Dark red carpet or grey tie events mostly call for darker shades for men but if you have the spirit in you pull off this look. Take an ultra classy outfit in almost white with matching derby shoes and a blackish belt. First class passengers will wear the most formal option for dinner attire, dinner on the Titanic was the most elegant event on the most luxurious ocean liner.
For women, that said, this consisted of an evening gown, no hat, long almost white gloves, kid leather or satin shoes to match the gown, opera bag, fan, and scarf.
While consisting of a tailcoat, whitish pique waistcoat, and bow tie, gentlemen wore whitish tie. As we are a very small amateur company we can’t afford to make the costumes particularly accurate but you gave me a number of ideas for converting more modern long dresses into something approaching the style of the period. I am researching costume for a production of a Inspector calls and found this an excellent informative site.a lot of thanks. Now regarding the aforementioned fact… I’m going in period clothing for opening night of Titanic, the Musical.
Tx area, stop by the JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, ZALE AUDITORIUM, 7900 NORTHAVEN RD, DALLAS, TX, Show dates, Thursday, Feb 21 30pm, Sun, Feb 2424″ pm and 30 pm, Thurs Feb 28 30″ pm, Sat, Mar 2 8pm, Therefore if you near the Dallas.
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So this info is very helpful. Plus, images of evening gowns featured in Vogue throughout the same period, For all those making Titanic era costumes who need to be completely ‘uptotheminute’, I’ve compiled a list of new trends mentioned in Vogue magazine from January to March 1912 either general or specific to evening wear. Evening dresses generally had some focal visual element just like pleating, asymmetrical draping, beading, embroidery, or brocade fabric. It was in style and trimmings that the vogue for Orientalism was most apparent. While evening gowns were made in light and also sheer fabrics for the tunic layer, with a solid ‘lightto’ ‘medium weight’ fabric for the underskirt. Needless to say, popular evening gown colors were pale. Just think for a moment. Additionally, lace insets, lace trim, and fringe were used as trim.
Decorations were often placed asymmetrically.
The new influence of orientalism introduced stronger colors like grey, royal light blue, and emerald.
Purplish was generally avoided for evening dress, as it looked brownish in gas light. Anyways, fabric suggestions include. Made from cotton webbing or grosgrain/petersham ribbon anywhere from ’54’ wide, the staybelt provided a further fixed foundation to attach most of the various layers. Usually, bridget Conlogue’s article on sewing dresses from this era has excellent explanations of this and similar period construction techniques. Plenty of information can be found online. Check Nancy Bradfield’s Costume in Detail she has some very clear diagrams that will unconfuse you, I’d say in case such a closure seems confusing. Evening gowns generally closed in a Z formation. Seriously. Construction of evening gowns included two key points not immediately visible. They are mounted to a fitted cotton bodice lining that is often boned, that supports all those floating fabrics, while the gowns of the period look diaphanous and draped. Beginning in 1908, designer Poiret led this new look which featured narrower bodices, slim skirts, and raised waistlines.
Other important designers of the era were Paquin, Lucile, Doucet, Fortuny, Lanvin, and Callot Soers.
Women’s silhouettes shifted from the voluptuous ‘Sbend’ to a straighter, lighter line that seemed more natural and modern to contemporaries, as the Edwardian era waned and the Art Deco era approached.
Inspired by the Ballets Russes, designers infused the new look with a Orientalist aesthetic rich fabrics in vibrant colors that followed the cut and drape of Asian garments just like the kimono while simultaneously referencing the Directoire period. Early years of the 1910s were an era of transition in fashion for women. Her first class passengers boarded with trunks full of expensive, beautiful clothes, when the Titanic set sail in April 1912. Most had probably been custom made in Paris, London, or the United States in the previous year. With winter over but spring styles just beginning to be announced in Vogue, march and early April were a transitional period during this era. Furthermore, the waistline itself was loose and softly defined with a sash or belt.
Evening dresses were created from delicate, sheer fabrics embellished with beads, lace, and similar trimmings that floated over a silk underlayer.
Surplice/cross over bodices were also popular.
V necklines were most common, but deep against with a horizontal inset, round, and square necklines were also worn, bodices featured short sleeves. Of course the general outline for an evening dress must be an underdress and tunic effect. With the tunic overskirt comparatively fuller, the underskirt was generally slim. While the natural waistline was just starting to come into fashion, the high waistline was popular from 1908 through 1912, Waistlines should be placed anywhere between just under of the bustline and the natural waist. Now pay attention please. Most dresses included two skirts, one tunic skirt that matched the bodice that usually ended between the low hip and the knees, and one ankle length trained underskirt. So, underneath, women wore combinations or long, princess line chemises.