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[Fashion Design]

Description: Original sketch for a fashion design by Lilli Wolff. Female figure with dress in shades of blue, with swatches attached to mount, and penciled notations. Believed to have been done in the United States after 1950.
Date: 1950/1980
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Cocktail Dress

Description: Design for cocktail dress. Color sketch of dark gray dress with surplus, off-the-shoulder neckline with lace/ruffle trim across the right side. Fitted bodice appears of lace/fabric matching neckline trim with matching drape accent down right hip. Full, gathered below knee skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Outline sketch illustrates a knee length dress with right side cut out wrap and French cuff style[?] closures. Bateau neckline.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Pageant Gown

Description: Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch illustrates full front view of gown with large, bell-shaped skirt. Skirt depicts two possible designs of skirt below floral top tier at hips. Medici style collar and bust line of bodice in floral design matching top tier of skirt. Tiara or crown on head of model. Handwritten note on left: "all cut out work". Outline sketch to right of gown illustration depicts A-line form.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Pageant Gown

Description: Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch illustrates full front and back views of gown with side panels of applied large floral appliques. Off the shoulder neckline of sheer fabric drapes over shoulders and gathers at center back waist. Designer's signature in blue ink at bottom left hem of front view of gown: "Lilli Wolff".
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Pageant Gown

Description: Design for pageant or festival gown. Color sketch of back view of gown with oversized bell shape skirt. Elaborate, teardrop shaped train appears to wrap around hips and is trimmed in large ruffles. Back of neckline appears to show high ruffles matching the train. Designer's handwritten notes on sketch. Tiara or crown on head of model.
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 neckline and short sleeves. Top of bodice and sleeves show open work scrolls with designer's note "silvered". Belted waist; A-line, knee length, gathered skirt. Designer's initials at bottom left hem of dress: "LW". Handwritten number "4" in upper right hand corner of sketch. Swatches of blue fabric attached at upper left hand corner of sketch.
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 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

[Stage Performance]

Description: Photograph of what looks like a man and woman, kissing. It is actually one person. Taken from a performance, the photograph shows the woman side in a short, polka dot dress and the man in a dark suit with a rifle. The face is obscured by hat of man to lend a hint of mystery. To left is a stage-set pine tree. Stamped on reverse: "Phone TEMPLE BAR 6547. / PERFECT PHOTO REPRODUCTION Co. / Coliseum Chambers, 24 CHANDOS STREET, W.C.2 / MANAGER: JOE DAVIS."
Date: 1940/1950
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
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