Steampunk sewing

[blamebrampton]

The festival of knitting is in full swing, but I have a Steampunk party to cobble an outfit together for. It's in a month, and I have the perfect footwear (actually, I have two perfect sets of boots and one ideal set of shoes, I may have a small issue) and a corset and antique watch and chain ... that's it. Four weeks is enough time to pull together a decent outfit, and I have scads of fabric, so I can manage it without spending any extra cash, but I wonder if costuming is enough to give a truly steampunk approach. In short, help!

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Comments

[hollyxu.livejournal.com]

Comfy shoes go without saying in any outfit, but depending on how hot you're going to be, maybe go light on the corset/accessories?

Sorry, currently trying to live through 40C weather, brain is not working well...

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It will be the last month of winter here, so all should be well! (I once wore an Elizabethan frock in Brisbane midsummer -- never again!)

The beauty of bustles is that they can hold fabric out away from the body and allow for cooling breezes beneath, I think this is why so many summer frocks had enormous crinolines and cage bustles: to make up for the high necks!