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I was unfortunately not up to going out yesterday, but today went to the Wastelands Steampunk con and it was heaps of fun. Very low key, and I get the feeling there were more costumes yesterday (though some of the ones today were still nice) but still great.

And here is the costume I've been working on: A steampunk Suffragette!
http://gallery.distantwisdom.net/file/misc/misc%20costumes/_MG_8310.jpg
http://gallery.distantwisdom.net/file/misc/misc%20costumes/_MG_8309.jpg
http://gallery.distantwisdom.net/file/misc/misc%20costumes/_MG_8304.jpg
http://gallery.distantwisdom.net/file/misc/misc%20costumes/_MG_8307.jpg
http://gallery.distantwisdom.net/file/misc/misc%20costumes/_MG_8315.jpg

Oh and Lynn: if you get lost in the many posts on my lj, here is the one on the zodiascope. Note to self: If you're going to spend several days making a prop, make sure you have some way to display visibly on your costume or it or noone will notice...

EDIT: Yes, I did very briefly accidentally have a different post here and deleted it :P

Apparently in his post-colonial deconstruction panel

strangedave was talking about how there should be steampunk suffragettes, so I had several people saying "Oh, you have to show that to Dave". Which I did, and we had an interesting conversation on the subject :)

It turns out that there is such a thing as suffragette jewelry, made of purple green and white stones, so I used that as a theme for my costume There's even a little white-stoned brooch holding together my sash :) (the red fabric was just what I had to hand, part of a half-finished project of

nico_wolfwood's I got when she moved)

Thanks have to go to

feminist_fandom for giving me ideas on the slogan!

AND I made it through the whole day (well, as much as I was aiming for, including helping out on the Girl Genius panel), and while a bit peaky don't feel too bad overall.

Costume description:
flash-tubes (from Dick Smith) and candy thermometer in hair, which was up in a simple bun with my bangs twisted up and pinned on top.
Earrings made of antique keys, choker made of a broken watch face, purple pendant, silver chain, and green crystals.
K-mart shirt
Hand-made waistcoat from another costume, pinned onto Target skirt (which otherwise sits around my hips)
Sash made of what I assume were unfinished draft protectors, drawn on with proper fabric marker (based on this image)
Ribbed fishnet tights, handmade leather boots (

nico_wolfwood: what was the name of the place again?)
Non-antique walking stick from antique shop
Op-shop jacket I added at the last minute
Zodiascope