Guns of Icarus Online Cosplay

[BdrLineAzn]

This looks nice Hamster, hmm I should make a costume and try to go next year.

[HamsterIV]

The Gaslamp Quarter is the trendy bar and restaurant part of town. I don't go there that often because parking is a pain and I prefer good food at a reasonable price over expensive food with "atmosphere." The Gaslight Gathering is held at a hotel in a section of town with considerably better parking. It tends to attract a smaller and older crowd than the more famous Comic-Con. My wife is into steam punk literature and goes to attend the author panels and play dress up. My costume is mostly put together so she wouldn't have to put up with a scruffy commoner on her arm.

[Dragmyre]

Looks good Hamster.   What's that badge on your cap?

 I've got the Steampunk World's Fair coming up this weekend, see if I can get some shots to post here. 

[Moo]

What's that badge on your cap?

Looks like the Unity logo to me.

[HamsterIV]

It is the Unity Logo. A friend of mine picked it up for me from the Unity booth at GDC. He knows how much of a fan of the Unity engine I am.

[Sgt. Spoon]

Looking good Hamster! I remember that from the "Why do you fly video"

[Dragmyre]

Here's one of me at the Steampunk World's Fair this weekend.

[Captain Smollett]

That's pretty slick.  Those boots are legit.

[Shukketsushi]

Nice, Zeb! I love the jacket; it's just like the dust-rider one.

[HamsterIV]

Nice threads Zeb. The boots and jacket look great, but it is the layering that really sells it.

[Dragmyre]

Thanks Everyone! 

I wasn't sure if I had too much going on or not with this outfit.  I've been playing with it for some time but I was happy with how it turned out. 

The boots themselves are old themselves, I think pre-ww1.  Funny enough I had to rivet on the straps because the cloth in the back disintegrated of old age so there was no way to keep them together otherwise, which in turn just worked out fine for the steampunk look.

[Lord Dick Tim]

I believe those are cavalier boots, which is kinda super funny because it has, in modern times, become a women's fashion.
You can find more similar to that style in uniforms for English horse back riding club gear.

[Dragmyre]

I figured they were equestrian of some sort, I found them tucked away in a barn sale few years back.

Lamentably yes, a lot of late nineteenth century garb has taken that route.

[Charon]

[Shukketsushi]

I was a nay-sayer for the shoulder pauldron with my "It would be easier to make it out of something that isn't metal but can be made to look like metal" silliness but I really like the way that it's turning out.