Clothing Steampunk/Neo-Victorian

All of my big dolls are going to be dressed in these styles of clothes, I've started making them already but since I don't have any bodies for any of my big 'uns as yet (nor a working digicam O_O), I can't really show you what I've got so far! XD

More info on steampunk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

And for visual cues, think the movies of LXG (and most definitely the graphic novel), Steamboy, Howl's Moving Castle, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Time Machine. ^_^

 

hmmm... i always thought this as gothic victorian - i a style i've been using for.. um, a number of years for myself and one i love designing for dolls... but if i'm worng, correct me...

but here's an outfit that i did for selling (not that it's sold.. ) it's on my mom's ushiwakamaru(is that how it's spelled?) girl "shika" who i love to pieces for modeling cuz she looks great in this style.

 

I suppose FFVI can be called steampunk-ish, if nothing else. While a lot of the technology is Magitek, run by magic, there is technology that is probably steam-powered, like the Figaro Castle submerging technology or the airship technology. And Vector is full of tech stuff, not all of it can be Magitek, since Magitek uses a rare power source. Narshe is definately steam-powered.

Sadly, I don't have Leo and Kefka yet, and won't for a long while, at least not Leo, who is the one of the two who wears more steampunk-y stuff, when he's not in uniform. Kefka just dresses like a demented court jester.

To not make this a text only post, my 'Dina has a rather neo-Victorian style. This isn't the best picture I have of his more Victorian outfits, but it was the only one I could get from the laptop.

 

i entered my steampunk designs to the dollheart contest, but none of them made it to the finals.

 

Not Steampunk, but sorta Neo-Victorian...

06-02-valentines-150a449 by aprilllee, on Flickr
Dollheart Romance of London outfits (with different shoes than those that came with the outfits)

 

Steampunkish Kiylan, just to resurrect the thread!

 

Ahh, this style has a name! I just always thought of it as "that creepy art deco 1930's stuff" Batman the Animated Series (probably not so much... ) and Big O type of style. Astri definately falls into this category, (pocket watches, clocks, things with big gears, dress pants, button downs and vests) I just haven't made him anything in this style yet, because I had no clue what it was. XD

ETA: Here we go! Astri being a bit steam punk/neo victorian/whatever I dream up. ^_^


Tee hee... keys....

 

Got a couple!

Old pics, but all my dolls are Victorian/neo-Victorian since they're all based on my webcomic.

 

Oh I'll definitely spam once he's ready!!

In the meantime, my Bernard, Jaden prefers the apocalyptic style as well

 

Lachlana- Oh god he's beautiful! Is his outfit a full set or parts of a set, because I've seen that thing on his leg before and was thinking of getting the outfit that went with it, I just can't for the life of me, remember what the rest of the outfit looked like.

Here's a few pictures of my rather clothesless boy right now. I actually just (poorly) sewed up the shirt last night out of an old shirt of mine. He looks kinda like Trent Reznor at the moment...





I'm going to get a loosely knit sweater for him. In some shade of brown or gray. And I'd love to get a Nunofelt scarf commissioned for him (but really, I would love to try nuno felting myself, so maybe if I ever stop being so lazy I could do that.), And he needs more jewelery, among other things.

I love the Apocalyptic look that involves lots of useless junk attached them, like they are constantly on the move and feel the need to take claim of every piece of shiny garbage they come across and attach it to their wardrobe.

I'm glad this thread got started, it's really made me start to think more about my character's world, I'd been having trouble trying to figure out just which of the possible Apocalypses he is part of. But now I think I've got it all figured out

 

I have two steam punk girls. and a boy on the way.

Here are some random shots of them.

 

thanks so much, so nice to hear you like them. I may have to post my steam boy to then.

His name is Amsterdam.



together with my Siren (machina)


After I modded his cheeks.

 

All of these dolls are so absolutely stunning I don't know where to begin to start my praise!

evie the kid: I just had to say, I have a steampunk boy named Storm as well. He's not a pilot, though.



I haven't pulled together a great number of accessories for him just yet, but this gives the general idea.

 

Sorry, LuckyI, I have absolutely no idea... but here's a little contribution to this great thread!

Adeleska:




I also updated my post on page 3 so that Kiylan's pic would show!

 

One of the major things that tends to make an outfit Steampunk instead of Neo-Victorian to me is the use of brown-tones instead of blacks or reds. Also, lots of leather, sometimes patchwork, some deconstruction, though the last two, of course, aren't necessary.

