Lately there’s been a ton of chatter around steampunk…specifically how to define it. Is it a hobby, fashion, culture or all of the above?  Now thanks to a recent New York Times article, trendspotters are one step closer to a unified translation. Excerpt below:

“…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…”

The article also quotes Steampunk Workshop’s Jake von Slatt who defines steampunk as “the intersection of technology and romance.” Here’s a collage of photos to help visualize what he might mean by “technology and romance.”

What do you guys think of steampunk? I’m anxious to see designers’ interpretations on the runways this fall!

Sources: tFS, NYT, Coachella

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