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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

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

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

Cocktail Hat

Description: Hat of beaded, printed silk. The cocktail hat is of silk printed in an abstract foliage design in greens, reds, purples, yellows, white, and brown. It is heavily beaded, with small pale green square beads, oblong dark green beads, oblong and circular white beads, and tan flat sequins. All beads appear to be wooden. The crown is formed as an irregular dome, and has no brim. The hat is lined in gold cloth, and has two small plastic combs attached to either side of the inside of the crown to … more
Date: 1950
Creator: Stone, Irene

Cocktail hat

Description: Cocktail hat of pink velvet cocktail hat with rhinestones and silver trim. Hatpin with head of matching pink velvet. Headband of pink grosgrain ribbon and white lace; lined in "Mr. John" printed fabric. Combs at sides for securing hat to head. Designer's label: Mr. John
Date: 1950
Creator: Mr. John

Costume

Description: 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

Costume

Description: 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

Costume

Description: 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

Costume

Description: Design for harlequin inspired costume. Color sketch illustrates fitted costume in blue and red with black polka dots. Headpiece, sleeve hems and ankles trimmed in extended decorative curls. Designer's initials at bottom right of sketch near model's ankle: "LW"
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Costume

Description: Signed design for costume or festival gown. Color sketch illustrates full length view of a gown in sheer turquoise fabric with jeweled bronze bodice. A-line skirt; full length cape with shoulders and headpiece matching the bodice. Full length gloves or mitts in jeweled bronze matching shoulders of cape. Designer's signature at bottom right of sketch near hemline of costume.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Costume

Description: 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

Costume

Description: 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

Costume

Description: 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

Costume

Description: Design for dance or stage costume. Color sketch illustrates full front view of costume with open right sleeve and bell cuff and fitted left sleeve with long, dropped cuff. Left shoulder appears to curve over head to form headdress. A-line skirt appears to be constructed of pink and white sheer panels. Designer's initials at model's left foot.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Costume

Description: Design for stage or dance costume. Color sketch illustrates full front view of abstract design of costume with flowing headdress and trimmed with black rope accents. Sketch is framed in pink.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Day Dress

Description: Day dress in beige pesanté silk. Bias band collar extending into tubular tie with open hemmed ends. Tie graduates for 1/2 inch at center back collar to 4-1/4 inch at ends. Three 1 inch self-covered round buttons at bodice front. Piped button holes and 13 inch hidden zipper below. Bracelet length dolman sleeves. Back yoke. Street length. Two 8-1/2 inch x 8 inch hip patch pockets. Unlined. Combined designer/retailer label at center back neckline: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Day Dress

Description: Design for day dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a sheath style dress with inserted side panels on bodice and skirt. Sleeveless with alternate cap sleeve shown in blue on right. Bateau neckline; knee length.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Day Dress

Description: Day dress of olive green ground with small floral print in browns and creams. Street-length, with no collar and V-neckline. Slight gathers at sides of neckline. Short dolman sleeves with underarm gussets. Bodice is double-breasted, with self-covered buttons and bound buttonholes. A-line skirt, pleats/gathers at waistline. Lined in gold silk faille. Designer's label at left side seam: "Adele Simpson" Retailer's label at left side seam: "Neiman-Marcus" With matching contour belt of brown leat… more
Date: 1950~
Creator: Simpson, Adele

Day dress

Description: Day dress of light red-brown silk, walking length, full length dolman sleeves, bodice with all-over vertical pleats or tucks, center front opening with button placket and five round metal buttons with facets, band collar with small tie of self, yoke from empire to natural waist, wide circle skirt, pockets at side seams, metal zipper at left side, unlined. Label at center inside neckline: Claire McCardell Clothes by Townley, Fabric by Stonecutter.
Date: 1950/1955
Creator: McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958

Day dress

Description: A) Day dress of oatmeal colored slubbed silk with black polka dots. Dropped waist gathers at hip line; below knee length. Center front opening of six self-covered buttons with bound buttonholes supplemented with snaps and hook & eyes at waist. Short batwing sleeves. Bodice lined in oatmeal colored silk crepe. Skirt supported with netting and lined in cream colored organza. Designer's label at left inside seam: "Galanos" Retailer's label at right inside seam: "Neiman-Marcus" b) Two-piece self-… more
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Day dress

Description: A) Day dress of cream and brown plaid cotton. Peter pan collar with brown bow tied at throat. Short raglan sleeves with under arm gussets; mock welt breast pockets. Center front closure with eight 1-1/8th inch buttons with bound buttonholes. Box pleat on back. Designer's label: "Troy Petites / by / Hannah Troy" Retailer Label: Bergdorf / Goodman / on the plaza / New York B) Matching belt (missing).
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Troy, Hannah

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner ensemble of black alençon lace with picot edges. a) Dress. Constructed with attached hip length overblouse of black lace lined in black net. Blouse has bracelet length dolman sleeves and center back hidden snap closure; snaps around interior of bateau neckline for securing shawl to dress. Black chiffon underdress has bottom tier, straight, below knee length skirt of black lace. Center back zipper closure on under dress. Lined in black mousseline. b) Matching lace cape. Elbow length wit… more
Date: 1950/1980
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Dinner dress

Description: Evening/dinner dress of black silk crepe. Jewel neckline; short sleeves with top vent and closure of two black buttons and bound buttonholes. Underarm inserted panel extends to waist; side closure of three black buttons and bound buttonholes. Full length skirt with front wrap panel and trimmed with rolled bow/fabric gathering at hip. Skirt wrap and hem bound in black satin. Flap pocket bound in satin at front left hip under skirt wrap with closure of two matching buttons and bound buttonholes. … more
Date: 1950/1975
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
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