Here's one of my steampunk-styled characters (who I intend to make into a doll eventually!):

 

I always thought that the difference between Steampunk and Neo-Victorian was that Steampunk was deconstructing the modern things, returning them to their Victorian/steam powered aesthetics, where as Neo-Victorian is the addition of modern technology and whatnot to the Victorian clothing style arrangements.

But you know...I might just be talking a load of bollocks thats just how I have come to see it.

 

Steampunk is: advanced machinery built with Victorian-era tech. Ie, a steam powered robot. Also a fashion style combining Victorian-era clothing with leather, brass, goggles, straps, some fantasy elements such as armor, aviator caps and a general sense that the person wearing it might be up to the elbows in greasy clockwork at a moment's notice.

Good Steamy links:

Everyone's friend, Wikipedia
Steamy gadgets
Brassgoggles, great resource

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is steamy. This online novel is steamy. Corsets and round spectacles and gaiters and tubes filled with strange liquids are all steamy. Girl Genius is sort of steamy, with heavy emphasis on fantasy elements.

Hope that helps!

 

Top hats + goggles =

 

Jackie is pretty Steampunk ^_^







His old self:

 

So many cool steam punk outfits here! I really have to get sewing some more~ But I've been modding!
This is Charlie 13- my clock work boy- who is closer to done now.


A few different pics here: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207053

 

Oh, I didn't know that this clothing style had a name! Liam, my DOT Sha, wears Neo-Victorian clothes:

 

Ah, how come I never seen this place before , so many cool steam punkery 33.
Bird of Hermes, that mod is wonderful ! Reminds me of Full Metal Alchemist >w<, but well ya not really XD













My new steampunk brat , goggle/earing/headband made by me XD~
[ More photos over here ]

 

Quick photos of my new Belladonna - I want to post a better picture because she has these really cool gear eyes in (one by asato and the other by clayfaery) that I couldn't quite capture right in this round of pics (they are side glancing but you can't tell):

 

Sorry you can't see his outfit well in this shot..I just love my antique bottles ^^

 

YEY! At last I can post here. Here's Crowley:
( * Sorry in advance for the spammage*)

 

Here's a couple of my Steampunkers......Dollstown Lucille & Dollstown Elysia.....
Lucille......




Elysia......




xen

 

My boy Spade tends to tiptoe Steampunk and Pirate most of the time :

 

Loved darkawaii's stellar jetpack--Wonderful work.
Here's my Narin pair wearing steampunk. This is based on a fiction written by my friend, Fenderlove titled "Automated Utopia"
Winifred is wearing "Steamy Mourning" by StrangeAngels

Spike is wearing a costume created by Brian Earl of Australia.
Narin Dragonfly & Narae Open-eyed

 

my girl's outfit for this past dollectable's costme contest.

 

My CP Lishe (Dreaming). The shirt was made by Teddybay-o, who is FANTASTIC. The rest was made by me.

 

Although he's Clockwork, he's sorta Steampunk too. RussTee my Baha:

 

Ok, well I made Ipsie some ghetto goggles,( so they sorta count as Steampunk):

 

I have 2 new faces arriving soon and I think they would look great in steampunk!
I pretty much have my boys outfit sorted but I am getting really stuck with my girls. So I would love to see all your steampunk outfits please! Both girl and boy, but particularly SD13 girls

 

I have some pics of my Volks Anais with an SD13 body in Steampunk attire here:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238245&highlight=lady+cogsworthy

 

I do a lot of Steampunk stuff:

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278913
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278426
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204558

Hopefully these help you.

 

More steampunk ( spammage).
Ashley my western Steampunk:





Bailey my Steampunk avaiator:




Herr Drosselmeyer's Doll ( scary steampunk):

 

First off, Mich, your props are awesome! Really cool stuff you got there.

Second, I went ahead and just rehosted my pictures on that thread and fixed the thread. They are now working. But here are some others after all that back and forth (sorry).










And some from that thread I JUST fixed...






My steampunk photostories start here FYI. That's my website for reference, but if you want to find them on DOA there are here. I can provide links.

Hope this helps.

 

Here's a few.......









