I am new to Steampunk, and am starting to rework my wedding dress into a Steampunk Ensemble.

I attended the Steampunk World's Fair last weekend, and was excited and overwhelmed by the possibilities!  
I wore my dress to SPWF so I could try things on with it and figure out what I want to do, and I have a pretty good idea, but would like some advice.

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Okay, so I'm working on outfits for my husband and I... and currently I have a workable outfit (well, mostly) for myself except for one very important thing: some sort of contraption to cover myself on the bottom so that I'm not arrested for public indecency. (A skirt! I mean a skirt ( Read more... )

Godey's Lady's Book was the Oprah/Ladies' Home Journal/Cosmopolitan magazine of the 1800's ( Read more... )

After the leader of the local steampunk group took it upon himself to slander my dearest's name, mine in conjunction, and attempted to tarnish the reputation of a few of my close friends, Steampunk has sort of lost it's luster ( Read more... )

(The title may or may not be relevant...I just like the way it sounds.)

Hello! I need some help. (More like a LOT. Haha.)
Whatever your field of expertise, be it sewing period costumes or knowing all there is to know about the 19th century, read on. I need info of all kinds. :)

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Hello fellow steamers! I am in dire need of some fashion assistance ( Read more... )

Greetings, Clockwork Cohorts,

I was interested in steampunk many years ago. I wouldn't say that I "dabbled," seeing as I don't remember merely "dabbling" in anything but, for some reason, my active interest faded. But here I am in the present(or future, far past...or alternate present) looking for some cringes shopping advice.

1) Where might I find a ( Read more... )

Hi there!! I'm sort of like a newbie to this com. I mean, I've lurked for the past year...(yeahhhhhhhhhh...). And I've finally gotten around to seriously doing my own outfit ( Read more... )

So I've had an idea percolating in the back of my head for a while now about doing a somewhat steampunked gypsy outfit and tonight I finally sketched it out. I like the basic idea but I'm not sure about the colours and I kinda feel like it's missing something. So I present it to you lovely folks for consideration and would much appreciated any ( Read more... )

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