Steampunk

[ellid]

Ever since Arisia, I've had this somewhat crazed desire for a steampunk hall costume. This may or may not be due to seeing cluegirl and aquila_dominus in all their glory :), but I've been going through my fabric stash and have come to realize that I have almost everything I need to make something really pretty cool.

Alas, I'm a crappy pattern drafter...so I turned to the world's greatest pattern company and purchased three of their wares.

Watch this space for further developments :) This is going to be mega-spiffy.

Comments

[lherelenfeline.livejournal.com]

What an awesome site
I might buy a the belgian jacket patten to make my next winter jacket. I think it can be done in heavy wool with a quilted lining... it would only require doing a size up to allow for the insulation.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Folkwear patterns are the best I've ever used. The directions are clear, the patterns are sized properly, and most of them come with fascinating instructions for embellishment and a page or two of information on the history of the garment. They're really popular with wearable art buffs and costumers.

[varianor.livejournal.com]

Whoa! And here I thought that a frogged jacket and aviator glasses were off-color. Go ellid!

(Do you have links to the specific hall costumes in question? Says the man who is already the Official Creeper of His Daughter's Friends. ;) I worry about clicking on journals and just paging around, creating odd statistics. Thanks.)

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Here (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/hughborg/Arisia/?action=view&current=IMG_0072.jpg). I'm thinking something sleeker, more like a steampunk Gibson Girl (http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2008-07/images/GibsonGirl.jpg) or New Woman, but we shall see....

[ladyaelfwynn.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Welcome to the Sepia side! ;-p

I love steampunk because it lets me play with historical fashion.

Good luck!

[girlygothic.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

I played with steampunk for the first time a few Halloweens ago. I haven't really done anything with it since, but still have a strong urge to do so. Hopefully I will be able to do so in the next few months, and some events/venues are coming up.

Like ladyaelfwynn, I also found the opportunity to play with a different time period of historical costume very fun. Actually, right now I'm having the same fun playing with yet another completely different time period - 1920's.

[danabren.livejournal.com]

I look forward to reading the dress diary and seeing what you come up with :)