Today, I was walking to school when I had the sudden craving for boiled peanuts. Mmmm...the soft skin and the subtle sweet taste. Nothing better to warm you. Well, other than hot chocolate maybe. Or coffee if you're a coffee lover. Or tea, if that's your cup of...tea.
Anyway, there's something's that got me bouncing with anticipation. There's a steampunk ball coming up and I'm going to go! If I save up money, I can afford it.
For those of you who don't know what steampunk is, it's a genre related to science fiction, fantasy, and the Victorian era. It's basically the era of the steam engine (hence, steampunk) combined with Victorian style dress. There's also steampunk novels, films, and music bands. There's the costumes, too! It's very much like Victorian formal wear combined with goggles, leather belts, and whatever mechanical addendums you can add to the fray. If I go, I get to dress up in top hats and mechanical appendages and boots and vests with stopwatch chains! It's going to be splendid. Now all I need is to find a place to buy all of this stuff...
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- jumira-wings
- Hi, I'm jumira-wings, likely to be one of the strangest people you'll ever meet.
Its sorta of hard to find actual stores to buy steampunk items, most people make them. However, you can find some great stuff at Etsy for effects. I always enjoy going to thrift stores to get the literal clothing because they are literally old and are easily manipulated to any style you want. You can find an old smock and a few fasteners to make a good steampunk skirt and buy a few gears and epoxy glue at your local craft store. Then its just a matter of imagination!! Just a thought, I'm sure you'd make a fabulous creator :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips!
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