Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Steampunk

While I may be a little late to the game, this is a geek genre that I was immediately hooked on when I saw them at DragonCon. I found myself enjoying each of the different costumes and shopping for my own pair of goggles and spectacles. Some of the costumes were more extreme then others, but on average, the costumes were different and something that I could find myself wearing.

Overall - At first, I wanted a derby hat with goggles, but after looking over several different pages devoted to Steampunk clothing, I realized that I am more of the slouch hat. In fact, I actually wore one back in college when I spent a summer working on a ranch.

If you haven't heard of the culture, look it up. If you have heard of the culture and wonder why it took me so long to catch up, I apologize, but I give all of you credit. This is why I love being a geek.

If someone could provide me with some cool pics to post referencing this genre, please email them to me.

PS. As a final note, this is someone who spent his time hunting down a good 'Gatekeeper' costume at DragonCon. So for me to recognize something of such different styles and taste, you may want to give them a gander.

4 comments:

Rage Kage said...

I've been in to Steampunk for a few years now. It's definitely a unique style. If you want some good images then just do a google image search for steampunk.

The entire genre got a big boost recently, after Bioshock was released, however there are a lot of other games and movies out there that either fit into the steampunk category or include steampunk elements.

Here's a good place to start: http://www.steampunk.republika.pl/opedia.html

Unknown said...

Awesome sight. I'm going to put in my tweets as well. Thanks.

I had bought some goggles at DragonCon and am enjoying wearing them around today.

Robert said...

You've worn them to work, haven't you?

Anonymous said...

You guys should also check out www.brassgoggles.co.uk Pretty fantastic forum with TONS of AMAZING custom pieces for sale (and just to look at). Lots and lots of great info there!