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]

Comments

[ravurian]

You could be an eccentric inventrice, or a clockwork courtesan, or a threadbare thief with a ticking secret. Or you could combine your hobbies and be steampunk witch with a steampimped wand...

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

OOH! I like the last one ;-)

Alas, my inventions would all be along the lines of Comfy Saddle With Drinks Cooler, and Stable Ladder For Climbing From One's City Residence Into One's Dirigible.

I would know I should be working on vaccines and aether radios, but my uselessness at biology, chemistry and electrical engineering would show!

[momebie.livejournal.com]

Hey now. This big, mad world needs all kinds of inventions!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I would have failed to invent penicillin, but been well ahead of my time with soft toilet paper ;-)