Dollstown Seola & Elysia

xen

 

*GHACK* How did I miss this thread?? I have a Steampunk pair, Batiste, the Illusionist and Satine, his lovely assistant/partner in crime/lover:

 

Well, they are complete dolls now and I am so happy with Alice and Alistair! I have taken on board all tips and sugestions here and this is what I have so far...



Now, I know more natural tones (browns) are favoured for steampunk but black was all I could get at the moment for goggles, hat, coat and corset, but I have teamed them up with brown pants, boots and cream top for Alistair and brown skirt and boots for Alice. they look black in the photos (esp. her skirt) but are a dark brown!
I am really happy with their outfits and look (their faceups are just perfect!) but would like some "accesories" to go with them to complete the look.
Any sugestions as to what they should have, where to get it and how to enhance them would be greatly appreciated

 

I'm having an interesting time thinking about Steampunk and other things being discussed here from a doll perspective as opposed to a Scene perspective, but here I go.

Steampunk as a genre does derive from Cyberpunk when you're discussing literature, but as a visual style it pulls more from neo-Victorian clothing and the ideas that come to mind from the Scientific Romances that were written in the 19th century, Jules Verne and H. G. Wells novels, and the things that poeple like Nikola Tesla, Charles Babbage, and Thomas Edison were working on at the time.

Any Gothic influences do need to come from the more neo-Victorian styles just to make them mesh better. EGL, EGA and what is called "High Goth" are your best choices if you're going for middle/high class, but you can put in Rivet/Industrial and more basic Punk influences if your character is a commoner or an Airship pirate or something like that.

Personally, I am going the Steam Scientist route with my dolls, so I'm making things like lab coats and small versions of devices I've seen at the Steampunk Workshop and the like.

As for colors, warm colors and brown are popular, but there really isn't a set palette. It really comes down to what they could make in the 19th Century with the industry they had, and that was pretty much anything. The Industrial revolution freed people from dyes being limited by what natural sources were, and it exploded.

 

I am in near complete agreement with Kiya-chan (thats actually becoming quite common, I find...*L*) but I would also like to add that Steampunk makeup CAN be pushed. I have always loved a 'splashed with a bucket of water' take on the neutral palette in steampunk. It looks like you're a dirty bastard airship repairman (or woman) just come up from the greasy pits. X3 Also, adding in some fantasy effect makeup REALLY works with Steamy themes; it all depends on your 'character'... for instance, inspiration taken from broken porcelain or rag dolls.... 'vampire'-like makeup with visible veining in the face and hollow features.... and also 'heroin chic'/urchin looks great. But best of all? Bruise and injury effects. *L* Makes ya look like you just got done scrappin' with the Automaton Red Baron. kekeke.

 

This this this. The 1800's gave birth to some very colorful and opulent patterned fabrics, so I personally would like to see more of that utilized in Steampunk outfits. The Victorian era wasn't all black and white or brown.

 

Agreed! If you've got a character for whom it's appropriate, a "scuffed" look is really great. It can be hard to do that in a doll faceup, though, because then the doll always looks that way, and that can be tiring after a while. Which is sad, because I really like it and it makes the character come through a lot stronger!

Adding fantasy influences into the designs is another good option, definitely! Especially fantasy-horror ones. Steampunk literature is often connected to or in some way influenced by the works of authors like Lovecraft and Mary Shelley.

I know that my "steampunk" dolls are from a story I've been working on for a while, and while the world they live in and the plot of the story itself both have a lot of Steampunk influences, it's also very heavily weighed on the fantasy side, especially in that the characters are non-human. For their designs, I'm drawing on myths from around the world, and the result is that I have characters who would classically be considered to be naga, satyrs, fauns, tengu, etc. But they're existing in a Steampunk world. I'm having lots of fun with it.

Aerinea, those are all good points! The Steampunk and Cyberpunk literary genres are definitely more closely related than the clothing styles, mostly because they approach and explore many of the same themes (dystopia, rebellion against oppressive authority, individuality, etc), even though they approach those themes from different directions and using different tactics and technologies. I would hesitate to go so far as to say that Steampunk derived from Cyberpunk, since there were definitely Steampunk novels before there were ever any Cyberpunk ones. Rather, I'd suggest that both genres are experiencing a "boom" right now (so to speak) because our society has reached a point where many people are interested in questioning the things that Steampunk and Cyberpunk question, and also that many people who like one also enjoy the other, because they do address such similar themes.

I love the Steam Scientist look, and I can't wait to see what you're doing with your crew!

