WhimsyCon 2023

Written By Melanie Unruh

DVSS Members are preparing for WhimsyCon in a few days.

DVSS Instigators have been hard at work these past few weeks, planning for our contributions to WhimsyCon on March 31 - April 2. WhimsyCon is Denver’s Steampunk and Costuming convention, which will be on hiatus next year to make room for CostumeCon 42, which the sartorial set is all a-flutter about.

DVSS is presenting the Steampunk Parlor in conjunction with Airship Iron Opal, and with contributions by the Victorian Society of Colorado. The Parlour is our space to relax, converse, play some games, and entertain folx. We will also be running the Tea Dueling Tournament, and we have collected some nice prizes.

Additionally, DVSS is presenting a full slate of panels at WhinsyCon. Please join us for some of the following discussions and workshops.

  • Steampunk Fabric Resources - 5:00 PM Friday

  • The Clockwork Green Fairy - 10:00 PM Friday

  • A Steampunk Capsule Wardrobe - 10:00 AM Saturday

  • The Perfect Fit - 11:00 am Saturday

  • Victorian Women’s Dressing from the skin out - 12:00 pm Saturday

  • The Parsimonious Steampunk - 1:00 pm Saturday

  • Tea Tasting - 3:00 pm Saturday

  • Drafting Victorian Patterns from Primary Sources - 3:00 pm Saturday

  • The History and Culture of Tea - 8:00 pm Saturday

  • Games Steampunks Play - 10:00 am Sunday

  • Steampunk Outside Colonialism - 11:00 am Sunday

  • Victorian Textiles - 12:00 pm Sunday

  • Hats to Spats - 1:00 pm Sunday

  • Historically-Inspired Sewing - 3:00 pm Sunday

Presenters will be Sheila McClune, Lara Beckwith, Hannah Kimball, Melanie Unruh, Mark Beckwith, Rosa Brassart, and other DVSS members.

https://www.whimsycon.org/

Melanie Unruh
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