Wedding attire help!!??

[lethearen]

Trying to do steampunk to the nines (without looking "costumey") can be expensive if you don't have anything at all in that genre! I prefer the grungy steampunk over the sophisticated (like Z suggested), but don't know the feel of the wedding.

If you have a modern kilt, I'd suggest wearing that instead of tartan (the Alt Kilt artificer posted would be great, but any utility style would rock it). Otherwise... one of your "too long" kilts would be a good match for a punkier look.

Clunky boots are your friends. Hrm... pocket watch, goggles... maybe go buy a cheap analogue clock and take it apart for the gears. Hit up a local antique / junk shop and look for anything old and metal

There's a steampunk band called Abney Park... one of the performers wears a tartan kilt. You could do a search on him and model after that.

Good luck!

[artificer]

There's a steampunk band called Abney Park... one of the performers wears a tartan kilt. You could do a search on him and model after that.

Good luck!

I love Abney Park! Have you heard of Dr. Steel and Vernian Process?

Back O/T.

A nice waistcoat, pocket watch, high collared ivory shirt and boots (or diced hose, spats and shoes) would rock.

Gentleman's Emporium (a page related to Steampunk Emporium) has some very nice options for waistcoats and shirts.

[Irish Jack O'Brian]

You might have a glance at this forum.

[wildrover]

Find a brass recycler, cover yourself in duct tape with the sticky side out, and have a couple buddies huck you in to one of the bins. Wear whatever comes out with you.

Alternatively, pick up a can of gold-colored Krylon, and shoot your boots. Hang clock innards in place of a kilt pin, and tape a brass plate to the back of your head.

Ok, yes, the theme is getting so mainstream that I'm getting a little cynical ...

So, seriously, you can get a pair of brass-colored goggles from most costume shops for about 10$. You can also just take a pair of swim goggles, mask out the lenses, and hit them with a rattlecan. Bonus points if you use ski-type goggles, like the ones everybody wore around the rebel base on Hoth.

Carry a brass-colored tube with you, and peer through it once in a while. Bonus points if it's really a kaleidoscope (thank goodness for spellcheck!) or a telescope.

Wear a monocle.

Not entirely kidding about the recycler or the brass plate on the back of your head. It really does appear to be that easy.

The kilt is largely incidental.

That's all I got. Keep in mind I'm mostly joking around...make it tasteful, it's a wedding.

[troxel87]

A nice waistcoat, pocket watch, high collared ivory shirt and boots (or diced hose, spats and shoes) would rock.

I think this is probably the way to go. I have some vintage style shirts that I could air out tonight and put together. My wife has an old heirloom pocketwatch from her grandfather I could wear (she offered :P). Might find some goggles and some random brass pieces.

I figure it'll all go relatively well with the Weathered MacKenzie kilt. Black sporran, boots, belt (with brass plate)... I like it...

Thanks for all your input!