Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship. Fashion Plates 1910-1913 Edwardian and Titanic Era Fashion History. Dressing for Dinner on the Titanic: Early 1910s Evening Dress — Démodé. When the Titanic set sail in April 1912, her first class passengers boarded with trunks full of expensive, beautiful clothes.
Most had probably been custom made in Paris, London, or the United States in the previous year. March and early April were a transitional period during this era, with winter over but spring styles just beginning to be announced in Vogue. Dinner on the Titanic was the most elegant event on the most luxurious ocean liner, thus first class passengers would wear the most formal option for dinner attire. For women, this consisted of an evening gown, no hat, long white gloves, kid leather or satin shoes to match the gown, opera bag, fan, and scarf. Gentlemen wore white tie, consisting of a tailcoat, white pique waistcoat, and bow tie.
What was the clothing like on the Titanic? The clothing on display on board Titanic depends on the huge divisions in class which existed in 1912.
In the evenings, first class passengers would be dressed in their best for dinner. Men wore tuxedo style suits with white bow ties with top hats and highly polished shoes. Ladies would use the formal dinners to show off their best dresses. TITANIC CLOSE-UP- The Costumes that Made the Movie. Vintage Victorian: Titanic Men's Fashions. The Costumer's Guide to Movie Costumes. Titanic Passenger List : Comprehensive Passenger Listings and Biographies. Titanic - Passenger and Crew statistics.