World Steam Expo countdown
ok, so it's roughly 5.5 months until the World Steam Expo, so I've decided to turn this into a "OMG! I have so much to create" blog, LOL.
I have so much sewing to do in the next few months, as I want the Dear Husband and I to look good when we go there. And as we really don't have much Victorian-esque clothing, we're starting from the ground up. yay...
I have conquered my first vest for DH, and it did garner compliments from Those In The Know, so I feel pretty confident about creating more for him. And luckily, modifying shirts is relatively easy. We are thinking of contacting someone who does leatherwork to create a knee brace for him in a steam style, so he has extra support and looks spiffy as well.
For myself, I have Plans for an old olive green chef coat of mine, hee hee. Paired with knee length pants or knickers, a Sparky type chef is in my future, LOL. As for regular day and evening wear, I'm tending toward the farther end of the Steam era, as in Edwardian. I have in mind an outfit inspired by the "Show Me" number in My Fair Lady, but for the jacket in a lovely shot striped fabric of brassy gold, green and blue, with blue velvet lapels, and a green skirt. I also have plans to make my wardrobe mix and match, which is something I never really did with my SCA garb.
Enough babbling for now, I leave you with a picture from the Sunday Steampunk Salon a few weeks ago at Frenchie's, which features DH's vest:
He's th handsome fella in the dark brown vest...
I have so much sewing to do in the next few months, as I want the Dear Husband and I to look good when we go there. And as we really don't have much Victorian-esque clothing, we're starting from the ground up. yay...
I have conquered my first vest for DH, and it did garner compliments from Those In The Know, so I feel pretty confident about creating more for him. And luckily, modifying shirts is relatively easy. We are thinking of contacting someone who does leatherwork to create a knee brace for him in a steam style, so he has extra support and looks spiffy as well.
For myself, I have Plans for an old olive green chef coat of mine, hee hee. Paired with knee length pants or knickers, a Sparky type chef is in my future, LOL. As for regular day and evening wear, I'm tending toward the farther end of the Steam era, as in Edwardian. I have in mind an outfit inspired by the "Show Me" number in My Fair Lady, but for the jacket in a lovely shot striped fabric of brassy gold, green and blue, with blue velvet lapels, and a green skirt. I also have plans to make my wardrobe mix and match, which is something I never really did with my SCA garb.
Enough babbling for now, I leave you with a picture from the Sunday Steampunk Salon a few weeks ago at Frenchie's, which features DH's vest:
He's th handsome fella in the dark brown vest...