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By Margaret Harris


If you like the idea of industrial jewelry but don't want heavy, angry looking pieces you may want to consider a different approach. Steampunk jewelry often has a very industrial feel to it but it often feels happier and more playful than most industrial styles. If you have seen or heard of this movement here is what you need to know in order to tell whether it is something you want to know more about.

Individuals who get introduced to this genre may be amazed to find out that it is much more extensive than being limited to clothing and accessories. There are movies and music that have this quasi-industrial element to them. People who are devoted to this lifestyle will often pursue Victorian hobbies such as hat making, corsetry and tailoring in order to make sure that their outfits look as beautiful as possible. Steampunk items all tend to have a Victorian feel to them as that is the time period when mechanization and industrialization first truly began to take hold.

This style of dress can be difficult to figure out and explaining the time period may sound very vague but as you spend more time learning it becomes easier to understand. If you think about what life was like during the Victorian era you will begin to understand. Now throw in the kind of future that is imagined by HG Wells and, in some cases, magical elements and you have the very basics of this movement.

If you are female, you have many different clothing choices to choose from. You may want to think about wearing an outfit that has a very Victorian feel to it, mixed with some technological elements. Think corsets, full skirts and elaborate top hats coupled with goggles, futuristic looking weapons and necklaces that are very industrial in feel.

For men, there are many choices as well. They can either choose to be elegantly attired in Victorian formal wear or dressed in a period military uniform such as a set of British scarlets. They can choose to look the part of a dusty explorer who has seen much of the world as well. One of the wonderful things to this fashion style is that anything goes as long as it looks like it was from a past era.

Some individuals choose to buy their costumes and jewelry online. There are many sites that sell this kind of gear. You can either opt to purchase a complete outfit or mix and match to develop a look that is all your own. You can also attend conventions and other events and find items there as well.

You may be surprised at how easy it is to make this kind of jewelry. You can use metal findings such as fake gears, futuristic looking beads or other items in order to give your pieces the proper look. If you don't like the idea of wearing specific pieces you may want to find metal items that can be sewn onto clothing or accessories to give them a more industrial feel.

Finding events to go to is the next step that you may want to take. You may want to try meeting up with other people at local conventions. It is not uncommon to see someone dressed in this way at local science fiction conventions and there are often local events as well that focus on dressing up in your steampunk finery.




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