I’m a director who is currently developing a steampunk genre film, and I can’t tell you just how helpful this series has been so far. Now I can really approach my production designer with confidence, knowing what is and is not steampunk. Thanks, Regretsy!
Driven by dreams of wrenches purchased online from Sears, you restlessly add inappropriate tags to your Etsy listing. You don’t wait for someone else to make a fugly, impractical jacket/bolero/shrug–you do it yourself. Restlessly.
For a nice look at things that are have a look at this: http://www.steampunkemporium.com/steam.php
This is where I got my old timey bathing suit and straw boater hat! Now where’s my big wheeled bike
This weekend, I’ll be wearing my “traditional renaissance garb” to Bristol in Kenosha, WI. That’s right, the neon-colored sweater with the shoulder pads, the rainbow-striped knitted leg warmers, and lace fingerless gloves.
Those are SOOOO traditional ren fair garb as long as you wear them with a corset and a flowing peasant-styled skirt.
Oh, and my Topsider shoes. That totally pulls my traditional ren faire garb together.
The debate over what’s Steampunk and what’s not reminds me of the important conversations my middle class, suburban, midwestern white friends and I used to have in high school about who was really a punk and who was a poseur. Something along the lines of whether you’d actually put a safety pin through your ear cartilage, wear a mohawk and maybe spit on people, or just get a second ear piercing at the mall and sneer a lot.
Maybe the seller went used their time machine to go back to the past and change the definition of Steampunk. We are now caught in between two parallel universes. In one, denim and ice cream earrings are steampunk….oh fuck it, I tried.
I don’t think this seller understands what Goth means, either. It ain’t cutting up an extra large acid-washed denim jacket.
I would like to see these worn as skants – more humor and less delusion.
I’m not thinking, #13 HomeAlone, that there’s much of a “debate” going on here. In fact it sounds pretty damn unanimous to me: neither steam nor punk, discuss.
It does appear to be made from a very large jacket. I suppose, if one’s former significant other leaves an article of clothing behind, one could turn it into an “upcycled” garment. That is still not steampunk.
BillsBayou-that image is now stuck in my head. Good work!
The jacket is not steampunk, but the hair weave most definitely is. My great, great, great grandmother awesomesace wore a similar weave when she attended the Seneca Falls convention in 1848.
(Psst, @#3 WasteOfAces… just watch Warehouse 13. Almost anything in the warehouse will be steampunky, even if the clothing the characters wear mostly isn’t.)
This is obviously steampunk. The bottom of that jacket was used to make the Rockabilly Steampunk jeans purse. There was so much steampunk in that one garment that it could not be contained in only one craft project.
#13- I disagree, because steampunk doesn’t have much going for it beyond looks. Punk was this weird, personal, changing, musically/politically influenced subculture thing. You could redefine it, add to it, act on it. But steampunk is all looks at this point. It isn’t any kind of movement or culturally meaningful, it’s just outfits and aesthetic bullshit, so when people get even that wrong, it just falls apart. (Sure, that’s punk too, but only at it’s worst.)
No, it’s not steampunk, but it isn’t bad, either. And the price is a lot more fair than many of the other things that wind up on Regretsy. I actually like the t-shirt she’s wearing, too.
No, it’s bad. – HK
Since I have recently learned about steampunk, like Jerry Springer, I must give my final thought.
Punk is dead. It died a long time ago. Punk wasn’t a hairstyle, a t-shirt, and the music was only part of what punk actually was. Punk was a lifestyle and cooperate money killed punk. Punk was like Sid Vicious. Burned hot and fast like a bottle rocket then self destructed.
Now this steampunk mess isn’t punk. It isn’t my cup of tea because I don’t like peices of shit in my tea.
Bummer, they took it down… perhaps because it’s not remotely steampunk, unless there are watch gears sewn to the back — then, of course, it’s steampunk.
Anyone else wonder what kind of stain there had to have been on the original jacket for someone to have hacked it up that much?
Yeah, there’s not enough room for brass military buttons on that thing. More brass, different fabric, goggles on the model, and you guys might have been fooled. But, hey, at least she knows how to sew a hem. That puts her miles ahead of a lot of etsyians practicing their sewing skills on unsuspecting buyers.
@StinkBait – I find it hilarious that you reference Sid Vicious as an example of a true punk icon. I love the Sex Pistols as much as the next person, but they were an artificially-constructed band under the management of a well-known impresario. More boy band and less game-changers.
Anyway, back to the REAL topic at hand, which is why no one is giving a shout-out to the model in the picture, Miss Diana Ross?
#47 girlgonemad how old are you seriously….16? I was around during the pistols. I have seen The Damned, The Clash, and many American Punk bands from Circle Jerks, Black Flag, JFA, etc.
