Elizabeth Taylor- Cleopatra

My favorite thing Liz Taylor ever acted in has to be her role as Cleopatra. She is simply stunning.

Steampunk Lingerie

More of John Galliano prettiness!!!

Black Eye Suzie Art Dolls

I just love Black Eye Suzie art dolls. They are so expressive and delicate. The one pictured has to be my favorite, with her little parasol and pensive look. She also has a great blog. Some very interesting posts on her actually constructing her dolls. Her doll construction fascinates me. There head, hands and feet are individually sculpted from paperclay (no molds). Some of her earlier bodies were made of fiberfill and cotton fabric over a wire armature. Lately they look like paper clay forms strung together with ball joints. Their faces are hand-painted with water colours, with handmade eyes. Such pretty little elegant creatures.

Neo-Victorian Elegance

Here are a few of my favorite Neo-Victorian Gothic pictures, with a little Steampunk edge.

Steampunk Lady Adventurer

Also a Air Pirate, Explorer or Spy...

Steampunk Aristocracy

Here is another interesting definition of Steampunk according to spiritus-temporis.com ...
"Steampunk is a sub genre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. Fiction in the steampunk genre is set in the past, or a world resembling the past, in which modern technological paradigms occurred earlier in history, but were accomplished via the science already present in that time period. The genre typically falls into the realm of science fiction.

There are two main sub-genres of steampunk: historical steampunk and fantasy steampunk. Historical steampunk tends to be more "science fictional": presenting an alternate history, presenting real locales and persons from history with different technology. Fantasy steampunk, on the other hand, tends to present steampunk in a completely imaginary fantasy realm, often populated by legendary creatures coexisting with steam-era or anachronistic technologies."

Louise Black Apparel

And of course you can't talk about Ms. Black without talking about her clothes as well. Here are a few of my favorites. You have to take a look at her Etsy shop. It's just full of goodies!

Cyber Steampunk ?

Lately I've been seeing the term Cyber Steampunk bandied about. It seems to be a mixture of Cyber punk, and a Steampunk vibe. It edges more on the "Weird West" sub-genre, but not as edgy as Diesel Punk. Kind of a softer Mad Max frontier feel. I'm not sure it's a true sub-genre yet, but it's out there enough to catch my notice. Here are a few examples...

Airship Captain or Airship Pirate

As defined by Suite101 an Airship Captain or Airship Pirate ... "combines the elements of flamboyant no-rules world of piracy, with the steampunk concept of retro-futuristic technology. Sailing about in dirigibles, airship pirates combine Victorian, pirate and mechanical design in their clothing and accessories. " Here are a few of my favorite examples.