Hello, Steampunk costume issues :)
Hey, I'm new here although, I have used a couple tutorials here to make goggles, guns, etc lol, so I've known about this place for a little while.
Also, this isn't my first steampunk outfit, last year I attended a convention as a steampunk bride. Sky pirates killed my husband and I was seeking revenge. Had a bomb box and gave me a good reason to torch a wedding dress xD, used a garter to carry my gun.
And the year before that I was an airship communicator, I took an old 1960's brown pair of headphones and attached the cord into a wooden/leather box and attached a crank on the other side to state that I could generate power while away from the ship.
Um, I have a question about my costume I'm hoping to do this coming May. I plan to do one of those antique ringleaders from the circuses in the early 1900s, but of course, steampunk. I plan to make a top hat out of old leather while taking apart a broken bicycle pedalling gears to use as the top circular panel of the top hat, however that will work lol (since I can't get my hands on any larger gears for a really decent price)
Anyways, the only problem I've run into is the tail coat. I can't seem to find a pattern anywhere for a tail coat that I could modify or something. Just wanted to know if anyone knew of a pattern I could get or if it's similar enough to just add the tails to a regular jacket pattern. It would be much appreciated! Oh, and I'm female, not sure if a male pattern would change that drastically to fit a female form, thanks!
Also, this isn't my first steampunk outfit, last year I attended a convention as a steampunk bride. Sky pirates killed my husband and I was seeking revenge. Had a bomb box and gave me a good reason to torch a wedding dress xD, used a garter to carry my gun.
And the year before that I was an airship communicator, I took an old 1960's brown pair of headphones and attached the cord into a wooden/leather box and attached a crank on the other side to state that I could generate power while away from the ship.
Um, I have a question about my costume I'm hoping to do this coming May. I plan to do one of those antique ringleaders from the circuses in the early 1900s, but of course, steampunk. I plan to make a top hat out of old leather while taking apart a broken bicycle pedalling gears to use as the top circular panel of the top hat, however that will work lol (since I can't get my hands on any larger gears for a really decent price)
Anyways, the only problem I've run into is the tail coat. I can't seem to find a pattern anywhere for a tail coat that I could modify or something. Just wanted to know if anyone knew of a pattern I could get or if it's similar enough to just add the tails to a regular jacket pattern. It would be much appreciated! Oh, and I'm female, not sure if a male pattern would change that drastically to fit a female form, thanks!