What?
This month the in thing is definitely Steam punk.
Steam Punk Fashion
Steam Punk is the name for a genre of science fiction fantasy that is set in a fictionalized version of 1800's Victorian England. And it's Book to the max.
Steam Punk Fashion For Blokes
HOW?
Awesome, Ne?
Try to imitate Victorian England with the implication that you are a creator of giant robots about to destroy the city basically. Cravats, ties, big Victorian dresses, old school safety glasses are all some of many items that can be used. These can be integrated with tubes, spidery metallic gadgets, traditional hair styles and exaggerated footwear to complete your own personal look.
BITS AND PIECES
One thing that is bringing everyone together is Comics. Glazzie a story HERE about how comics are helping fill the generation gap. It's well recommended.
Also, no self respecting Hepcat is going to have a CD collection which doesn't include the resurgence of Children's Music.
HOME
Nothing pwns N00bs like this Led Light Table.
I know You're Drooling
You can buy one here. However, wouldn't it be even madder to make something your self? Call up your local electrician/geek and get to work.
LIFESTYLE AND ACTIVITIES
Crying Clubs are the next big thing. No need to go express your misery regularly, but you should at least check it out once. Here's a BRIEF OVERVIEW.
If you can't find one (and most of them are in Japan and London ATM), start your own. All you need is a location, good number of people, some black clothes, sad music, depressing imagery and a bowl of onions for the cutting. W00t.
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Conventionality is the enemy of Absolutiative Awesmomosity. So seriously - why be Conventional in your fashion? Presented here are some of the fashion roads less traveled - some of the things that conventional wisdom (and significant others) say no to, but to whom history will say yes yes yes.
Here we have normal Dressed man. How Boring. Through this article we will track our hero from this, to a new metamorphosis, as he learns to judo chop his way out of a conformist chrysalis.
The first Change - a trippy Shirt, blinds the eyes and confuses the brain. We are off to a good start.
The novelty glasses add a certain 'Jenny Says Kwah' to the whole thing. They are here for demonstration purposes only - GM does not endorse the wearing of glasses inside, predominantly for concerns related to looking like a total knob.
The Santa hat gives a bit of cheer. Again this is all stuff you can find in your local Cheap Charlies.
Of course some would say it's not uber until you bring in the purple jeans - coloured jeans can be found at second hand shops, but it's certainly not easy. Wear your searching hat.
Finally! The suspenders complete it!
So basically if you end up like this you've gone wrong somewhere - but don't be afraid to, in the spirit of this post, experiment with the road less traveled.
Masks are all the go. In a world that fetishises fame and knowing everything about everyone, anonimity is beyond alluring. JUst make sure ou reassure shopkeepers you're not going to rob them
Humans are visual creatures. The pursuit of aesthetic pleasure is a determiner of how we shape our world. We paint. We build. And as perhaps of of the most powerful aesthetic influences on our lives, we dress to look pleasing.
However, our eyes are not our only interpraters. Our ears also elect to point out to us, some of the beasut of the world
FASHION
The cool thing in July for fashion – Ethics. Yes, saying yes to Ethical business practices is going to get you brownie points this month. You might want to pick up some ‘No Sweat Gear’ like these shoes: