Katherine Gleason ; foreword by K.W. Jeter ; introduction by Diana M. Pho
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224 pages :
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color illustrations ;
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31 cm
CONTENTS NOTE
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Foreword-- K. W. Jeter-- Introduction-- Diana M. Pho-- Chapter One Fine and Formal-- Mary Holzman-Tweed, Muses Well, Phil Powell, Clockwork Couture, Festooned Butterfly, Bent New York, Black Garden, KMKDesigns, Kristin Costa, Sidharta Aryan, Redfield Design, Dawnamatrix, House of Canney, Kristi Smart, DASOWL, Costume Mercenary, Ali Fateh, KvO Design, Spyder Designs, Ms. Purdy's, Flarvash-- Steampunk Your Top Hat-- Won Park-- Custom-made Spats-- Noam Berg-- Chapter Two Stage Crafted-- Belladonna Belleville, Airship Isabella, The Uprising of the Gin Rebellion, Dawnamatrix, The League of S.T.E.A.M., Marquis of Vaudeville, The Extraordinary Contraptions, Painless Parker-- Steampunk Blaster-- Won Park-- Steampunk Gauntlet-- Won Park-- Chapter Three Adventure Wear-- Nivi Hicks, Spyder Designs, KvO Design, Kristi Smart, Edward Von Arkham, RockLove, Hi Tek by Alexander, SkinzNhydez, Brute Force Studios, Michael Salerno, Disabled Life Media, Clockwork Couture, Berit New York, Maurice Grunbaum, Costume Mercenary, Festooned Butterfly, Tony Ballard-Smoot-- Cycling Breeches-- Noam Berg-- Steampunk Goggles-- Won Park-- Chapter Four Work Gear-- Crackitus Potts, Redfield Design, Monique Poirier, Costume Mercenary, Clockwork Couture, Tom Banwell, SkinzNhydez, Tom Keeler, Steampunk Emma Goldman-- Suspenders of Steam-- Noam Berg-- Sleeve Garters-- Noam Berg-- Chapter Five Street Style-- Margaret "Magpie" Killjoy, Lastwear, KvO Design, DASOWL, Tokyo Inventors Society, Megan Maude, Blasphemina's Closet, Morrigan New York-- Steampunk Pendant-- Won Park-- Cravat-- Noam Berg-- Conclusion: The M.I.S.F.I.T.s-- Acknowledgments/Credits
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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 artforms. 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