Punk is dead and will never be back unless the world ends and we all have to start over again.
Hot-Topic posers. That’s what it is now.
Oh and what punk band wasn’t managed or created by someoneP?? Please!
48 StinkBait – I’m 34, actually, but thanks for asking! I’ve seen my share of bands, not that seeing bands makes you punk. It simply means you have free time and money. I’m not going to get into the question of whether or not punk is dead because that’s a silly question. I’m just saying that the Pistols were mad commercial. That is all. Peace!
July 8, 2010 at 1:35 pm
You know what this needs? The gear from the etsy button down steampunk shirt. Then, and only then, will I accept this for steampunk.
July 8, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Handy pocket on the back for your goggles, though.
July 8, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I’m a director who is currently developing a steampunk genre film, and I can’t tell you just how helpful this series has been so far. Now I can really approach my production designer with confidence, knowing what is and is not steampunk. Thanks, Regretsy!
July 8, 2010 at 1:43 pm
H.G. Wells is turning over in his grave. Stop it.
July 8, 2010 at 1:44 pm
“Shrug”. Yep, that about sums it up.
July 8, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Driven by dreams of wrenches purchased online from Sears, you restlessly add inappropriate tags to your Etsy listing. You don’t wait for someone else to make a fugly, impractical jacket/bolero/shrug–you do it yourself. Restlessly.
July 8, 2010 at 1:48 pm
I’m remaking the world.
I’m starting with getting these morons to understand the definition of “steampunk”.
Then, we’ll move onto “upcycle”.
July 8, 2010 at 1:49 pm
For a nice look at things that are have a look at this: http://www.steampunkemporium.com/steam.php
This is where I got my old timey bathing suit and straw boater hat! Now where’s my big wheeled bike
July 8, 2010 at 1:50 pm
This weekend, I’ll be wearing my “traditional renaissance garb” to Bristol in Kenosha, WI. That’s right, the neon-colored sweater with the shoulder pads, the rainbow-striped knitted leg warmers, and lace fingerless gloves.
Those are SOOOO traditional ren fair garb as long as you wear them with a corset and a flowing peasant-styled skirt.
Oh, and my Topsider shoes. That totally pulls my traditional ren faire garb together.
July 8, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Woody. I may have to Neg you. I didn’t see ANY denim at that site!
July 8, 2010 at 1:52 pm
What an ugly fucking denim jacket! I think the model is pursing her lips to keep from screaming in embarrassment.
July 8, 2010 at 1:53 pm
May as well post it again:
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/7920/1278565096.png
July 8, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Puhleese. Steampunk is so last year.
The debate over what’s Steampunk and what’s not reminds me of the important conversations my middle class, suburban, midwestern white friends and I used to have in high school about who was really a punk and who was a poseur. Something along the lines of whether you’d actually put a safety pin through your ear cartilage, wear a mohawk and maybe spit on people, or just get a second ear piercing at the mall and sneer a lot.
July 8, 2010 at 1:58 pm
It looks great with her nautical repurposed french shirt underneath. would make a great bridesmaid or baby shower gift.
July 8, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Maybe the seller went used their time machine to go back to the past and change the definition of Steampunk. We are now caught in between two parallel universes. In one, denim and ice cream earrings are steampunk….oh fuck it, I tried.
July 8, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Those cuffs are riveting!
July 8, 2010 at 2:11 pm
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July 8, 2010 at 2:13 pm
I don’t think this seller understands what Goth means, either. It ain’t cutting up an extra large acid-washed denim jacket.
I would like to see these worn as skants – more humor and less delusion.
July 8, 2010 at 2:22 pm
This jacket needs to jump back into the time machine to the year 1990. And then stay there.
July 8, 2010 at 2:29 pm
@#13 HomeAlone – OMG! I was sooooo punk in 1987! Does it make me more punk that I was in middle school? Hahahahaha
I think this *cough, choke* garment should also be filed in: Not remotely flattering on any figure.
July 8, 2010 at 2:33 pm
I’m pretty sure “cropped” is a typo.
July 8, 2010 at 2:37 pm
seems to be gone from Etsy.
“Sorry, the item listing you are looking for does not exist.”
July 8, 2010 at 2:39 pm
I would like to put this monstrosity through my steam powered shredder.
July 8, 2010 at 2:40 pm
If you search under upcycle and steampunk you get over 3000 items. Many are not vaguely steampunk – just throw it in!
July 8, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Johnny Eck likes it…
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx220/coolpauper/JohnnyEck.jpg
July 8, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Because “Bolero” just SCREAMS steampunk.
July 8, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Coolpauper, you nailed it! Riveted it?
