The Great Sacramento Steampunk Exhibition

.... well, not "great" exactly. And by that I mean it was quite small. But here it is....

The Second Saturday Steampunk Art Stroll

For those of you who know me and those of you who don't, I have been wanting, very badly for the last few years or so, to don my steampunk garb and go to a society meetup. But alas work and other obligations have prevented me. Yesterday though, after planning for months, I have achieved my goal of fluffing my bustle and making my man put suspenders on. Thus, none-too-shabbily, we strolled down the boulevard. Here is a design of my costume and the costume itself, put into action...

Costumes...

For Curtis, I managed to find a tweed vest and suspenders at a garage sale. He wore his khaki pants and ordinary work shoes plus a belt. The hat is a thrift store fedora and the glasses are vintage raybans I had in the house. Thats really all it took for him.


Mine was a little more difficult. The most money I spent was for the corset, which I purchased for $50 on import from canal boat in England. Everything else was second hand, or pieces I already had. The Comb in my hair is a 1930's original piece, the fan and parasol are both vintage and the boots, as you can see in the above full length picture, are vintage Justin brand 1970's cowboy boots. The Bodice I found years ago at the thrift store, the skirt was a regular tiered maxi skirt, and the 3 buckle belt is forever 21. The brass octopus, I bought at a consignment shop. A very simple costume with much of the desired effect I wished for.




The Story...
Just for kicks, I thought I should extrapolate a fiction for us.

A strange couple, we two, a soiled dove caught up in her wonton ways and, what appeared to be an upright school teacher in his tweed vest and tinted glasses. He, presumably, arrived in california to seek his fortune, and when the rush for gold faded, found his profession teaching modern mathematics to the youth of the area proved far more profitable than the bracers down in Coloma. Sacramento is a quiet town, and thusly, he settled down quite nicely. She was aloof, and congenial, but the spark was there. How could it possibly come to fruition?



But... then again... he's dashing, and she, charming. And so they take each other's company despite held differences. Isn't that how it goes? From opposites breed attraction?

I thought it was a nice story for a little role playing. Cheesy, but aren't we all? Here's the two of us, living happily ever after:

The Contest...

Lastly, I wanted to follow up on Gail Carriger's Heartless contest. I've been bidden to take a picture of myself with one of her books in an effort to hopefully win a signed copy of any one of them. Wish me luck... and hail the victorious parasol!