Victorian blue/purple steampunk dress
Historical Fantasy Genre. Steampunk.
See my Victorian Lady page for a brief history of the American Victorian Era. Victorian Era 1837 to 1901, a lot of stuff happened in American during that time: Abraham Lincoln. Mark Twain. The Civil War. Union and Confederacy. California Gold Rush 1849. Civil Rights Act of 1866. Thomas Edison. Susan B Anthony. American Wild West.
Steampunk of course is very different, it’s the fantasy fashion of what clothing would look like IF steam power was predominately used, and everything was clockwork engineered [instead of electric and digital].
I did a very similar dress last year for the same Steampunk convention. See my Green and Red Dress. A 2-layer skirt, with an off the shoulder top. Trimmed in gold. Bow on the back. This one has beads on it.
See my Victorian Lady page for a brief history of the American Victorian Era. Victorian Era 1837 to 1901, a lot of stuff happened in American during that time: Abraham Lincoln. Mark Twain. The Civil War. Union and Confederacy. California Gold Rush 1849. Civil Rights Act of 1866. Thomas Edison. Susan B Anthony. American Wild West.
Steampunk of course is very different, it’s the fantasy fashion of what clothing would look like IF steam power was predominately used, and everything was clockwork engineered [instead of electric and digital].
I did a very similar dress last year for the same Steampunk convention. See my Green and Red Dress. A 2-layer skirt, with an off the shoulder top. Trimmed in gold. Bow on the back. This one has beads on it.
I also made the hat; it was a cheap bowler style felt hat, that I cut in half and turned into a bonnet, and decorated with peacock feathers, buttons, ribbons, and other bits.
Worn with other accessories: gloves, jewelry, explorer purse. If you like historical, I’ve done other historical costumes recently: a Blue Regency Dress, a Pink and White Regency, Edwardian, Victorian, Renaissance, and a 1770s toile de jouy stay. |
Perhaps it’s the color, but this one looks more fantasy than steampunk. Perhaps its the lack of goggles.
The design is not from any particular show.
Pictures were taken at ClockworkAcademy2019. And at the Rose Garden2022. Photos by OscarC.
The design is not from any particular show.
Pictures were taken at ClockworkAcademy2019. And at the Rose Garden2022. Photos by OscarC.
All photos are copyrighted.
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