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Watch City
May. 12th, 2024 08:57 pmI went to Watch City yesterday with benign_cremator. We didn't go into any of the stuff in the buildings, just the park. One of my coworkers was allegedly running around volunteering and I'm not sure if I'm relieved or disappointed that I didn't run into her. (She's a SCAdian of the old days who's gone more over to living-history stuff of late.) I did run into a few friends who I haven't seen in absolutely forever, which was nice, and actually found someone selling food I could eat. I mean, I think there was more egg in it than they admitted to because I felt my mouth tingling, but not enough to cause me really noticeable problems.
Cloak and Dagger is apparently getting out of the corset business and was having a clearance sale. Unfortunately as a result of this they did not have the one I wanted in my size, but I know what kind of aesthetic I'm looking for in a corset now. I just need to find someone selling them, since a corset is very much something I'm reluctant to buy from the internet. I seem to be going more and more over to the classic brown-leather steampunk aesthetic.
I'm also experimenting with acquiring nicer things--having been raised by people who were deeply into bargains and then spent a lot of my formative years dating a hoarder, I was conditioned somewhat to pursue more cheap stuff. But I've also been deliberately setting aside money for "toys," which has been turning into the idea that spending a lot of money on specific possessions will result in being more careful with them. So I have my new leaf messenger bag with matching coin purse (obtained by searching Etsy with variations on "faerie purse" until I found something I liked), and I've been looking to replace my wallet for a while and finally found the perfect one yesterday. It's handmade, brown leather stamped with a compass rose. (See what I mean about heading for the classic steampunk aesthetic? Unfortunately searching Etsy for "steampunk laptop bag" is not producing the desired result. Hopefully something will turn up if I'm patient enough.)
No one was selling gloves, which was annoying because I did not dress warmly enough. (I own a pair of extremely nice leather technically-fencing gloves which could probably be repurposed for steampunk gloves. I should consider this.) I had my raincape, but that's really designed for rain and isn't light enough for high wind. Steampunk lends itself to dressing warmly so I need to try to find myself warmer costumes. Or really any proper costumes; I've got accessories but not clothing. Thus the desire for a steampunk corset, and then ideally a full-length brown ruffled skirt to go with it.
Cloak and Dagger is apparently getting out of the corset business and was having a clearance sale. Unfortunately as a result of this they did not have the one I wanted in my size, but I know what kind of aesthetic I'm looking for in a corset now. I just need to find someone selling them, since a corset is very much something I'm reluctant to buy from the internet. I seem to be going more and more over to the classic brown-leather steampunk aesthetic.
I'm also experimenting with acquiring nicer things--having been raised by people who were deeply into bargains and then spent a lot of my formative years dating a hoarder, I was conditioned somewhat to pursue more cheap stuff. But I've also been deliberately setting aside money for "toys," which has been turning into the idea that spending a lot of money on specific possessions will result in being more careful with them. So I have my new leaf messenger bag with matching coin purse (obtained by searching Etsy with variations on "faerie purse" until I found something I liked), and I've been looking to replace my wallet for a while and finally found the perfect one yesterday. It's handmade, brown leather stamped with a compass rose. (See what I mean about heading for the classic steampunk aesthetic? Unfortunately searching Etsy for "steampunk laptop bag" is not producing the desired result. Hopefully something will turn up if I'm patient enough.)
No one was selling gloves, which was annoying because I did not dress warmly enough. (I own a pair of extremely nice leather technically-fencing gloves which could probably be repurposed for steampunk gloves. I should consider this.) I had my raincape, but that's really designed for rain and isn't light enough for high wind. Steampunk lends itself to dressing warmly so I need to try to find myself warmer costumes. Or really any proper costumes; I've got accessories but not clothing. Thus the desire for a steampunk corset, and then ideally a full-length brown ruffled skirt to go with it.
