Steampunk Navajo

Last year at TeslaCon 1 I wore a Navajo Steampunk outfit, and I thought it was high time to write a post about that.

First, I should say that as far as I know I have no Navajo heritage. I made this costume because I really like the aesthetic of Navajo art, particularly their clothing. I also wanted to explore steampunk in a different direction, most of the characters/outfits I've seen have been very Euro-centric. Thinking about what a Navajo approach to steampunk would be let me be a bit more creative than I might have been otherwise.

Review of TeslaCon

I had originally intended to write what would be a much longer post, a full blow-by-blow essay that details everything I experienced at Tesla Con. Then I realized that my post would reach new heights of tedium, so I've reformatted my post and my thought about TeslaCon.

Unless otherwise noted, the pictures used here were taken by Krista Kuhn.

 Image from http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=30804