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Evening Gown

Description: Design for evening gown. Colored sketch of light gray gown with deep V-shaped neckline and floral accents on shoulders. Peplum detail at hips trimmed in floral accents matching shoulders. Full gathered skirt with sheer top layer.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Evening Dress

Description: Design for evening dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of column style dress with curved, strapless neckline. Curved, embellished detail at left side matches right side detail curving into gathered, trumpet shaped left side hem. Designer's handwritten note at right states: "embroidered / with gold beads".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Outline sketch illustrates a dress with A-line skirt and loop accents across the skirt and shoulders.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Coat Dress

Description: Signed design for coat dress or coat. Color sketch illustrates full length view of dress coat with A-line skirt, inserted waist and dolman sleeves. Below knee length. Designer's handwritten note at right notes fabric choices of "silk linen with velvet". Designer's signature at left hem of dress.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Pageant Gown

Description: Design for pageant or ball gown. Color sketch of full length gown with bell shaped skirt trimmed in large, fan shaped and bow applied details. Strapless neckline; fitted bodice with floral appliques at sides matching fan detail on skirt. Rust stains from paperclips in upper left hand corner.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Pageant Gown

Description: Signed design for pageant or festival costume. Color sketch illustrate full front view of two-piece costume. Asymmetric bodice is heavily trimmed with standing collar; left arm is bare and right has long, fitted sleeve matching main bodice. Fitted, full length skirt matching bodice has asymmetric waist and fan-shaped accent down left side. Model is wearing headdress matching main body of costume. Designer's signature at feet of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Skirt Suit

Description: Design for ladies skirt suit. Colored sketch in blue. Surplus neckline; elbow length sleeves. Straight skirt with lines for possible A-line skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a light blue sheath style dress. Surplus, wrapped bodice forms V-shaped neckline; sleeveless. Knee length skirt is accented with panel inserted at right hip and draping to left hem; second draped panel below hips.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Pageant Gown

Description: Signed design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch in pink and purple illustrates full length view of costume with gathered/pleated skirt and hip accents of large loops. Fitted bodice has cape shoulder detail with high neckline; long, full sleeves gather at wrists. Model is wearing large, bow-shaped headdress matching loops on gown.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Wedding Gown

Description: Design for wedding gown. Color sketch illustrates the front and back views of a white gown with princess seams and center front frog closures with floral accents. High neckline forms a deep V-shape in back which continues to form the train. Train is trimmed at the hem with draping gathered at the center. Elbow length sleeves are trimmed at the hem with floral accents matching the opening. Veil on model's head.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Ballgown

Description: 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

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

Dress

Description: 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

Cocktail Dress

Description: 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

Cocktail Dress

Description: 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

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

Evening Dress

Description: 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

Evening Dress

Description: 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

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

1840s Style Dress

Description: 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

Cocktail Dress

Description: 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
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