*chuckle* I remember when Goth had a DIY philosophy as well, "Thanks Hot Topic!" *eye roll*
--- On Wed, 3/24/10, Käthe Barrows <[email protected]> wrote: From: Käthe Barrows <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] A strange question To: "Historical Costume" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6:55 PM > I think a major difference is that Steampunk is more of an aesthetic > movement (decoration, clothing, accessories), while Goth is more of a > philosophy, To some Steampunk is a philosophy; that of making things ones self. Steampunk includes building steam engines, steam-powered motorcycles, moving houses, and so forth, in addition to making jewelry, clothing, and wearable accessories. I personally don't know how Steampunk picked up the "punk" part of its name. And, unlike the common perception of Goths, black clothing is not universally worn by the Steampunk crowd. But yes, there is much stylistic crossover, costume-wise. My take is that Steampunk is Goth and Neo-Hippie gone Victorian (plus some historical re-interpretations by folks like me with strong historical costume backgrounds). -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William Gibson -- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