 

Kiyakotari, I think you may be right about Steampunk literature not actually being derived from Cyberpunk; it may only be the name. They do share a lot of themes and that is where the connection comes from.

I'll post pictures of my dolls as soon as I get things the way I want.

 

It's a rather cruddy photo, but it's too late in the night to go and get the little photo space together. ^_^;;

The vest could still use a faux button or something on the outside I think, and likely a different shirt to go with, but here it is: the simplest vest there ever was- only two cuts of fabric.

I'll try to get some better photos later if someone wants.

 

Oh! Another thing that can work well in a steampunk outfit, but especially any for a character who exists in or interacts with a frontier setting, is clothing that would typically be associated with the American "Wild West" period.

 

Being from the other side of the planet I was thinking more Australian outback, kinda like what Nicole and Hugh wore in Australia, only with a twist Another reason i was thinking the more brown tones. Our red dust does NOT come out once it gets on your clothing (or car, or anything!)

 

Aussie grrrl, the Steampunk Workshop is a website: http://steampunkworkshop.com/. I live nowhere near the wonderful Jake von Slatt and must look at his site to keep an eye on his projects. A lot of things on that website are far beyond my ability so I keep to what I can easily make or miniaturise in a non-functioning capacity.

Bird of Hermes, that is a lovely fabric you used on that vest. It could use some decorative buttons, but the fabric is just wonderful!

 

I have been working on a light type of steampunk clothes (I'm not good with clockwork T.T)

Leto (Souldoll lee jun ki)



Rose (Miro)

 

Those are beautiful, personally im happy to finally see some non-gear based costuming(beyond the small decor like buttons)......since steampunk is more about the tech addition to Victorian styling, which you dont see much.

 

Horrible pictures, but here's the first doll I've managed to assemble to represent a character from my Steam-fantasy novella. His name is Davlin, and while he's not complete yet, you can see the Steam influences coming though already. His character is based on a classical faun or satyr, but definitely not traditionally represented. I've got other characters that will eventually see doll form (some on layaway right now, others I'm saving for) from this same world, and they're based on various combinations of mythological creatures from around the world, including one (he's going to be a LOT of work) that draws influences from harpies, tengu, and many Native American bird-spirits (especially as represented in Eagle Dances and the like), a couple that are clearly taken from naga designs, and some that would probably be more closely connected to werewolves (though there's no "shifting" that goes on).

 

How odd...I swore that I commented on how much I liked you Faun, Kiyakotari...but now I don't see it anywhere...
Anyway, I like him very much. He's so proper. ^_^

Ferret-hime, I made a bustle skirt a while back and you could pull off a dress with a yard or so probably. Um, it's a bit hard for me to say, as 1) I don't use patterns, and 2) the entire front panel of my skirt was a series of pleats (think the belly of a snake) so that part took a rather considerable amount of fabric. ^_^"
I pretty much just made an ankle length sheath skirt, with a slit up to the knee at the back so there could be some kind of leg movement...and the bustle section was a separate piece of fabric gathered at the top and such and sew in with the side seams. That way the front of the skirt would stay nice and snug, while the back could flare. I used tule to stuff up the bustle. Heh, I didn't really feel motivated to create the support undergarments. ::shrugs::
I'll see if I can scrounge up a picture somewhere...

Edit: Ok, I took some photos. Please ignore the wrinkles...the skirt has been hanging out in a box under other things for several months...please also ignore the top, which is why the outfit has been hanging out in a box...:P

It has generous fantasy inspirations, but it wasn't too hard to make and gets the idea of a bustle across I think. ^_^

 

Yui, my B&G Hera:

 

I have a couple more to add:
Ipsie:

The Jester:
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Here are a couple better shots of Davlin, my Steam-fantasy faun man.

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My newest boy is a steampunk-inspired cyborg:





Right now he's wearing pieces of one of Dollzone's outfit sets (called "Little Prince" at Denver Doll and "Silver Prince" at Featherfall)... It works for now, but he will get some better and steampunkier outfits in the future.

 

Just got my RuRu21 and have been working on what I call "Cowboy Steampunk", sort of "Wild Wild West" inspired.... A friend made the leather chaps, vests, hats, holsters and rayguns. I made the shirts, jeans and divided skirt. Added the astrolabe, compass, knives, keys, etc for Steampunkian extras....What do you think????

 

A little manipulation with photoshop to do a steampunk arm