Contemplating major non-SCA costuming projects

[greetpg]

One of the things that therandver and I have fun with is the serious enabling that goes on between us on our various interests, which are hugely complementary. I've been asked to come up with something steampunkish for D-C next summer, to go with a 'crewmember of one of Her Majesty's Airships', and I'm feeling simultaneously spoiled and challenged, and I

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Inspiration

[drmrsgal]

Have you ever looked at Girl Genius, web-comics? Find at http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20091118

P.S
She's not normally that color(s)...

and you don't have to be "punk-ish" you can be very Victorian-ish with the addition of cog wheels and such... but I definitely see you along the lineage of a Heterodyne... nods... very much so...

P.S.S

[drmrsgal]

I think you're looking for the word... underbust? for the short waist corset

For more inspiration... I send you to Clockwork Couture http://www.clockworkcouture.com/?q=catalog/29

and recommend that you joined the various lj steampunk groups...

Hope that was helpful

Re: P.S.S

[greetpg]

Thanks! I'll go hunt those down...but no, it's not underbust. It's a specific word, like 'dolman' - but that's a sleeve shape. I'll probably think of it while doing something else more important. :D

Re: P.S.S

[pinkpelican1]

Bustier?

[madrun]

The thought of you in knee-high boots and jodphurs will ditract me for the rest of the day.

The girl-engineer look would be smashing.

[greetpg]

I'm afraid I really want to make all of them work. Gee, darn!

[missihippy]

Steampunk is just a name.
Its more alternate history than punk
Punk here to me means different/alternative

http://etheremporium.pbworks.com/Clothing%20and%20Costuming

http://www.steampunkemporium.com/steam.php

I think you need a ray gun and a sword.

[greetpg]

You are fabulous. I'd found the second link, but the first is new - thanks!

[baronesspixie]

My alternate steampunk identity has a visiting card that reads: "Actress, artist's model, cultural anthropolgist, roving scholar, markswoman, poetess and girl genius."
I opted to play off the dicotomy of women's roles in the era.

We actually had a long talk about this plan at FC. It's going to be fun. Poor Seth didn't realize what was going on until it was too late.

Were I you, I would go with the engineer thing, but let your girly side go wild at the same time.

I just got a great 1900 driving coat/duster pattern, and have a huge hat to go with it.

[greetpg]

I read this comment and thought, "Ohhhh. There's personas? Oh riiiight. This is a game, isn't it. Hmm." (random attack of the oblivious gene. Or possibly I gave up significant real estate upstairs to the LEED process.)

When told to R, he laughed and laughed and laughed.

Definitely going with the engineer thing. I want to invent some imaginary tools somehow for a toolbelt - will read your book reccs for ideas.

Is the duster the Folkwear pattern? Once upon a time I had that, but never finished it. Yay for fantastic hats!

[baronesspixie]

Also, the steampunk book I'm pushing on everyone right now is 'Boneshaker" by CM Priest.

The quintessential steampunk book is "The Difference Engine," by William Gibson and Bruce Stirling.