As for Lady Duff Gordon, the baronet's wife and fashion icon Lucile, she wore a kimono in the lifeboat. It, or a kimono just like it, went on to become the subject of a bruising legal battle – in the 21st century. Today Lucile's great-great-great granddaughter, Camilla Blois, is working to revive the Lucile brand.

Lady Duff Gordon