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- Clothing: Clothing styles on Doramraz span from mid-Victorian (1860s-1890s) to WWI. Utilitarian, working clothing is more likely to resemble WWI fashion, while the rich and exclusive are more likely to dress in an elegant, Victorian style.
- Victorian fashion references: see Wikipedia's article on Victorian fashion. For more detail, view the fashions by decade.
- Edwardian fashion references: see Wikipedia's article on fashion in the early 1900s
- WWI fashion references: see Wikipedia's article on fashion in the 1910s
[edit] Steampunk
"Steampunk" is loosely defined as "a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" of such technology as dirigibles or analog computers; these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or a presumption of functionality." Read more at Wikipedia's article on Steampunk
It's important to note that electricity is a new thing in the world of Doramraz, limited to the very highest level of society and possibly kept semi-secret by the government. There are not a lot of electronic devices, which is one of the definitions of steampunk--technology should be powered by steam and clockwork.
[edit] Examples of Steampunk
- Girl Genius - Adventure, Romance, MAD SCIENCE!
An ongoing webcomic set in a Victorian-esque steampunk fantasy world.
[edit] Links
Dictionary of Victorian London
Weird and Wonderful Gadgets- article
Cabinet of Wonders- blog. "Bringing the Early Age of Enlightenment to the modern world"
Steamfashion- LiveJournal group.
Rare footage of 1904 London - article with streaming video clip
