waist line. French netting, boned bustier with black grosgrain ribbon and hook & eye closure on inside. Skirt is lined to hip front and back… more
Date: 1950
Creator: Dior, Christian
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Ensemble

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner skirt ensemble. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a ensemble with a tunic inspired blouse with asymmetric hemline, bracelet length sleeves, wide rounded neckline and scrolled accent down left side. Scroll detail continues into wrapped, knee length skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Ensemble

Description: 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
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Ensemble

Description: 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
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail ensemble

Description: Cocktail dress and coat ensemble of black silk brocade in chrysanthemum design. A) Cocktail dress in shift style of black silk brocade. Slightly fitted in front with wide flaring back. Rounded neckline. Sleeveless with wide openings and bows of self at top of shoulders. V- shaped back with center closure of hook & eye and snaps. Knee length. Unlined. B) Matching coat of black silk brocade. Knee length; elbow length dolman sleeves. Notched collar. Center front closure of hook & eye at gathere… more
Date: August 1959
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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