Today’s all about Steampunk. I suppose it’s a little tribute to my friends. It’s also the first entry of ‘Round the World that has nothing to do with Japanese fashion! Steampunk – it’s based on Victorian fashion, a little fantastical and has a little dust of nostalgia but at the same time, futuristic. I don’t know when Steampunk had started but lately, it’s become a little more mainstream so I’m sure everyone has seen something of the sort, if not heard of it. When it comes to fashion - it’s all about the elegance of the Victorian era, mashed with brass machinery and clockwork and aviator goggle, at least that is how I see it, but it's a little more than that. It's a little daring, just like all alternative fashion. I first heard of Steampunk probably around two or three years ago so I’m not exactly new to the style but I don’t know much about the culture itself. The clothes are very much like your Victorian goth but a bit more brown and brassy. If you really don’t know w...
Musings about fashion and beauty by 20-something occasional knitter.