Showing posts with label Real World Steampunk Style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Real World Steampunk Style. Show all posts
Friday, November 25
Boots: Post-Apocolyptic Frontier Beauties
On Zulily this morning: gorgeous boots by Lane!
Yes, they all have a definite Western feel--but oh, so wonderfully distressed and dystopian. Most definitely Steampunk compatible.
Monday, July 18
Thursday, November 19
Steampunky Boots on Zulily
These showed up in my inbox this morning, from Zulily:
Tobacco Santa Fe Extra Wide-Calf Leather Boot by Vestiture
Chocolate Monaco Wide-Calf Boot by Intaglia
Ooooh, I like the "Stone" finish even better!
Cocoa Stockton Wide-Calf Boot by Intaglia
But the best of the lot--look at these beauties!
Olive Guadalupe Leather Boot by Vestiture
They also come in "Cocoa". . .
And black, which I also really like. But the green is the most fabulous!
Brown Kingsville Wide-Calf Leather & Suede Boot by San Jacinto Boot Company
I don't usually see this many excellent Steampunky boots in one place, let alone for such great prices. There were more I didn't show that would fit nicely in a Real World Steampunk Wardrobe--I just showed you the best.
A nice way to start out the morning!
Sunday, February 15
A Sampling of Steampunky Jackets
Well, last night I reached a milestone--while I was browsing and saving things to share here, Ebay alerted me that I had reached my quota of saves. Egad! Time to blog and share the lovelies I've been finding with you.
My main hunt at the moment is for jackets and coats. And ooooooh, this is a great time of year for finding beautiful and oh-so Steampunky things. This post will serve as a sampling!
First, we have the elegant, more dressy jackets:
Then we have an elegant, military-esque jacket:
And then a wealth of casual pseudo-military jackets:
Then we have all the so feminine riding jackets:
Oh, that last one is just gorgeous.
And finally, a little jacket that was not quite in any of the above categories, but which I really like, and which I think could be a great addition to a Real World Steampunk wardrobe. Particularly mine. Ahem.
As you can see from this post, Ralph Lauren is a fount of good Pseudo-Steampunk pieces this year, esp. jackets. I'll post more specific to RL later!
My main hunt at the moment is for jackets and coats. And ooooooh, this is a great time of year for finding beautiful and oh-so Steampunky things. This post will serve as a sampling!
First, we have the elegant, more dressy jackets:
by Free People
Ralph Lauren, bidding ended
Then we have an elegant, military-esque jacket:
by Together
And then a wealth of casual pseudo-military jackets:
by H&M
by Cabi
by Apart
by H&M
by Spicy Girl
by Fleurish
found here
Then we have all the so feminine riding jackets:
by Ralph Lauren
by Ralph Lauren
by Cabi
by Zelda
by Ralph Lauren
Oh, that last one is just gorgeous.
And finally, a little jacket that was not quite in any of the above categories, but which I really like, and which I think could be a great addition to a Real World Steampunk wardrobe. Particularly mine. Ahem.
by Ralph Lauren
As you can see from this post, Ralph Lauren is a fount of good Pseudo-Steampunk pieces this year, esp. jackets. I'll post more specific to RL later!
Sunday, January 18
Gold Button Boots on Zulily
Another find while browsing the real leather pseudo-Steampunk boots available on Zulily this week:
So fun!
I totally love how the leather goes half-way down the heel, finished with a tiny scalloped edge. Details like that thrill me.
While it is also available in the usual brown tones, I think the "blue and ash" combination above is my favorite in this "boot."
So fun!
I totally love how the leather goes half-way down the heel, finished with a tiny scalloped edge. Details like that thrill me.
While it is also available in the usual brown tones, I think the "blue and ash" combination above is my favorite in this "boot."
Friday, January 16
More Steampunk Potential--Boots on Zulily
Looking around Zulily the other day, I realized there were many more real leather boots with steampunk potential on that site than I had realized. Of course, it is a clearance site, so sizes are very limited, and unfortunately the clearance prices mean no returns--but still worth checking out!
This boot does not thrill me--the "laces" are just a tad too clunky, as is the heel--but I really like the subtle button texture and the curve at the top of the boot.
The laces at the back of this boot are quite wide--they cover the entire heel--but that's an unusual touch that lends to a corset-lacing feel to this boot.
This boot is many things--part lumberjack, part mod. . . the more I look at it the more it defies pithy description. But there's something about its hodge-podge style that reminds me a little of a Tim Burton movie--or Firefly, perhaps. It's unique, and that is plenty of fodder for a steamPUNK look. And these boots are made by a reputable company--full grain leather and waterproof too! I have a feeling these boots would be awesome in person.
