step back in time, grieving minds cry for credible debate

So, the Shop and Hop that ties into SL19B opened a few days ago, and I've been wandering it. I don't remember entirely where I started--my brain remembers Delphinium, but I don't see that on the list of sims. But I thought it might be amusing to take pictures in the approximate style of neo-Victorian daguerreotypes.



The layout's the same as all other Shop and Hops, just the decor changes, but in this case, the decor's actually not bad.



Not sure which Mole thought it was a good idea for steampunk religious allegory? But okay.



As usual, there's the expected mix of Designers Who Grok the Theme and Designers Who Have No Clue, but--the theming from the decor was actually cohesive, and pretty much on target throughout.



And I also really liked the constant pairing of ivy and pipework--a subtle nod to the Victorian love of gardening, as well as steampunk's devotion to pipes and propellers.



Airships and ivy go well together, too.



And I'm not the greatest gif maker, but--I did like the way this one came out. It does not, at all, do justice to Vae Victis' booth at the event, though. If your processor is up to it, go and stand in place, and look up, and wait for the ceiling to spin with stars, and listen for the ethereal glissando of musical notes that accompany the starry movements.

And if that doesn't work for you, then just watch the celestialpunk chandelier spin for a few moments, because that's incredible, too.

[[Insert from the Editrix prior to publication: Delphinium does exist as a sim! And that's the SLUrl that will take you directly to Vae Victis' door, where Grimoire Hexem has made some wonderful skins for the Aurum horse, and in a collaboration with En Pointe, a truly beautiful set of tack that's rigged for all twenty Teeglepet breeds. Amazing.]]

Oh, and...

That is all.