Thursday, 13 January 2011

Steampunk begins

How would I describe steampunk fashion?  Hmm..... a mixture of corsetry, lace and ruffles, given a harder edge with buckles, chains and studs. Think sci-fi meets the Victorian era, in this fictional world the future has arrived early.
This new project has a live brief, given to us by Phase, a local alternative clothing company. For the project I am required to design and produce a shirt or shirt dress based on the steampunk theme.


I've tried to keep my designs modern while staying focused on the original theme much like garments in the image above. I looked at menswear in the Victorian era and used this as inspiration, emphasising collars and sectioning the sleeves to mimic arm garters. 

When researching steampunk fashion I found these websites usefull:

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