Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism

About this book

From formal outfits to costumes crafted for the stage from ensembles suited to adventure to casual street styles steampunk fashion has come to encompass quite a few different looks. But what exactly is steampunk? Originally conceived as a literary genre the term steampunk described stories set in a steam-powered science fiction-infused Victorian London. Today steampunk has grown to become an aesthetic that fuels many varied art forms. Steampunk has also widened its cultural scope. Many steampunk practitioners rather than confining their vision to one European city imagine steam-driven societies all over the world.Today the vibrance of steampunk inspires a wide range of individuals including designers of high fashion home sewers crafters and ordinary folks who just want to have fun. Steampunk fashion is not only entertaining dynamic and irreverent; it can also be colorful sexy and provocative. Most of all steampunk fashion is accessible to everyone. Illustrated throughout with color photographs of the dazzling creations of numerous steampunk fashion designers Anatomy of Steampunk is an inspirational sourcebook. In addition to presenting the looks and stories of these creative fashion artists the book also details ten steampunk projects for the reader to try at home. Allow steam to power your imagination! Designers and steampunk groups featured in the book include--Airship Isabella Ali Fateh Bert New York Black Garden Blaspheminas Closet Brute Force Studios Clockwork Couture DASOWL Dawnamatrix The Extraordinary Contraptions Festooned Butterfly Harvash Hi Tek by Alexander House of Canney KMKDesigns Kristi Smart Kristin Costa KvO Design Lastwear The League of S.T.E.A.M. Marquis of Vaudeville Megan Maude Michael Salerno Morrigan New York Ms. Purdys Muses Well Redfield Design RockLove Sidharta Aryan SkinzNhydez Spyder Designs Tokyo Inventors Society Tom Banwell and The Uprising of the Gin Rebellion.