Karlie Kloss walking in Christian Dior’s Fall/Winter 2011 Fashion Show | Toni Anne Barson / WIREIMAGE As author Douglas Fetherling surmised: “Steampunk is a genre that imagines how different the past might have been had the future come earlier.” From movies to video games, steampunk stood out as a subgenre of science fiction, which considers a future powered by steam and clockwork but with a Victorian twist - much like the Industrial Revolution. While the aesthetic was popularised decades earlier, it was Jeter’s label that propelled it to the mass media. The futuristic yet retro style first gained cultural recognition back in 1987, when author KW Jeter coined the term “Steampunk” in his novel Morlock Night. But what exactly is this alternative fashion culture and should we be taking a closer look? Google has seen a sky-rocketing trend towards people searching “steampunk fashion.” While it’s unclear as to what’s driving this sudden interest - besides some recent steampunk red carpet stylings - the science-fiction genre seemingly has people talking (or Googling). But a more niche fashion subculture, which has quietly existed for more than 30 years, is now going full steam ahead. Fast-forward to the 2020s - and so far we’ve seen “cottagecore”, “Y2K” and “dark academia” as a result of social media. A decade later, we had the bohemianism of the free-spirited and anti-establishment hippies who donned florals, fringes and plenty of paisley. In the early ‘50s we had Teddy Boys rebellious rock ‘n’ roll listening British teenagers made identifiable through Edwardian-style drape suits. It’s not only self-expressive, but can also ideologically-bind individuals who share similar cultural interests or political beliefs. FASHION IS PERHAPS the most indicative form of one’s personality and identity.
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