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Steampunk microculture

The_EdgeThe_Edge
edited 2011-07-26 08:25:32 in General
Mr. The Edge goes to Washington
So lately, I've been getting into steampunk. I like the fashion and the general accepting attitude of the people into it. At my last con, my wife put together a steampunk Alice in Wonderland group. I was the White Rabbit. Then last month, I went to a steampunk dance party. Anyone else into this sort of thing?
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  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
    The aesthetic is pretty interesting (although I don't actively seek it out), but I maintain that "steampunk" shouldn't have the "punk" suffix in regards to the subculture.
  • FrodoGoofballCoTVFrodoGoofballCoTV

    I rather enjoy the aesthetic, but I've never dressed like that.  I do tend to like movies with a steampunk element such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Wild Wild West, or Howl's Moving Castle.  And Jules Verne is on my list of favorite authors.

     

  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    > Movies

    >League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

    Wait, you're serious?
  • The_EdgeThe_Edge
    edited 2011-07-26 11:31:37
    Mr. The Edge goes to Washington

    Yeah, in terms of the culture, punk isn't the best word, but the culture is based on a science-fiction subgenre. So, not much to do about it now.


    I think for the next event, I'll be a steampunk cowboy.

  • FrodoGoofballCoTVFrodoGoofballCoTV
    edited 2011-07-26 11:52:55

    > Movies

    >League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

    Wait, you're serious?
     
    Yeah, I thought it was fun.
     
    Yeah, in terms of the culture, punk isn't the best word

    True, because punk => wearing leather jackets with spikes and a mowhawk or whatever has very little to do with steampunk (or cyberpunk or clock punk or Desert Punk or...).

    But then again goth subculture doesn't have much to do with gothic architecture, and neither has much to do with American Gothic or Raygun Gothic.

  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    Yeah, I thought it was fun.

    Your words make baby Alan Moore cry. ;_;
  • The_EdgeThe_Edge
    edited 2011-07-26 11:59:50
    Mr. The Edge goes to Washington

    Then again, punk is a word that is synonymous with rebellion and prison bitches. Rebellion is often the cause of a counter or subculture. Looking at the steampunk culture, I guess you could say they are rebelling against popular culture.


    ^Baby Alan Moore still has a beard though.

  • FrodoGoofballCoTVFrodoGoofballCoTV

    Your words make baby Alan Moore cry.

    I kind of see Alan Moore film adaptations as being kind of like Warriors of the Wind.  The fact that it was edited horribly (thankfully Disney later released a much - less edited version) and was still good is a sign of the origional author's genious.

  • HatterHatter
    Glaives are better.

    I prefer the term "Victorian Retro-Futurism."

  • inkblotinkblot
    000
    I used to like the steampunk look, but it has stagnated. It's now less an art style and more a blueprint: "Paint it gold. Add copper pipes. Glue gears and mechanical clocks onto it. Call it 'steampunk'."
  • The_EdgeThe_Edge
    Mr. The Edge goes to Washington

    ^That's just lazy!

  • HatterHatter
    Glaives are better.

    It sells.

  • CommandoDudeCommandoDude
    CRIMINAL SCUM!
    Diesel Punk > Steam Punk
  • HatterHatter
    Glaives are better.
    Cyberpunk is best punk. 
  • inkblotinkblot
    000
    TV Tropes' Punk Punk page used to have a section on "Weed Punk". I still don't know if whoever wrote it was taking the piss.
  • MyrmidonMyrmidon
    The LOEG movie was better than the comic.
  • DarkDecapodianDarkDecapodian
    Clean your room little Billy
    I like Steam Punk well enough. Not going to feature prevelantly in my wardrobe or my work anytime soon, but I can certainly appreciate another group of people trying to redeem Victorian aesthetics from Victorian values.
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    Dieselpunk > Gear Punk > Steampunk
  • inkblotinkblot
    edited 2011-07-26 13:31:55
    000
    You know what would be a great idea? Going to someone else's wedding in a steampunk outfit.





    V It was a reference to a shitstorm on the tvtropes forum caused by DLC's decision to do just that.
  • The_EdgeThe_Edge
    Mr. The Edge goes to Washington
    My reception was a costume party and a few came in steampunk. The ceremony was straight up formal though.
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    I would kill for a Dieselpunk wedding.
  • vandrovandro
    He who laments and can't let go of the past is forever doomed to solitude.
    I like steampunk stories, steampunk settings, steampunk fashion...I find it stupid-looking, it is neither practical nor truly victorian.
  • The_EdgeThe_Edge
    edited 2011-07-26 12:55:24
    Mr. The Edge goes to Washington

    ^Of course not. Costumes aren't usually practical in the first place. Then the steampunkness kind of ruins the accuracy to the period. 

  • inkblotinkblot
    edited 2011-07-26 12:56:49
    000
    ^^ I agree. Steampunk outfits look...campy, I guess. Good outfits don't make you look like you are playing a role. They make you look like you are the role.
  • vandrovandro
    He who laments and can't let go of the past is forever doomed to solitude.
    I don't only mean practical in a real life sense. I mean practical in the "steampunk setting". i.e. Fullmetal Alchemist is steampunk, but the character don't dress like a rummage sale reject with pistons, gauges and valves thrown in.
  • The_EdgeThe_Edge
    Mr. The Edge goes to Washington
    Not everyone dresses like that though. My own costume consists of pants, shoes, a fancy coat, white gloves, and purple shades with an optional steampunked toy gun.
  • HatterHatter
    Glaives are better.

    DLC did... 

    Okay, remind me why people keep protecting her again?

  • vandrovandro
    He who laments and can't let go of the past is forever doomed to solitude.
    good grief, thank god there are people that dress like you, then.
  • The_EdgeThe_Edge
    edited 2011-07-26 13:01:58
    Mr. The Edge goes to Washington

    Well I can see your point about the people who go OVERBOARD. That is just people showing off their "craftsmenship".


    I am thinking about adding goggles, a top hat, and a pocket watch.

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
    Okay, remind me why people keep protecting her again?


    Because we're all faggots who refuse to make fun of people for their fashion sense.
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