We have been big die-hard fans of El Costurero Real (which means The Royal Tailor) since the very first tme we discovered it. As probably most of you know already, El Costurero Real is the entrepreneurial project of the charming María de los Ángeles Guisado Ruiz, better known as Alassie. She is a professional seamtress […]
Archives for July 2012
Amoelbarroco, Decimononic and… fortune-telling?
Irene and I have known Viveka Goyanes for many years. She is an explorer of the intersections between fashion and art, and we spoke with her about her alter ego Amoelbarroco, Steampunk jewelry and many other topics in March (this interview is available here: ‘Steampunk jewelry tonight with… Viveka Goyanes’). As we share common interests, […]
Steampunk jewelry tonight with… Jenny Schwartz
1.- The interviewee Jenny Schwartz is an Australian author, happily abusing her history degree by writing steampunk. Her setting for “The Bustlepunk Chronicles” is also her hometown, Perth. There’s a lot of history in Perth and a tradition of tall tales. Steampunk fits right in! 2.- The interview 2.1.- About Australia, Steampunk literature… and Steampunk […]