Oh, to be a size 6 or 6.5--the two sizes in which this boot is still available. Because OH the steampunkiness! And these beauties are real leather--almost unheard-of in over-the-knee boots! So, so cute.
Another very classy and very versatile steampunky style. Also available in cognac brown--but, like the black, in very limited sizes.
I do not normally go for any boots that have large chunks of leather missing, for "style." But these caught my eye because the missing chunk does not extend down to the heel--thus rendering them completely unpractical as boots--and so they remain wearable as boots, while the design emphasizes the strappy nature of the top. Leather straps + brass buckles = very nicely Steampunk.
Completely adorable "hobo" style laced boot. And again, all these I'm mentioning are real leather. I have a feeling this is one of those boots that would look even better as it is broken in to the foot.
The heel of this boot is not at all my favorite--but that is an adorable textured cuff! And the color is perfection--I can see this really working with Steampunk pieces.
This boot speaks for itself. My favorite part is the subtle stitching on the heel and toe. Well, and the over all shape. So feminine!
Basically the same boot in black--same shape, same feel, same stitching on the heel back, but with some subtle differences in the toe design and leather. Another boot that would likely look even better as it was broken in!
This boot does not thrill me--the "laces" are just a tad too clunky, as is the heel--but I really like the subtle button texture and the curve at the top of the boot.
The laces at the back of this boot are quite wide--they cover the entire heel--but that's an unusual touch that lends to a corset-lacing feel to this boot.
This boot is many things--part lumberjack, part mod. . . the more I look at it the more it defies pithy description. But there's something about its hodge-podge style that reminds me a little of a Tim Burton movie--or Firefly, perhaps. It's unique, and that is plenty of fodder for a steamPUNK look. And these boots are made by a reputable company--full grain leather and waterproof too! I have a feeling these boots would be awesome in person.
Oh, to be a size 6 or 6.5--the two sizes in which this boot is still available. Because OH the steampunkiness! And these beauties are real leather--almost unheard-of in over-the-knee boots! So, so cute.
Another very classy and very versatile steampunky style. Also available in cognac brown--but, like the black, in very limited sizes.
I do not normally go for any boots that have large chunks of leather missing, for "style." But these caught my eye because the missing chunk does not extend down to the heel--thus rendering them completely unpractical as boots--and so they remain wearable as boots, while the design emphasizes the strappy nature of the top. Leather straps + brass buckles = very nicely Steampunk.
Completely adorable "hobo" style laced boot. And again, all these I'm mentioning are real leather. I have a feeling this is one of those boots that would look even better as it is broken in to the foot.
The heel of this boot is not at all my favorite--but that is an adorable textured cuff! And the color is perfection--I can see this really working with Steampunk pieces.
This boot speaks for itself. My favorite part is the subtle stitching on the heel and toe. Well, and the over all shape. So feminine!
Basically the same boot in black--same shape, same feel, same stitching on the heel back, but with some subtle differences in the toe design and leather. Another boot that would likely look even better as it was broken in!
Tuesday, January 13
Steampunky Merrell Boots!
Zulily has a great sale on Merrell boots going on right now--with a couple of totally adorable and very Real World Steampunk boots:
What an amazing boot. You can find this boot in black and in a distressed brown elsewhere on the internet, but neither one thrills me. But this version, with those creamy tones of leather against the brass hardware--so so steampunky.
There are two other versions of this boot that are also quite Steampunk compatible, also a part of the Zulily sale:
This second boot in the line is a little bit more Western in feel, but still so versatile.
And then there's this intriguing shoe variant:
This one is a design oddity--somehow the shape of the shoe combined with the "cuff" front and brass hardware here looks much less gaiter and much more Pilgrim. I still like it, though--any clothing article that catches the eye with its nod to olden-time shapes, materials, textures and colors is a fine start for a steampunky look!
What an amazing boot. You can find this boot in black and in a distressed brown elsewhere on the internet, but neither one thrills me. But this version, with those creamy tones of leather against the brass hardware--so so steampunky.
There are two other versions of this boot that are also quite Steampunk compatible, also a part of the Zulily sale:
This second boot in the line is a little bit more Western in feel, but still so versatile.
And then there's this intriguing shoe variant:
This one is a design oddity--somehow the shape of the shoe combined with the "cuff" front and brass hardware here looks much less gaiter and much more Pilgrim. I still like it, though--any clothing article that catches the eye with its nod to olden-time shapes, materials, textures and colors is a fine start for a steampunky look!
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