Steam Punk?

[leahbee]

Been to Haworth in Yorkshire today and everyone was dressed in black lace and men in black top hats with goggles on their heads.
It was quite a big celebration with Scottish bands and vintage cars.
I was told it was to celebrate Steam Punk.
I have never heard of this before and wondered if anyone on AB has.

[B00]

Yep, have, it's pretty damn cool too. Sadly im about 20 years too old to follow the fashion :-(

[Mamyalynne]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

[Mamyalynne]

Never too old B00.

[jackthehat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

I've read quite a bit of Steampunk literature.....it can be very inventive.

[B00]

ooo no Mamya, no one wants to see a 40 odd year old woman in 'orrible shape in basques and leathers!

[tonyav]

Some clobber here, leahbee. You never know you might find something that takes your fancy !.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=steam+punk&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xsteam+punk+clothes&_nkw=steam+punk+clothes&_sacat=0

[leahbee]

Thank you. I can't understand how I have got to my great age and never heard of it.

[leahbee]

Tonyav
I Wish:-)

[tonyav]

So no bodice then, leahbee !.

[leahbee]

Loooooooooong time ago.

[tonyav]

Wonder if they do a Steam Punk liberty bodice.

[carrust]

Do they make bodices out of Kevlar? :-)

[tonyav]

Have you upset the missus again rusty ?.

[carrust]

Dog house is my middle name tony:-(

[tonyav]

Wotchya done, rusty ?.

[carrust]

Forgot to get washing in last night.....it persisted it down:-(

[tonyav]

Oh gawd, I take it she went out then, rusty. Two words for you, Tumble Drier !.

[carrust]

Don't have a tumble drier tony. I've hidden the mangle in case she gets an idea to put certain parts of my anatomy through it:-)

[mrs_overall]

The Goth scene started in earnest in the 1980's as a spin off from the New Romantics.
I live in Whitby which is home to two Goth weekends each year - this October it was estimated 5,000-7,000 of them descended on the town.
There are numerous sub branches of the Goth culture, including Victoriana Goths, Fetish Goths and Steam Punk Goths.
Apart from the clothing, each group prefers distinctly different types of music

[LazyGun]

Me likey Steam Punk Sci-Fi. Steven Hunt, The Court of the Air; Gibson/Sterling, The Difference Engine; Kevin Anderson Clockwork Angels and a host of others,even Neil Stephenson, The Diamond Age ( a really brilliant novel, but nor quite steampunk). Even the chronicles of Space Captain Smith, by Toby Frost, which is a kind of send-up of Steampunk.

The gear is quite groovy too,but I cannot wear - would look more like Scrooge than some intrepid victorian explorer :)