Not ren related...but steampunk:)

[Lady Anna]

Thought I'd share my pics from Imagicon 2010. I enterd the costume contest as a 1890's entomologist and won for best historic costume! I am so happy I could burst!  Just had to share. Thanks to everyone on here, you all so great at helping all of us flegelings out when we get stuck, have questions etc.


http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/renisancegirl/?action=view&current=imagicon2010032.jpg

[Lady Anna]

Sorry.... wrong code..  try this one

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/renisancegirl/Costume%20pics/?action=view&current=imagicon2010032.jpg

[Bonny Pearl]

That's awesome!  Congrats!

[Jessi]

That is an amazing costume. Congratz!!

[gem]

You look great!!  Mind if I post it here?



Tell us more about this! Did you use a pattern, what are all the pieces, etc, etc.

[Lady Anna]

Gem-

First, thanks for posting the pic on the page. I can never figure out how to do that. I used the laughing moon womens sporting pattern for 1890's. I also tweaked it a bit because my insperation came form the Taschen book fashion a history from the 18th to the 20th century. There's a wonderful pic of a bycicling outfit that I loved.

  My charater is an entomologist. I have a steampunk pin on the lapel (a dragon fly) and on the hat (a beetle with gears and clock hands). My gun is a replica (steampunked up ofcourse) of a late victorian bug sprayer. I am also carring a minors lamp (to see in caves) and my case is my field kit (mag glass, sketch book, pen & ink etc). I used velvet for the hat and trimmed it out in the same fabric as the double breasted coat (the fabric I got at hancocks, onsale). The pants are just heavy weight linen. Hope that answers all the questions. Thanks again for the comments!
I am very proud of this.

Jess
Aka. Lady Anna

[LadySeasan]

that is indeed an awesome outfit, and congrats on winning!

[gem]

Awesomeness! 

And you should be able to easily turn your link into a picture. If you're able to edit your posts, do that, and then add the following image "tags" before and after the URL with no spaces:
[ img ] url to picture here [ /img ]

[Lady Isabella]

Lady Anna
Hat to boots you look awesome!!!

[Genievea Brookstone]

How fun looking!

[Marietta Graziella]

What a wonderful ensemble!  Would love lots more detailed pics of the pins, the case, the hat!  C'mon girl, don't be shy! 

[sealion]

Awesome outfit!

[Queen_of_Navarre]

you certainly deserve first place!! Wonderful costume!

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

I happen to have that very Laughing Moon pattern! Fantastic look, Lady Anna!!  Congratulations!!!

One cannot get Steampunk WRONG!!

The new Museum Replicas catalog has Steampunk accessories. I am planning to order Goggles, a watch, and a few things to add to my Williemina Wonka character.

[DragonWing]

Great look Lady Anna, and congrats also.

For some fun Steam punk extras, I met this guy at Spoutwood Fairie Festival.
Paul Hersey who owns Organic Armor. His pieces look like metal or leather and they are not and very light weight.
www.organicarmor.com