Madelief Hohé: As curator of the collection of Fashion and Costumes at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, Madelief Hohé is responsible for one of the largest and most prominent collections of Western fashions in Europe. She studied art history at Leiden, at that time the only Dutch university that offered a specialism in the applied arts. One of her instructors there was Professor Irene Groeneweg, still an eminent specialist in the field of costume history.

• Foreword & Introduction 4Titanic & Fashion: The Film 8Titanic: A Microcosm of Society 30Fashion of the 1910s: A Pivotal Point in Fashion 62Titanic: The Last Dance? 138

Madelief Hohé: As curator of the collection of Fashion and Costumes at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, Madelief Hohé is responsible for one of the largest and most prominent collections of Western fashions in Europe. She studied art history at Leiden, at that time the only Dutch university that offered a specialism in the applied arts. One of her instructors there was Professor Irene Groeneweg, still an eminent specialist in the field of costume history.

• Foreword & Introduction 4Titanic & Fashion: The Film 8Titanic: A Microcosm of Society 30Fashion of the 1910s: A Pivotal Point in Fashion 62Titanic: The Last Dance? 138

Madelief Hohé: As curator of the collection of Fashion and Costumes at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, Madelief Hohé is responsible for one of the largest and most prominent collections of Western fashions in Europe. She studied art history at Leiden, at that time the only Dutch university that offered a specialism in the applied arts. One of her instructors there was Professor Irene Groeneweg, still an eminent specialist in the field of costume history.

• Foreword & Introduction 4Titanic & Fashion: The Film 8Titanic: A Microcosm of Society 30Fashion of the 1910s: A Pivotal Point in Fashion 62Titanic: The Last Dance? 138