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Steampunk wedding cake


Steampunk Wedding Cake?
Well, it looks more like Russian Faberge + a carousel - but still, quite Victorian.
The artist is VenusCakes (UK), and they also have Gothic and other delights. It seems some people (!) don't know what Steampunk is (I guess they don't read boingboing.net) so here you go:

"Steampunk is a genre of fantasy which came into prominence in the 1980’s/90’s.
It incorporates elements of the Victorian era such as steam power but also encompasses Victorian clothing such as corsets. If you are familiar with stories by Jules Verne or The Extraordinary League of Gentleman you will get an idea of the style."  - and, of course, boots and corsets....