All Things Victorian

All Things Victorian
Victoriana Lady Lisa (Photo by John Thomas Grant Photography)

Monday, September 15, 2014

Victoriana Lady Lisa's Program All Things Victorian Wins First Place Award For Local Talk Show!



Photographer/author John Grant, and historian/author Lisa Griffiths, aka Victoriana Lady Lisa, won FIRST PLACE for Profile Talk Show for their weekly program All Things Victorian.


 A clip from the award winning show on Victorian Accessories. Victoriana Lady Lisa is shown wearing and displaying some of her large antique clothing & accessories from her private traveling museum collection. She began collecting at age 15 after she learned through a genealogy search that her maternal grandfather was a Quartermaster Sergeant in the Civil War.


  Lisa Griffiths and John Grant are delighted to attend the Alliance for Community Media Awards ceremony on Oct. 11th 2014 in NH. It's a prestigious regional award including all of New England and New York. The weekly program airs on Cape Ann TV in MA. They wish to thank Erich Archer, Lisa Smith, Jim Capillo, and everyone at Cape Ann TV for their  hard work and support.


All Things Victorian covers all aspects of the Victorian era, such as food, fashion, literature, architecture, and much more, from 1837-1901. The Edwardian era, circa 1901-1910, a branch off of Queen Victoria's tree, is also touched upon during the series.


Illustration of Victoriana Lady Lisa by Joseph Hernandez




There are 9 episodes of All Things Victorian planned, they include a  Victorian baking show, A Steampunk episode.

You can watch the episodes at Youtube.com under All Things Victorian 1623 Studios. 



Victoriana Lady Lisa- Bringing history to life since 2003

To book a program please contact me - Victorianaladylisa@gmail.com

 References available upon request



Sunday, July 13, 2014

Filming at MODVIC aka Bruce Rosenbaum's Steampunk Home, Sharon MA




I had the privilege of interviewing Steampunk extraordinaire Bruce Rosenbaum, owner of MODVIC Steampunk Design, and touring his and wife Melanie's fabulous home. It will be featured on an upcoming episode of my cable TV program All Things Victorian on Cape Ann MA TV. 

H.G. Wells & Jules Verne would have been right at home here among the wonderful  H.A.T. designs, as Bruce likes to say. Steampunk blends H-history, A-art, & T-technology in a delightful way!




Bruce is curating a fantastical Steampunk exhibition entitled Steampunk Springfield: Re-Imagining an Industrial City, complete with with Humachines & Brassy Bridal Steampunk Wedding fashions from March 27- September 28, 2014 at the Springfield Museum, MA. I will be filming at the exhibition for the TV show as well.

Thanks Bruce & Melanie Rosenbaum for your kind hospitality!!

For more information- www.springfieldmuseums.org
— in Sharon, MA.





Victoriana Lady Lisa- Bringing history to life since 2003

To book a program please contact me - Victorianaladylisa@gmail.com

 References available upon request

Friday, January 17, 2014

International Steampunk Fashions is chosen for distinguished book site

Author/historian Victoriana Lady Lisa, was just notified by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. that her book, International Steampunk Fashions, was one of only 115 books chosen, out of thousands of books, to represent Schiffer on the "Designers & Books Online Book Fair."
 "The books are from a distinguished, international group of publishers who pride themselves on books that inspire creativity and innovation, and are also a pleasure to look at." -The editors at Designers & Books.
Victoriana Lady is incredibly honored!! 

What is Steampunk? It's what the Victorians would have worn, and made, if they had our modern technology. It's a back to the future movement that's really picking up steam. :)



Victoriana Lady Lisa- Bringing history to life since 2003

To book a program please contact me - Victorianaladylisa@gmail.com

 References available upon request

Saturday, December 14, 2013

All Things Victorian Cable Program For Cape Ann TV Massachusetts

I'm delighted to announce that Cape Ann TV loves the program idea, All Things Victorian. It's similar to my antique traveling museum shows that I've presented up and down the east coast for the last decade. Each episode will discuss a different aspect of the Victorian era, from 1837-1901, showcasing authentic antiques and artifacts.


     Victoriana Lady Lisa in an authentic circa 1890 ensemble from her traveling museum collection.



