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Slideshow: Neo-Victorian fashion

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Waterfall dress - side view
Designer Heather Luca creates outfits hinged around her custom made corsets. The full-length skirt, natural colors, and leather gives the outfit a steampunk flair.
Image courtesy of Heather Luca
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Girl in the woods
Like steampunk, Lolita fashion does involve a certain amount of role playing, but at a much more subtle level. For young Japanese women, it's a way to escape the more rigid cultural norms of Japanese society, and enjoy their youth. Outfit by Samantha Rei, Blasphemina's Closet
Photo by Drayke Larson
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Waterfall dress - side view
Designer Heather Luca creates outfits hinged around her custom made corsets. The full-length skirt, natural colors, and leather gives the outfit a steampunk flair.
Image courtesy of Heather Luca
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Waterfall skirt from the back
Heather Luca's neo-Victorian fashion features lots of layers and curving lines which she says complement women of all shapes and sizes.
Image courtesy of Heather Luca