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iceberg in the night of April 14, 1912                    cloths, with shawls, parasols, glittering
    and sank in the early hours of April                      jewelry, and big attention-grabbing
    15, killing an estim ated 1,517 people.                   hats. O ften decorated with feathers,
    In a article called T itanic Facts, ?70 6 ?               flowers, and bows.
    the total num ber of survivors (492                       Secon d (Stan dar d)-Class
    passengers and 214 crew) who                              Fash ion
    survived.?
                                                                     Standard Class passengers were
    Fash ion  D if f er en ces                                usually those su cceedin g in life, but

           T he three classes on the RM S                     not acquiring enough m oney to live
    T itanic were treated very differently,                   as the First Class. Second class
    and were distin gu ish ed by different                    passengers were also labelled the
    traits. Ranging from  their living style                  standard class passengers.  Second
    to their fashion. L et?s take a look at                   class m en wore classic suits and top
    how different they are.                                   hats. ?..their attire was far m ore
    Fir st-Class Fash ion                                     non-descript than that worn by

           O n the                                                               first-class passengers,
    T itanic, those                                                              and typically included
    with m oney                                                                  classic suits rather than
    loved to show                                                                form al tailcoats and
    how they had                                                                 beaver fur top hats.?
    m oney. M en                                                                 (Fashion on Board the
    showed off with                                                              T itanic) Second class
    high quality,                                                                wom en wore sim ilar
                                                                                 styled clothes to those
    fitted suits, and
 Unsinkable  wom en ador n ed                                                    of First Class
                                                                                 passengers, just m ade
    them selves with
 R.M.S Titanic, the doomed Sea Vessel  laces, beading,                           with lower quality cloth,
                                                                                 and usually not adorned
    trinkets, jewelry,
 By Kelly Keniston  and or whatever                                              in expensive, glittering
    they could be                                                                objects.
 O m in ou s Ch ill  underwater tom b to you and those   proud of. First         T h ir d-Class Fash ion
        Scream s, rushing water, the   who don?t escape.  class m en wore   Two  First Class W om en on          T hird class

 freezing night air, and pan ic all flood          T he RM S T itanic was a 822? 9?   fitted suits, with high   the deck of the RM S  Titanic,   passengers were the lowest
 your senses. If you were in first class,   steel ship which was m eant to carry   collars, tail coats,   provided by Vintage Dancer  of the classes other than
 you probably would have felt the chill   no m ore than 3,547 people, including   white bow ties, and   crewm en. T hose in third
 in the om inous breeze. But if you   a full crew. T ickets for first class   slicked back hair.   class were either poor and
 were one of those certain, unlucky   passengers ranged from  $150 -$4,350.   Stated in Fashion on Board the   or foreign. ?It should com e as no
 third-class passengers, you m ight   T ickets for second class passengers   T itanic, ?Pom ade was a huge part of   surprise that third-class passengers
 have been locked below deck and   were $60, and third class tickets were   m en?s fashion at the tim e, with m any   were, for the m ost part, quite poor,
 stopped from  escaping the rising icy   $15-$40. T he ship set sail from    T itanic passengers applying it   which was reflected in the clothing
 water. Your cabin, which you found   Southam pton, England on April 2,   liberally in order to slick their hair   they wore.? (Fashion on Board the
 sanctuary in and believed would lead   1912 and journeyed towards N ew York   back.? W om en would wear   T itanic) T hird class m en often wore
 you to a new life, would soon be the   in the U.S.A. T he ship struck an   extravagant dresses m ade of fine   plain shirts and br itch es, with neutral
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