Multicultural Steampunk
The Victorian era was a time of unprecedented global interaction (yes, usually with unfortunate results). Miss Kagashi has devoted herself to exploring some of the wonderful (and usually non-British) dress, customs, and rituals of the time. If you need inspiration, go there!
For example, here is a wedding dress from the Magnes Collection:


W said,
August 14, 2011 at 9:51 am
Oooh! Purdy!
Louise Curtis said,
August 14, 2011 at 3:25 pm
W: She also has a thing for hats.
W said,
August 14, 2011 at 3:46 pm
I noticed. 🙂