Oooh, thanks for the steamfashion link. Sad that a quick scan of the comments seems to indicate that his comments on colonialism have gone over the heads of everyone just saying, "Pretttttttty!" Why am I not surprised? :P

I want to be in steampunk too, but not if my friends and I are mysterious Oriental girls smoking opium or Indian widows waiting to be rescued by rich British travelers or savages in Africa awaiting civilization by missionaries.

YES. Augh.