Land n Sand Sep / Oct 2013 | Page 18

Anton and Claire’s costumes incorporate classic steampunk symbols – goggles, top hats, parasols and pocket watches. Think Robert Downey’s Sherlock Holmes and Jules Verne’s novels, combined with American Wild West and Vaudeville and you get the idea. In the spirit of steampunk’s emphasis on resourcefulness, hand crafts and attention to detail, the couple design and make most of their outfits, as well as the stilts and fire apparatus.