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The Lady LeClare is Victorian refinement with a playful Western side. Disembarking from a stagecoach in Dodge City, or attending the premier at the theater in New York, Lady LeClare exudes a sultry sophistication. Her saloon-inspired dress retains its form-fitting top, but the skirt has been lengthened for less bawdy adventures, while the velvet jacket with long, lace-cuffed sleeves provides an element of grace. With all that packaged together, it’s no wonder that Lady LeClare gets attention no matter where she finds herself.
J. Alfred Biltmore is the standard of American grandeur. Whether visiting his friends, the Vanderbilts or meeting with the Board of Directors to finance another railroad, Mr. Biltmore is always looking like he is in charge, standing out just enough to confirm what most people suspect when they see him—he is an important man seeing about important things.
The Biltmore Vest with sleeves (MC180) exudes Victorian elegance with its velvet finish and slimming V-shape, dressed up with a double row of buttons, but it still conveys American flash with its red brocade lapels.
Far from her home in Sicily, Carmella emigrated to the U.S. looking for a better life, and maybe a little fame and fortune, too, if God allows. She found her calling under the big top and the saloon stage, performing for crowds nightly as a lion tamer, a magician’s assistant, and a singer.
Her signature one-piece dress is a playful mix of Wild West with flocked taffeta and chainette fringe, and Italian whimsy, thanks to its layered satin skirt. Carmella may be far from her old home, but she’s turning plenty of heads in her new one.
The Biltmore Cape (MC182) completes the look- rich black damask for the business side, bright red dupioni for the times you need to see, and be seen. It can be worn as a full cape, or in the style of a duelist.
Carmella’s little sister, affectionately known as “Carmelita,” is spunky and fun. Like her older sister but a bit more carefree, she prefers the more dangerous circus stunts—tightrope walking and bareback riding are her gifts.
Her outfit is made to match her older sister’s, with the same taffeta and fringe, but she has traded the long satin skirt for something a bit shorter. Little sister will always push the boundaries. What fun are rules if you can’t bend a few?
Clockmaker Lillie Nesbit is fascinated with cogs and gears, and puts her vast knowledge of mechanical theory into her pocket watches, station clocks, and other essential timepieces. Keeping the trains and dirigibles on time is an art unto itself, and Miss Nesbit is the artist who keeps the sprockets moving.
Casting a striking figure in the laboratory or on the gaslit streets of Venice, Arabella is just what an alchemist should be—the prim and proper scientist on one hand, with the flash and flair of a magician. Pictured here is the fitted bodice (LC153) with removable dickey and 3/4 length sleeves, finished with a long gathered satin ruffle, and with a satin skirt with ruffled flounce (LC154). Order separately or as a complete outfit (LC153C).
An engineer and airship pilot renowned in Berlin and Vienna, Elektra Everheart is also an adventurer and explorer no men dare challenge, as she can shoot as well as she flies. Shown here with a pinstriped corset (LC151) complete with pleated ruffle at the bust line, and a skirt (LC152) ruched at both hips and outlined with a gathered ruffle to accentuate the high-low design (LC152), this ensemble makes a fantastic addition to any steampunk, Western, or cabaret closet. Order separately or as a complete set (LC151C)
Dr. Ophelia Thatchmore surrounds herself with the bright colors and sounds of her bird collection. It is said that no one can communicate with feathered creatures quite like Ophelia, and her command of all things avian is legendary within the Naturist Society. Ophelia’s hat, complete with a nesting feathered friend, is sold separately (LH88).
The Katy skirt (LC150) in washable satin, is as versatile as it is lively in photographs. The flouncy flow makes this skirt at home in Silver City, Nevada saloons or dressed up in Gibson Girl panache on the streets of Victorian London.
Protection of the royal family from dangers both inside and outside the borders is a job taken most seriously. Captain Theodosia Batterby leads an elite team of scientists and spies to stay a step ahead of villains at home and abroad. Her uniform allows her the high fashion standard of a Victorian lady while keeping to the rigid protocol of a Queen’s Guard officer.
As a bombardier and colonel with the Royal Prussian Army, Baron von Sextant made his fortune and learned the skills of his new trade–freelance exploring. Whether by train, by camel, or by zeppelin, the baron’s adventures took him far and wide across the globe.
Rumors and mystery surround Captain Nemo, and no one is really certain what they know about him. His name itself means Captain Noone, and where he got the fabulous wealth it took to build his amazing submarine is anyone’s guess. Even his coat has the same striking and exotic air—a steampunk-styled copper snakeskin coat with black trim (MC179) makes him easy to spot as he paces the halls of his incredible undersea creation.
With his wealth of knowledge of South American flora and fauna, Professor Cornelius is widely sought after by those leading excursions into the jungle to find the lost cities of El Dorado. If you ever want to make it out alive, seek out the professor. You will know him by his smart tweed vest with flashy buttoned flap (MC178).
An avid inventor and accomplished hot air balloon pilot, Dr. Enerator is publishing tales of his adventures in unknown lands far from his native Europe. The Mortimer G. Enerator coat is paired here with the Enerator Vest (MC174), sold separately.
Widow of wealthy Irish landholder Lord Killebrew, the Lady Killebrew first faked her own death, then used her anonymity to regain her family’s wealth and prestige through piracy endorsed by the queen. Though feared by captains of silver-laden Spanish ships, the Lady Killebrew never lost a taste for culture and finery.
Whether tinkering with her experiments or socializing at the Academy, Ruby is the picture of Victorian elegance, at home either as a whimsical scientist in the fantasy world of steampunk, or as a purely turn-of-the-century socialite.
Collecting tickets from passengers traveling near and far, the train conductor adds an air of dignified order to the din of the train station as the locomotive engines begin to warm up. As the steam whistle blows, indicating another on-time departure, the conductor tips his iconic cap to recognize it is time to go. A sharply cut coat, vest with pocket watch and stately brass buttons give him his recognizable look.
Beloved daughter of scientist, adventurer, and Victorian explorer Ruby O’ Rourke, little Garnet hopes one day to pilot her own air balloon over the rainforests of the Zambezi or across the steppes of Mongolia. For now, though, she must be content to learn in her mother’s Merseyside laboratory.