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!

[Poll #1589017]

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[brumeux77.livejournal.com]

Knowing little to nothing about steampunk myself, I drafted lady_akatari, who has at least written some. So my answers are really hers. For Q3, she commented "any costume of any period is improved by a man with a sword". As for Q2, she dithered back and forth between the sporting wear and men's clothing (with a very brief consideration of a riding habit) and finally refused to commit herself. But the very first thing that caught her eye was Q1's watch. "You can't do anything in steampunk without a good antique watch!"