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steampunk
What does steampunk mean?
A genre and costuming style blending Victorian-era fashion with anachronistic steam-powered technology, gears, and brass; a popular convention cosplay category and subculture.
"His steampunk build had working brass goggles and a leather ray gun."
Origin
Literary-genre term 'steampunk' (coined 1987 by K.W. Jeter), adopted as a costuming aesthetic.
Frequently asked questions
What is steampunk?
It's an aesthetic that blends Victorian-era fashion with anachronistic steam-powered technology, gears, and brass, popular as both a costuming style and a subculture.
Where does the word steampunk come from?
The term was coined in 1987 by author K.W. Jeter as a literary-genre label, and it was later adopted as a costuming and design aesthetic.
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