1912 Menswear Article

Dad and I were looking up men's Titanic clothing and came across this article which has great information on men's styles from 1912. If you're interested in creating a more authentic impression for the ball, check out the info and links at the site below:
http://www.vintagedancer.com/edwardian-titanic-mens-formal-suit-titanic-memorial-cruise/

Fashion Inspiration & Sewing Patterns

Here's a link to an article on 1912 fashion with quite a few pictures of clothes, hats, and hairstyles:
http://sensibility.com/blog/reproducing-1912-fashions-remember-titanic/

In that article there is a link to a post with more links to lots of 1912 sewing patterns, for those of you interested in making your dress (and are like me and haven't decided on a style yet :-):
http://historicalsewing.com/sifting-through-endless-edwardian-patterns

And... once again, please RSVP if you haven't already! We are still waiting on a lot of people to let us know whether they are or are not coming (we'd like to know either way :-).

Men's 1912 Fashion

We stated in the invitation that gentlemen are not obligated to wear authentic 1912 clothing; if, however, you are interested in being period correct, here is some info for you!

The most formal evening dress remained a dark tail coat and trousers with a dark or light waistcoat. Evening wear was worn with a white bow tie and a shirt with a winged collar. The less formal dinner jacket or tuxedo, which featured a shawl collar with silk or satin facings, now generally had a single button.

From Wikipedia

Rather dorky looking drawing but apparently this is an example of a 1912 fashion plate...

Film still from "Titanic" (which I have not seen and do not recommend that you see)