Dinner on the Titanic
Just like all fashion eras, Edwardian social gatherings, especially dinners and balls, were an opportunity to see and be seen. What better place for a high-class lady to show off the gorgeous dresses packed in the trunks aboard the Titanic!
Embroidered trained gowns • 1912 | Beaded evening dress • 1913
Long gloves, a fan, and an opera purse were the usual accessories. Hats were not worn to dinner or ballroom. Edwardian women wore beaded or plain headbands, sometimes with a simple feather or flower for decoration.
Evening dresses of the 1910s often featured sheer lace or fine net overlays with embroidery and/or beading that created a floating illusion.
Egyptian revival gown • 1912 • Metropolitan Museum of Art
Frank Moss Bennett (British, 1874–1952) • Rosa Lewis • 1913
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