Okay, so it’s a horrible pun. But really, if you’re looking at the historical development over time of the bustle, could you resist? The fact remains that one of the classic elements of refined lady steampunk wear is the bustle. But what people seem to forget is that the bustle wasn’t always part of Victorian [...]
Archive for August, 2010
A Behind the Scenes Look at the Bustle
Posted in bustles, costumes, fashion, Steampunk, Uncategorized, Victorian fashion, women, tagged Behind the Scenes Look at Bustles, bustles, costumes, Steampunk, steampunk fashion, Theresa Meyers, Victorian fashion on August 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
You might be Steampunk when…
Posted in culture, Fun, Steampunk, Winners!, tagged steampunk fun, suzanne lazear, you know you're steampunk when, you might be steampunk when on August 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Okay, before I bring you this week’s post I have the winner of the Gear Ring from Kinekt. And the winner is… ~drum roll please~ *~*~*gabby sullivan*~*~* Gabby, please email me at suzannelazear (@) hotmail and I’ll tell you how to claim your prize. Congrats! You just might be Steampunk when… You own a ballgown, [...]
The Darker Side of Steampunk
Posted in Steampunk, Victorian Life, Writing, tagged musings, steampunk worldbuilding, suzanne lazear, the darker side of Steampunk, Victorian Issues, Victorian Life, Writing on August 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Another important issue came up during the Steampunk panel I was part of at the RWA 2010 National Conference in Orlando–the darker side of Steampunk. It can be very tempting to idealize and sanitize the Victorian era in our Steampunk stories. Depending on your world building, this approach could work. But the Victorian era wasn’t [...]
Women In Steampunk
Posted in Books, Steampunk, Victorian Life, women, Writing, tagged character development, role of women in steampunk, victorian women, Writing on August 16, 2010 | 16 Comments »
When I recently was part of a panel of Steampunk at RWA 2010 we got some very interesting questions from the audience. One of which was “What roles can women play in Steampunk stories, given the traditional roles of Victorian women?” My answer was somewhere along the lines of “In Steampunk women can do whatever [...]
The Steampunk Novel Diary: plot, characters, both?
Posted in Steampunk Novel Diary, Various Writings, Writing, tagged Marie-Claude Bourque, Steampunk, steampunk books, Theresa Meyers, Writing on August 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
by Marie-Claude Bourque STEAMPUNK WORD OF THE WEEK: Abbess – Brothel Madam (from Steampunk Lexican for iPhone) Doing those workshops with Lolita Theresa gave me lots to think about, especially when we started to talk about steampunk archetypes. Since I’m writing an adventure, I was pretty much focus on plot, looking at my 3 acts and [...]
How to Build a Steampunk Outfit by Donna Ricci
Posted in Brass goggles, Corsets, costumes, culture, fashion, how-to, Lolitas, Steampunk, Victorian fashion, tagged build a steampunk outfit, Clockwork Couture, donna ricci, Steampunk, steampunk fashion, steampunk how-to on August 9, 2010 |
The fabulous Lolita Donna, aka Donna Ricci, proprietress of Clockwork Couture has come to my rescue and put together an amazing post about building a Steampunk wardrobe from the ground up. Building a Steampunk from the grubby ground up Creating a Steampunk ensemble requires imagination, ingenuity and creativity. The New Victorian movement is rarely portrayed [...]
