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[Fashion Design]

Description: Original fashion design by Lilli Wolff. Possibly for a festival gown, design for a female figure with yellow full skirted dress. Various penciled notes and two penciled variations for the skirt design. Believed to have been done between 1945 and 1960, most likely in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1950/1980
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Wedding Dress

Description: Design for wedding or cotillion dress. Sketch of white dress with large floral accents on full, bell shaped skirt. Sweetheart neckline with off-the-shoulder lace/net accent. Outline sketch of back of dress in upper right corner.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with double wrap, surplus neckline and button closure. Wrap effect continues down right side of skirt. Elbow length, dolman sleeves with cuffs. Knee length skirt. Designer's signature at hem of skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Skirt Ensemble

Description: Design for evening cocktail or dinner skirt ensemble. Color sketch in blue illustrates the front view of an ensemble with embellished left shoulder. Long sleeves have right sleeve trim matching neckline. Knee length, straight skirt. Designer's notes on back of sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Wedding Gown

Description: Design for wedding gown. Color sketch of full length gown with large petal detail around waistline which appears to be at knee area on right and graduates to hem length at left. Strapless neckline is trimmed with same lace bordering petals. Handwritten note on right side of sketch: "lace on any silk". Roman numeral "IV" in upper left hand corner.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Ballgown

Description: Design for ball or pageant gown. Color sketch of white gown trimmed in black floral applique or lace down center front and center back along edges of petal shaped tiers on skirt. Sweetheart neckline forms deep V in back; trimmed to match skirt. Center back hemline shows fan shaped train. Front and back full length views. Signature of designer, "Lilli Wolff", at hemline between the two views.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Evening Dress

Description: Design for evening dress. Color sketch illustrates the back view of a dress with a strapless neckline, ruched left side and fan-shaped train. Floral applique accents down left side of bodice, back hips, and base of ruching. Smaller, outline sketch of front view at upper right; handwritten designer's notes at top and bottom of sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates blue dress with off the shoulder neckline and inserted shoulder straps; narrow elbow length sleeves. Princess seams. Below the knee skirt appears straight with two inserted, fan-shaped draped panels at hips.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Color sketch of beige dress with bateau neckline; short sleeves. Surplus bodice appears to wrap and insert at center front bustline. Straight, below the knee skirt also appears to wrap and insert at left hip.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

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

Pageant Gown

Description: Signed design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch illustrates full length view of gown with gathered front and sides and back of overlaid large petal-shaped floral appliques. Sleeveless neckline with sheer cape detail across back of shoulders. Designer's signature at front hem of 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 V-shaped neckline. Embellished bodice continues over hips to form peplum inspired detail. Bracelet length sleeves trimmed at cuff to match bodice. Slight train in back. Veil on model's head.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Wedding Gown

Description: Design for wedding gown. Color sketch illustrates the front and back views of a gown with bound, rounded neckline which forms a deep V in back. Princess seams on bodice; elbow length sleeves with cuffs. Placket details on skirt with two bands around hips forming bows in back. Train extends from bottom bow. Veil on model's head.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Wedding Gown

Description: Design for wedding gown. Sketch of white gown with large applied floral detail around hips. Asymmetric, one-shoulder neckline; bodice trimmed with matching floral appliques. Full, bell shaped, gathered skirt. Outline sketch of back view to upper right shows floral hip detail meeting at center back and trailing to hem.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Evening Gown

Description: Signed design for evening gown. Color sketch illustrates gown with empire waist and A-line gathered skirt. Bodice with U-shaped illusion bodice and choker collar with bodice and sleeve trim matching collar. Designer's signature at bottom left hem of gown: "Lilli Wolff".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design sketch for day dress. Color sketch in magenta pink. Bateau neckline; elbow length sleeves. Dropped waist with wrap around skirt trimmed with three shirred areas at left side.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Skirt Ensemble

Description: Signed design for skirt ensemble. Color sketch illustrates front view of ensemble in brown. Blouse to ensemble has heavily trimmed center front panel with inserted pleated side panels adding fullness to blouse and indicating that this may be a maternity ensemble. Rounded neckline; 3/4 length sleeves. Straight, below the knee length skirt. Gloves matching center front trim; matching hat on model's head. Handwritten note in upper left hand corner: "Eveline B". Designer's signature at legs of mode… more
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Pageant Gown

Description: Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch illustrates the back view of a gown with A-lined skirt adorned with floral appliques and draped, leaf inspired panels. Off the shoulder neckline forms a deep U in back and is trimmed in floral design matching the skirt. Underskirt of gathered, fan-shaped sheer fabric.Center back shows six leaf petal shaped panels hanging from waist. Cummerbund waist. Designer's notes on sketch. Designer's initials in blue ink at bottom right hem of gown: "LW".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates front view of a knee length dress with inserted side panels; elbow length sleeves match side inserts. Bateau neckline.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

[Fashion Design]

Description: Original fashion design by Lilli Wolff. Possibly for a festival gown, design for a female figure with tiered full skirted dress. Believed to have been done between 1945 and 1960, most likely in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1950/1980
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Pageant Gown

Description: Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch of full front view of gown with bell-shaped skirt having a wrapped top tier bordered in a wide, heavily embellished panel in floral inspired design. High, Medici inspired collar matches skirt panel and wraps around shoulders and bodice.Dots of glued glitter accent design sketch. Multiple handwritten notes and measurements around sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
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