Steampunk, what it isnt: (So far)
- Any one book/comic/cartoon/movie/song/RPG
- A unified movement with lots of guidelines or rules
- About your British accent (unless it's real)
- About store bought goods (most are hand made)
- About being cooler than the other people
- Only about goggles (or just clothes for that matter.
Really, it's an aesthetic that applies to things beyond costumes; it can influence any sort of media or idea. I particularly like it in stories.
I've witnessed steampunk stuff over the years (and paid attention) and it really seems like the costume side of things is really the newest side of 'punk.
Roleplayers been gaming in and imagining steampunk worlds for well over a decade (2?) and never really witnessed any costume things from it at all. That said, I know I made my steampunk scarecrow costume in 1999, and I remember calling it my "steampunk" scarecrow way back then.
I only point this out because this is one thing that I've known about for a long while.
- Daniel
