steampunk

a lot of my subculture knowledge is lacking (although I really really really love subcultures), and I only just learned about steampunk around 6 months ago or so. well, the ny times had an article about it last week!


the article is about a neovaudevillian performance troupe called the James Gang and what exactly steampunk is

according to nytimes, steampunk is . . .

"a subculture that is the aesthetic expression of a time-traveling fantasy world, one that embraces music, film, design and now fashion, all inspired by the extravagantly inventive age of dirigibles and steam locomotives, brass diving bells and jar-shaped protosubmarines. First appearing in the late 1980s and early ’90s, steampunk has picked up momentum in recent months, making a transition from what used to be mainly a literary taste to a Web-propagated way of life."

a modified steampunk computer

Evelyn Kriete, who sells ad space for steampunk magazines, and " her eccentrically outfitted cohort of teachers, designers, writers and medical students."


So, apparently according to the article, steampunk is about to blow the fuck up. there is even a steampunk fantasy game, Edge of Twilight, that will be introduced by Xbox 360 and PlayStation next year

for steampunk fashion, go here:



oh, and here are the pics of the steampunk wedding from offbeatbride.com, which is where I first learned about steampunk




sidenote: the other day I asked mr jones if "real" steampunks got mad at "fake" steampunks for having stuff like a flat-screen tv wrapped in burlap, or a computer instead of a typewriter, and he (kindly) informed me that there is no such thing as a "real" steampunk. as it is a mixture of science fiction and fantasy, "real" steampunks would use technology that doesn't even exist (which led to a v. funny attempt by mr. jones to explain an example, requested by me, of fake technology that steampunks would theoretically use). I just thought steampunks were people like in wild wild west (1800s w/ modern-ish) technology.