July 8, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I’m not thinking, #13 HomeAlone, that there’s much of a “debate” going on here. In fact it sounds pretty damn unanimous to me: neither steam nor punk, discuss.
July 8, 2010 at 3:01 pm
It does appear to be made from a very large jacket. I suppose, if one’s former significant other leaves an article of clothing behind, one could turn it into an “upcycled” garment. That is still not steampunk.
BillsBayou-that image is now stuck in my head. Good work!
July 8, 2010 at 3:10 pm
This ridiculous item makes the model look like Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam straight out of one ugly 1987.
@BillsBayou – Love the Inigo Montoya poster!
July 8, 2010 at 3:27 pm
#19 Hey Razz – looks like the jacket took your advice!!!
July 8, 2010 at 5:23 pm
The jacket is not steampunk, but the hair weave most definitely is. My great, great, great grandmother awesomesace wore a similar weave when she attended the Seneca Falls convention in 1848.
Coincidentally, she also wore that sparkly shirt.
July 8, 2010 at 5:43 pm
(Psst, @#3 WasteOfAces… just watch Warehouse 13. Almost anything in the warehouse will be steampunky, even if the clothing the characters wear mostly isn’t.)
July 8, 2010 at 5:55 pm
This is obviously steampunk. The bottom of that jacket was used to make the Rockabilly Steampunk jeans purse. There was so much steampunk in that one garment that it could not be contained in only one craft project.
July 8, 2010 at 7:08 pm
#9 Patty – don’t forget your elf ears. It can’t be a Ren Faire without an elf or a fairy.
July 8, 2010 at 7:38 pm
#13- I disagree, because steampunk doesn’t have much going for it beyond looks. Punk was this weird, personal, changing, musically/politically influenced subculture thing. You could redefine it, add to it, act on it. But steampunk is all looks at this point. It isn’t any kind of movement or culturally meaningful, it’s just outfits and aesthetic bullshit, so when people get even that wrong, it just falls apart. (Sure, that’s punk too, but only at it’s worst.)
July 8, 2010 at 7:57 pm
It’s like a hug for her boobies.
July 8, 2010 at 8:02 pm
We simply need an “upcycled denim day” or section. “Denim: You Can Use Multipurpose!”
July 8, 2010 at 8:16 pm
#35 “It can’t be a Ren Faire without an elf or a fairy.”
DAMN SKIPPY HIPPIE.
July 8, 2010 at 8:54 pm
No, it’s not steampunk, but it isn’t bad, either. And the price is a lot more fair than many of the other things that wind up on Regretsy. I actually like the t-shirt she’s wearing, too.
No, it’s bad. – HK
July 8, 2010 at 9:11 pm
What about if it was sewn a little more neatly, in pin-stripe fabric: http://galleryserpentine.com.au/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=454
With the right outfit a cropped jacket can look good… even steampunk dare I say.
If it were sewn better in a different fabric with a different design, it would be good. – HK
July 8, 2010 at 10:15 pm
I dream of time machines, but I only get restless without a screwdriver nearby. Who the heck uses wrenches?
July 8, 2010 at 11:34 pm
#42: Doctor, can you sonic me?
July 9, 2010 at 2:48 am
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July 9, 2010 at 5:20 am
Bummer, they took it down… perhaps because it’s not remotely steampunk, unless there are watch gears sewn to the back — then, of course, it’s steampunk.
Anyone else wonder what kind of stain there had to have been on the original jacket for someone to have hacked it up that much?
July 9, 2010 at 8:13 am
Yeah, there’s not enough room for brass military buttons on that thing. More brass, different fabric, goggles on the model, and you guys might have been fooled. But, hey, at least she knows how to sew a hem. That puts her miles ahead of a lot of etsyians practicing their sewing skills on unsuspecting buyers.
July 9, 2010 at 10:12 am
@StinkBait – I find it hilarious that you reference Sid Vicious as an example of a true punk icon. I love the Sex Pistols as much as the next person, but they were an artificially-constructed band under the management of a well-known impresario. More boy band and less game-changers.
Anyway, back to the REAL topic at hand, which is why no one is giving a shout-out to the model in the picture, Miss Diana Ross?
July 9, 2010 at 10:44 am
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July 9, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Shrug? Me too.
July 9, 2010 at 4:38 pm
48 StinkBait – I’m 34, actually, but thanks for asking! I’ve seen my share of bands, not that seeing bands makes you punk. It simply means you have free time and money. I’m not going to get into the question of whether or not punk is dead because that’s a silly question. I’m just saying that the Pistols were mad commercial. That is all. Peace!
July 10, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Perhaps Etsy should have a ‘downcycled’ category. You know, where someone takes something good and makes trash out of it.
August 2, 2010 at 9:40 am
bedazzled arm stud detail = steampunk. gotcha.