Posted on 11/25/2018 5:37:51 AM PST by C19fan
Hundreds of Steampunk fans have gathered in the quiet Yorkshire town of Haworth today for the annual gathering to celebrate the sub-culture. Revellers spared no expense on dressing up for the occasion, as fans of the science fiction sub-genre were pictured wearing Victorian-style clothing with a steam-powered twist. The culture is inspired by industrialised 19th century civilisation but comes with a metallic, retro technological addition to the clothing.
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The town lives off the Bronte legacy. A photo showed a bakery named “Villette Baker”. That was one of Charlotte Bronte’s novels inspired by her stay in a school in Brussels where she fell in love with the married professor.
Gadzooks! I checked out the photos and they are all old geezers. If there are any young people still into steampunk, this will put an end to it.
I saw a photo of a “Villette Bakery” in Haworth.
There has been a small but growing fascination among younger people with what might be called “retro” dress. It’s been going on for years. Back when I was living in California I once saw a young man, probably early 20’s, dressed like he had just won the lottery, circa 1920’s. He was walking in a shopping mall in Modesto and was wearing a crisp white 3 piece suit with gold watch chain, a panama style hat and had tan colored spats on his shoes. People were actually taking pictures of the kid on their phones.
And then there is the neo-victorian fad in New York...
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/fashion/12CODES.html?hp
Someone should knock some reality into these punks.
Someone should knock some reality into these punks.
Why?
Are they hurting anyone?
Is it costing you money?
It is a fad. Nothing I would enjoy doing but obviously others do. It is no different then what goes on at the Comic Book conventions. Dress up and pretend.
I would also say it is no different then a bunch of guys “dressing up” to go fishing for a day or even hunting.
Hint: they call themselves punks. Maybe they should join the reality-based community.
I know young people into steampunk.
What does this reality have to offer?
They all look middle aged in the photos. Those costumes don’t look cheap. It must cost a good buck to get into this culture. It’s like adult dress up.
Personally, I don’t get Steampunk, Furries, Cos-Play, Bronies or any of the other dress up groups. It just seems like it’s a mechanism for getting attention. I would rather go through life unnoticed and live peacefully with my family and close friends.
I loved steampunk before it was a word. Films The Time Machine and First Men In The Moon (seen as a kid in the early 60’s), and the Wild Wild West TV series later on are perfect steampunk design.
I’ve read the Magnificent Devices novels of Shelly Adina and more from other authors. I’ll confess to having a lady’s steampunk hat and other items, and am thinking of a costume.
Surfing internet on Steampunk genre
Interesting imagery, but odd subject to obsess over
What community is that?
A place inhabited by Karl Rove, of all people. Sorry about that. A little bit of imaginary living is okay, but too much you can lose your grip.
...What community is that?
Coming from a community that obsesses over politics
It’s just a term. “Punk” has no negative connotation, at least not years after the term Steampunk was coined.
These are people engaging in a harmless hobby, that takes some real skill and talent to put together these outfits. Many of those outfits are stunning to look at, and pay homage (albiet with a little fantasy tossed-in) to a past era.
Certainly far more interesting to observe than a sports bar full of fat middle age dudes in jerseys and crap “official” gear from some sports team.
We got into Steampunk as an alternative to re-enacting. You don’t have to be as precise with patterns and fabrics. And it is just plain fun!
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