Friday fashion

Looking for more steampunk fashion inspiration? Check out Brian Kesinger (of Tea Girls fame)'s Tumblr blog.

Friday fashion: steampunk Gaultier

Tophats and tails! Have you seen Jean-Paul Gaultier's Autumn/Winter 2012/13 haute couture collection? Take particular note of the men's corset at around four minutes into the video. Or at 07.20: are those stretch velvet leggings? Bring back the codpiece, I say. Naturally, the collection finishes with an amazing wedding dress based on a white Victorian-style tailcoat worn backwards. Enjoy!

Friday fashion parade

Chanel can always be relied on to have a steampunk element in the collection (Karl Lagerfeld often dresses like a time traveller). The gauntlets and Peter Pan collar on this outfit, for example, give a simple black velvet dress a touch of steampunk. Click on the photo to see the whole Autumn 2012 collection for more inspiration.