Steampunk

[twistedsyn]

I love the mix of steampunk and goth. I'm currently tinkering with some new goggles and eye wear.

I was at a Con and MTV Interviewed me =p Even though I look dorky in the video , it was fun.

I mix and match Victorian, Steampunk and Goth randomly when I feel like it.

[Maggoty Anne]

Originally Posted by maromi12d3

The style is actually really cool looking. Most of it consists of brown and white rather than black.

No. Olive brown and black. It's like cyberpunk would be if it wasn't all about synthetic dreads and bad techno. A lot of steampunks (the ones that dress like that everyday) actually look like demented rivetheads, minus the bad haircuts. And they're both supposed to be dystopian anachronisms.

I was at a Con and MTV Interviewed me =p Even though I look dorky in the video , it was fun.

You were on MTV?! Link or it didn't happen.

[twistedsyn]

Originally Posted by Maggoty Anne

You were on MTV?! Link or it didn't happen.

Here's the link to the video and photos. It was a fun Con, even though it was very small.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/159...ney_park.jhtml

http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1595808&pid=3188481

I'm the dorky looking guy in the top hat =p I wish my voice didnt sound so high pitched. I always sound horrible on voice recordings .

[Maggoty Anne]

I'm going to say I like diesalpunk too, just to split hairs even more. I have some kick-ass ww2 utility clothes.

[PinstripesAndPithHelmets]

I'm not much of a fan of Abney Park, myself. They rely entirely on their look. Just listening to their music doesn't make me think of the Victorian era at all, let alone a strange world where clockwork technology was carried out to its fullest extent.

As far as dressing steampunk, I usually satisfy myself with old-style clothing and heavy leather boots. I don't have the requisite skill to actually make specialized clothing. Even if I did, I'm not sure I'd have the patience.

[jack_the_knife]

So Dieselpunk is 1940's ?

[PinstripesAndPithHelmets]

Originally Posted by jack_the_knife

So Dieselpunk is 1940's ?

Apparently.

Also, I agree with the article that twistedsyn posted, when its author wrote about steampunk having a sound that can be similar to acts like Tom Waits and Rasputina. I actually commented on an Abney Park youtube video almost a year ago saying that same thing. I did, however, substitute Zoe Keating, one of Rasputina's former cellists, for Rasputina itself. Sadly, the comment was taken down almost immediately. I guess I offended someone.

[twistedsyn]

AP put on a pretty good live show. I dont think of victorian, but they rock live and have a good stage stow

[PinstripesAndPithHelmets]

Originally Posted by twistedsyn

AP put on a pretty good live show. I dont think of victorian, but they rock live and have a good stage stow

To each their own. If they put on a good show, I say more power to 'em. Their music is just not my cup of tea. And a fancy cup it is, what with all the gears and levers attached to it.

[twistedsyn]

The bass he uses is pretty SWEET though. I have some close up photos
somewhere,plus that keyboardist is H-O-T!

[PinstripesAndPithHelmets]

Originally Posted by twistedsyn

The bass he uses is pretty SWEET though. I have some close up photos
somewhere,plus that keyboardist is H-O-T!

Noice. Also, I dig your tophat. Did you make that yourself?

[twistedsyn]

No I actually got it off Ebay, under the seller Madd Hatter, it was only about $75.00 and its very well made.

I made the Mono-goggle myself though and the steampunk glasses on the tophat .

[PinstripesAndPithHelmets]

Originally Posted by twistedsyn

No I actually got it off Ebay, under the seller Madd Hatter, it was only about $75.00 and its very well made.

I made the Mono-goggle myself though and the steampunk glasses on the tophat .

Definitely cool-looking stuff. Well done! I especially liked the Ace of Spades and the Joker cards stuck in the hatband. Nice touch.

[honeythorn]

Originally Posted by maromi12d3

And shouldn't every goth girl be into corsets?

Not if they can't fit into them without looking like a melting iced cake with a four ton overspill in every direction.

[Eclipsing the Son]

It looks very cool but is hardly functional in public. I can imagine dressing like this for Halloween or maybe a concert. It's a cool premise. I don't think it's a successful form of everyday fashion though.

[twistedsyn]

Originally Posted by Eclipsing the Son

It looks very cool but is hardly functional in public. I can imagine dressing like this for Halloween or maybe a concert. It's a cool premise. I don't think it's a successful form of everyday fashion though.

Corsets? Actually there are designers out there that have everyday corsets and clothing. Not as tight-laced as normal corsets but still nice with the same look.

[Eclipsing the Son]

No. I was making a general statement. The steampunk fashion of gears and steal plated clothing. It's awesome but I wouldn't dress like it on a daily basis.

[Maggoty Anne]

Originally Posted by Eclipsing the Son

It looks very cool but is hardly functional in public. I can imagine dressing like this for Halloween or maybe a concert. It's a cool premise. I don't think it's a successful form of everyday fashion though.

Neither is goth. Who the fuck wears a leather trenchcoat in the middle of summer?

[Maggoty Anne]

Originally Posted by PinstripesAndPithHelmets

Apparently.

Also, I agree with the article that twistedsyn posted, when its author wrote about steampunk having a sound that can be similar to acts like Tom Waits and Rasputina. I actually commented on an Abney Park youtube video almost a year ago saying that same thing. I did, however, substitute Zoe Keating, one of Rasputina's former cellists, for Rasputina itself. Sadly, the comment was taken down almost immediately. I guess I offended someone.

Rasputina is the most steampunk band I can think of. Frustration Plantation ftw. Oddly, every other band I think of is dark cabaret: Tom Waits, Jill Tracy, the Dresden Dolls, Vermillion Lies, Harlequin Jones, Humanwine.

Abney Park sucks.

[Eclipsing the Son]

Originally Posted by Maggoty Anne

Neither is goth. Who the fuck wears a leather trenchcoat in the middle of summer?

Compared to this its completely reasonable.

Goth fashion can be weather sensible. Steampunk looks weird on an entirely different level.

[Solumina]

Steampunk is kind of like haute couture, really amazing when worn at the proper place and time, but otherwise quite ridiculous

[Sir. Helpmann]

People who engage in Steampunk as a fashion choice are always LARPers - sad, pathetic nerds who think they can use Goth clubs as an outlet for their socially awkward nerdom...

I hate the way the girls are always fat and the guys don't know how to shave... plus their taste in fashion is terrible, and they never wear anything that fits them.

[Malice In Wonderland]

Originally Posted by Sir. Helpmann

I hate the way the girls are always fat and the guys don't know how to shave... plus their taste in fashion is terrible, and they never wear anything that fits them.

That can apply to a massive section of the goth subculture.

I used to like it in a way.
Until every goth/deathrock site/magazine/e-zine had an article or column on it.

It doesn't have it's own music.
Music people call steampunk is just another genre dolled up in goggles and a top hat.

[Sir. Helpmann]

Originally Posted by Malice In Wonderland

That can apply to a massive section of the goth subculture.

They're not goths.

They're nerds who think they're goths.

There is a difference.

[Eclipsing the Son]

Why do you all keep trying to defend steampunk with goth? It shouldn't be an issue. You might as well be saying "Well look at how Gangsters dress or look at how sports fans dress?". It is beside the point.

If you're going to defend steampunk then defend it based off it's admirable qualities. If it has any.