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Ballgown

Description: Design for ball gown or wedding gown. Outline sketch illustrates the back view of a gown with smaller front view in upper right hand corner.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Ballgown

Description: Design for ball or pageant gown. Color sketch shows full front and back views of gown with applied lantern-shaped/inspired pouf trim. Strapless neckline forms a deep V in back. Back waist is trimmed with smaller lantern-shaped trim and trailing sheer panels. Designer's signature in blue ink at bottom left hem of front view of gown: "Lilli Wolff".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Ballgown

Description: Design for ballgown. Colored sketch in light blue of gown with sweetheart neckline and off-the-shoulder net accents. Bodice wraps and extends down sides to gather under top tier of skirt. Full length,very full round skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Ballgown

Description: Design for ballgown. Colored sketch in orange of full length gown with V-shaped surplus neckline; elbow length sleeves wrap and insert into top of sleeve. Full, A-lined skirt is pleated with asymmetrical top tier.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Ballgown

Description: Design for evening or ball gown. Color sketch in pink and blue illustrates front view of a gown with strapless neckline and left side, fan-shaped skirt detail. Designer's notes on sections of skirt detail.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Ballgown

Description: Design sketch for ballgown. Colored sketch of full length gown in large floral pattern. Full, A-line skirt scalloped at center front with large bow trim at hemline. Strapless neckline; elbow length sleeves with apparent see-through extensions to wrist.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Ballgown

Description: Design for ballgown. Colored sketch of full length gown trimmed with floral accents around strapless neckline and at hips. Full, A-line skirt; short sleeves.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Bodice Sketches

Description: Designs for dress bodices. Outline sketch illustrates views for five different bodice designs.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Coat

Description: Signed design for trapeze style coat. Color sketch illustrates front and side views of coat constructed in triangular motif. Asymmetric wrapped closure at neckline. Bracelet length sleeves with wide cuffs. Fabric swatch and designer's handwritten notes at upper left of sketch. Designer's signature at feet of front view model.
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

Coat Dress

Description: 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

Coat Dress

Description: Signed design for coat dress or coat. Color sketch illustrates full length view of dress with asymmetric left side closure and full length sleeves. High standing collar showing orange scarf passing through vent in collar. Below knee length. Designer's signature at hem.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a purple dress with heavily beaded, asymmetric V-shaped neckline and elbow length sleeves. Waistline of knee length, straight skirt has high, V-shaped insert to left armscye.
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

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

Cocktail Dress

Description: 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

Cocktail Dress

Description: 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

Cocktail Dress

Description: 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

Cocktail Dress

Description: 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

Cocktail Dress

Description: 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

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail/evening dress. Color sketch in lilac purple. Halter neckline; shirred at hips; full, below the knee skirt. Outline of back view to left of full front view.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch in gray illustrates side view of dress with loop accents from back yoke to waist and skirt loop accents from hips to under side of hem. Full, bracelet length sleeves. Faint outline sketch shows front view of dress with princess seams. Knee length straight skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with A-line skirt and off the shoulder neckline. Lace on right side of bodice continues to form left shoulder; matching lace detail on left hip of skirt. Outline sketch for different dress on back with multiple designer notes.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
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