...And I want a Zeppelin to go with my brass goggles...

[missbaxter]

It's that time of year again. The trees are in bloom, the blackbirds are singing down by The Chanonry, it's warm enough to go out without a jacket - all of this only means one thing:  WARDROBE OVERHAUL!!!   I have shedloads of clothes, and none of them actually go together, but yet I still seem to have great difficulty bringing myself to get rid of

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[lady_moriel]

Shoot, I always proofread my LJ entries. Sometimes even my comments. >_<

I'd probably go to steamfashion for ideas--I've spent way too much time there the last few days looking for inspiration for the steampunk Barbie project faeriemaiden and I are kind of working on. I guess the jewelry and other accessories you wear can do a lot to make things look a little steamier, gears and clocks and keys and things, and...I don't know, stuff with corset-style detailing or buckles? There are different kinds of steampunk fashion, too, so there are different ways you could go with it (i.e. kind of gothy Victorian, more casual, I don't really know). I suspect top hats could indeed work with a lot of things. Goggles...not sure. I've got glasses too, although if I were to wear goggles, it would probably be part of a specific outfit/costume or for pictures where I wasn't wearing my glasses.

...I need more steampunk icons. Rather, I need steampunk icons, period, because I seem not to have any.

[missbaxter]

Thanks for the link to steamfashion; I've just added them to Ye Olde Fliste...I'm currently leaning towards goggles in the sense of possibly finding a small pair to use as a hairband, but again, like the top hat, I think they probably have to be worn with confidence or not at all. Please do tell about the steampunk Barbie project; it sounds rather fascinating and subversive (says the girl who used to play Salem Witch Trials with her Barbies - I was maybe not quite a normal child.)