Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
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_punk
Cyber_punk led to steam_punk and diesel_punk.
When you look at fashion inspired by these sci-fi subgenres there is typically an emphasis upon 1970's punk fashion and its more recent off-shoots. Fetish clothing, spiky, dyed hair, tattoos, piercings.
Yet, when you read Neuromancer or The Difference Engine, you find nothing in these stories to suggest this fashion. The word 'punk' and how it is manifest in these books (the origin of cyberpunk and steampunk) is more to do with attitude rather than fashion.
'Punk' generates images of anti-establishment, irreverence of authority, breaking the rules, ignoring boundaries, anarchy etc. These aspects of punk are what you may find in the source novels.
Rather than revere technology, the characters treat it indifferently, casually. There is a saturation of throw-away technology evident from the very beginning on Neuromancer. The reader is bewildered by the dizzying descriptions of the future, but the characters are not in awe of their world.
In The Difference Engine there is a massive degree of detail pertaining to Victorian fashion, objects and technology. The punk element is not made manifest by spiky purple hair. Dyed hair is 1970's punk, not steampunk.
Each manifestation of the punk sensibility is relevant to the era in which it occurs. Victorian era punk styling is not going to take ideas from the 1970's. It rebels against its own era and the fashion should reflect this.
When you look at fashion inspired by these sci-fi subgenres there is typically an emphasis upon 1970's punk fashion and its more recent off-shoots. Fetish clothing, spiky, dyed hair, tattoos, piercings.
Yet, when you read Neuromancer or The Difference Engine, you find nothing in these stories to suggest this fashion. The word 'punk' and how it is manifest in these books (the origin of cyberpunk and steampunk) is more to do with attitude rather than fashion.
'Punk' generates images of anti-establishment, irreverence of authority, breaking the rules, ignoring boundaries, anarchy etc. These aspects of punk are what you may find in the source novels.
Rather than revere technology, the characters treat it indifferently, casually. There is a saturation of throw-away technology evident from the very beginning on Neuromancer. The reader is bewildered by the dizzying descriptions of the future, but the characters are not in awe of their world.
In The Difference Engine there is a massive degree of detail pertaining to Victorian fashion, objects and technology. The punk element is not made manifest by spiky purple hair. Dyed hair is 1970's punk, not steampunk.
Each manifestation of the punk sensibility is relevant to the era in which it occurs. Victorian era punk styling is not going to take ideas from the 1970's. It rebels against its own era and the fashion should reflect this.
Thursday
Animal skin
I know that many people like to wear animal skin clothing but I can't see the appeal. Me Tarzan, You Jane? Is it some kind of cosplay/role play thing?
Friday
Upturned collar
Wearing a shirt with the collar upturned indicates either that you're an Elvis impersonator or a complete tool.
Gold hair
Many older ladies dye their hair GOLD these days. This is an interesting choice.
The shade of gold has an unnatural hue and would look out of place on a young child, let alone an old person. I'm not sure what the desired effect is but the hair looks so freaky on a wrinkled old face.
It looks like a wig.
The shade of gold has an unnatural hue and would look out of place on a young child, let alone an old person. I'm not sure what the desired effect is but the hair looks so freaky on a wrinkled old face.
It looks like a wig.
Wednesday
Beyond fashion
Hubby doesn't follow fashion at all.
Here's what happens instead... he gets a idea in his head about something he wants, and then scours the web to see if it exists. This is the only time he goes on the pc apart from work.
He's really good at finding things too. Typically, he locates the item. It exists. And its made in Japan, America or Australia and virtually impossible to get hold of/or outlandishly expensive! And therefore not an option.
Here's what happens instead... he gets a idea in his head about something he wants, and then scours the web to see if it exists. This is the only time he goes on the pc apart from work.
He's really good at finding things too. Typically, he locates the item. It exists. And its made in Japan, America or Australia and virtually impossible to get hold of/or outlandishly expensive! And therefore not an option.
Dyed hair
Old women often dye their hair blond in order to suggest the illusion of youth, whilst some young women like to dye their hair grey because it's a fashion of sorts (for them).
In neither case does the effect really work.
Young-coloured hair on an old woman is what it is - young hair on old. It looks silly and undignified. And as for young women dyeing their hair grey... I just can't imagine what that is all about.
In neither case does the effect really work.
Young-coloured hair on an old woman is what it is - young hair on old. It looks silly and undignified. And as for young women dyeing their hair grey... I just can't imagine what that is all about.
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I fancy a new overcoat
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