The Crossroads of the Aether
Mini top hats-- not just for prostitutes anymore!
Okay, I admit that I took the title from a particularly informative steampunk costuming panel I attended recently, wherein the Victorian costuming expert explained that the "teacake top hats" would only have been worn by, let's say, "ladies of negotiable virtue."
Nonetheless, I love them, and I make them, so negotiate away! I will be at Anime Boston, the Great Burlesque Expo (MA), and Steampunk World's Fair (NJ) this spring, and check out my Etsy shop, Over the Top Hats.
Tags: fascinators, fashion, hats, top
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Permalink Reply by Rt Rev.Hammer, Archimandrite on -
Very nice work! I was stunned to find out that the teacake hat was the mark of the soiled dove!
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Lavinia Dayton on -
Of course, respectable ladies then wouldn't have worn their petticoats knee-high nor their corsets in plain view. So what's a pretty little hat?
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Permalink Reply by Nivatima AhlaSteam on -
Lovely!
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Permalink Reply by Rude Alice on -
Marvelous! I will send all my ladies to your shop.
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