Thread: Steampunk Adventurer

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I need some serious help, HF!
Can you guys post any relatively inexpensive ideas for costumes or costume parts to make a Steampunk Adventurer? My boyfriend would like to have a similar theme and I dont mind cross-dressing so costumes for either men or women are fine.
Thanks!

For an adventurer you would probably need pants. Try to find something with suspender buttons, or add them yourself, and use a pair of button suspenders.

If you have a Safari Jacket or vest you don't really need to bother with the suspenders.

The shirt should probably have a band collar, but you can fake it by just folding the collar in on a standard shirt if you don't want to modify an existing one or buy one.

For boots you can make yourself a pair of gaiters or long spats/half chaps to wear over shoes.

Use some metallic spray paint (probably brass) on a Nerf gun, ray gun, etc. and you have a pretty basic but passable costume.

For some female adventurer photos, look up Osa Johnson. That may provide some inspiration.

Here are some links that may be helpful:

http://www.meetup.com/steamhub/photos/
http://community.livejournal.com/steamfashion/
http://community.livejournal.com/steam_elegance/

You might want to have a look over at instructables.com - lot of steampunk ideas there.
http://www.instructables.com/tag/typ...nel-steampunk/

Goggles are a must (I think) and a quick search on Instructables turned up this example which looks dirt cheap. (Lots of other versions there too!)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make...Goggles/#step1


(I'm sure you've already checked out Rikki's thread HERE for some great inspiration for the look.

Theres a guy in the photo link below, safari steampunk adventurer inspiration perhaps...I usually check out ebay for costume bits.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/...db6ae3e4c7.jpg

These guys look fab

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32058362@N04/4604306393/

Thanks for the ideas, I'll start planning right away

For future reference, check out the DragonCon picture sites. A lot of the photo albums have a section specifically for Steampunk costumes. There are some really cool stuff out there for this idea and Steampunk is really in right now.