Everything from architecture, to fashion, superstitions, to literature, and much more will be featured. We will also visit the Edwardian era, neo-Victorian fashions, and the latest phenomenon Steampunk.
Programs will be in studio, often with guests, and we will have interviews on location at various B&B's, tea rooms, antique shops, museums, historical societies, and with private collectors, just to name a few.

Once the program airs locally here in Massachusetts then it will be posted on Youtube for all to see!
Stay tuned for more details...





Victoriana Lady Lisa- Bringing history to life since 2003

To book a program please contact me - Victorianaladylisa@gmail.com

 References available upon request

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Author/Historian Victoriana Lady Lisa was recently interviewed on Cape Ann TV in Massachusetts on a popular long running program called The Writer's Block. It was to talk about her book, International Steampunk Fashions, and what she's doing currently. 

                It was an honor to be featured on the program Cape Ann, thank you for all of your support!


                                                                 "Quiet on the set!"



Her ensemble is Steampunk style, with an authentic antique hat, circa 1880, from her Victorian & Edwardian traveling museum collection. The show air on October 3 and 10 , 2013 at 8:00 pm on channel 12. 


                      Host John Ronan, of The Wtriter's Block, and Author/Historian Victoriana Lady Lisa


Copies of her book are available on Amazon and B&N stores online. You can also ask for it at your local bookstore. For a signed copy, contact the author at VictorianaLadyLisa@gmail.com



http://www.amazon.com/International-Steampunk-Fashions-Victoriana-Lady/dp/076434207X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380205693&sr=1-1&keywords=Steampunk+fashion

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Victoriana Lady Lisa- Bringing history to life since 2003

To book a program please contact me - Victorianaladylisa@gmail.com

 References available upon request

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Victoriana Lady Named A Cult Figure In Steampunk Genre




Victoriana Lady Lisa, aka Lisa Griffiths, of Oddities fame on the Science channel, named a cult figure in NY Examiner article. Lady Lisa was signing her newly released hardcover book, International Steampunk Fashions, at the 2013 Steampunk World's Fair in NJ.
To read more-
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-new-york-public-library-spotlights-steampunk




It was an honor to meet legendary author K.W.Jeter this weekend at The Steampunk World's Fair in NJ. Mr. Jeter is the first to coin the term Steampunk in a letter to Locus magazine in April of 1987, to describe the retro-technology, alternate-history works that he published along with his friends, Powers & Blaylock . Mr. Jeter's Steampunk novels include Morlock Night and Infernal Devices.




I had the pleasure of meeting one of the photographers, John T. Riley, who has work in my Steampunk book. He took this wonderful photo for me.




 This book is the first hardcover in the Steampunk fashion genre. It's a lovely 10" x 13" coffee table sized book with 192 thick glossy pages, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.

 Available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other fine booksellers.



Victoriana Lady Lisa- Bringing history to life since 2003

To book a program please contact me - Victorianaladylisa@gmail.com

 References available upon request

Monday, June 11, 2012

Introducing International Steampunk Fashions by Victoriana Lady Lisa






International Steampunk Fashions by historian Victoriana Lady Lisa

I am pleased to announce my eagerly awaited first ever hard cover book on Steampunk Fashions. What is Steampunk fashion you ask? It's where the Victorian era meets science fiction in a most delightful and creative way!!


"Climb into your steam-powered time machine aircraft for a tour of the fashion world, steampunk style. This fashion backward collection features hundreds of intricate, creative, and visionary steampunk designs from top names in the business and fans from around the world. 

Presented in high-quality fashion photography, the looks in this compendium include head-to-toe Victorian-era style coupled with futuristic, sci-fi concepts, as well as hats, jewelry, and other accessories. 

With fashions from as far away as Europe, New Zealand, and the Americas, this volume celebrates the diversity and innovators of this international phenomena and showcases works by contributors such as G.D. Falksen, Everlyn Kriete, Jon Magnificent, Steampunk Couture, Lex Machina, Lee Ann Farruga, Daniel Proulx, The League of S.T.E.A.M., Cris Ortega, Jema Hewitt, Dim Horizon Studio, Starkall, Empire Art, and many more. Complete with a foreword and "Steampunk 101"" by G.D. Falksen.

Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other fine booksellers



Victoriana Lady Lisa- Bringing history to life since 2003

To book a program please contact me - Victorianaladylisa@gmail.com

 References available upon request