“To some, ‘steampunk’ is a catchall term, a concept in search of a visual identity. To me, it’s essentially the intersection of technology and romance. “
–Jake von Slatt-

Steampunk, a subculture that is the aesthetic ex-pression of a time-trav-eling fantasy world, embraces music, film, design and now fash-ion. The movement is inspired by the extrav-agantly inventive age of dirigibles and steam locomotives, brass diving bells and jar-shaped proto submarines.

First appearing in the late 1980s and early 90s, steampunk has picked up momentum in recent months, making a transition from what used to be mainly a literary taste to a web-propagated way of life.

That definition is loose enough to accommodate a slew of influences, including the streamlined retro-futurism of Flash Gordon and Japanese animation with its goggle-wearing hackers, the post apocalyptic scavenger style of “Mad Max,” vaudeville, burlesque and the structured gentility of the Victorian age. In aggregate, steampunk is a trend that is rapidly outgrowing niche status.

Cyberpunked:
http://www.dailysteampunk.com
http://www.clockworkcouture.com
http://www.gypsymoon.com
http://www.steampunkworkshop.com
http://www.abneypark.com

9:00 AM
http://www.steampunkemporium.com
http://www.steampunkmagazine.com

11:00 AM
Machine Lights/Frank Buchwald/Type No.01
http://www.frankbuchwald.de

Nixie Clorck Application
http://itunes.apple com/a.pp/nixie-clock/ id294949800?mt=8

Royalton Hotel Lobby
http://www.morganshotelgroup.com