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Titanic Style: Dress and Fashion on the Voyage
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One Hundred Years after the Sinking of the Titanic, the Sophistication of Her Passengers Lives On.
Titanic Style explores the world of fashion and dress at the time of RMS Titanic’s famous voyage. With stunning images and enlightening historical analysis, this book takes us through the wardrobes of passengers and crew of all classes and ages, from the most intimate undergarments to the warm overcoats needed on that last fearful, cold night.
The ship was a microcosm of post-Edwardian society, in which everyone belonged to a particular class and dressed accordingly. The luxurious attire of the ladies in first class, the cream of European and American society, was changed several times a day, while the more sober and conservative clothes of the men of all ranks subtly conveyed their status, and children were dressed to enhance their social standing.
We also visit the families below deck, dressed in second-hand or homemade clothes, heading for a new life in a country free of repressive class distinction. Stories and records of individual passengers and crew members are woven into the narrative to give an engaging account of what life was really like onboard the world’s most famous ocean liner.
Whether you are a Titanic enthusiast, a fashion lover, or both, this book will delight you with exquisite garments and the absorbing cultural history behind them.
Description
Contents
- Introduction
- Fashion and Status: Women in First Class
- Lady Duff Gordon
- A Glittering Social Event
- Dressing For The Morning
- Underwear
- The Tailor-Made Suit
- Promenading
- Leisure Pursuits
- Luncheon
- Afternoon
- Dressing For Dinner
- After Dinner
- Dressed for Display: Children in First Class
- Underclothing
- Outerwear For Babies And Toddlers
- Outerwear For Older Children
- Sailor Suits
- Boy’s Clothing
- Girl’s Clothing
- Of Conservative Cut: Gentlemen in First Class
- Breakfast & Dressing For The Morning
- Formal Morning Wear
- Informal Day Wear: the Lounge Suit
- Hats
- Outdoor Wear
- Dressing for Sport
- Dressing For Dinner And The Evening
- Retiring To Bed
- Followers of Fashion: Second and Third-Class Passengers
- Following Fashion
- Acquiring Clothing
- Underwear
- Outerwear
- Outerwear for Women
- Outerwear for Children
- Outerwear for Men
- Dressed for Work: Crew and Servants
- Crew Uniforms
- Captain and Officers
- Able Seamen, Trimmers, Firemen and Greasers
- Stewards and Stewardesses
- Personal Servants
- Personal Maids and Valets
- Crew Uniforms
Notes
Appendix: Compensation Claims
About the Author
GRACE EVANS began her career at the Museum of London before taking the post of Keeper of Costume at Chertsey Museum, which she has held for over ten years. In addition to curating a series of fashion exhibitions, she regularly lectures and writes about the history of dress. Her book Fashion in Focus—1600 to 2009: Treasures of the Olive Matthews Collection at Chertsey Museum was published in 2011. She lives in England.
Additional information
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| Publisher | Moonrise Press |
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| Paperback | 184 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 151077372X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1510773721 |
