Dieselpunk fashion
Where dieselpunk itself is ill-defined, dieselpunk fashion has nearly no clear guidelines at all, save that it draws inspiration from period fashion, that is, the 1930s and 40s, sometimes including elements from the Roaring Twenties and even the early Cold War.
Here's some depictions of both period as well as contemporary outfits which I think fit the dieselpunk style. Please do share your own!
Here's some depictions of both period as well as contemporary outfits which I think fit the dieselpunk style. Please do share your own!
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Indy in his white dinner jacket, after a swing-jazz opening by Willie Scott. Anything goes.
Bogart
Expect to see it show up in winter fashions soon!
That's a lovely picture of Bertie Wooster, Steiner. I certainly got dieselpunk vibes from it. Humphrey Bogart, of course, an obvious choice. Though more noir than dieselpunk, perhaps, I still find him to embody the dieselpunk man excellently.
Here are images from a magazine photo shoot that I found on the foto decadent livejournal community. I think it brings together a bunch of dieselpunk elements. One of the pictures is NSFW.
These pictures you two put up are great!
That's very true, there's a lot of looking back at the 50s and before at the moment, as I talked with Ottens the other day. Though I wonder how that will manifest itself.
In this country there's somehting disturbingly 70s with modern fashion. Perhaps sense will drag us to a better age.
Those are some pretty smart photos, Colonel! They might be slightly more, uhrm, romantic, than dieselpunk usually is. They make me think of Berlin in the last weeks and days of the War, with the Soviets about to storm in, and all people left in the Reich's capital boozing and partying.
Tom and I never seize to complain about it.
I love all the photos btw
Some of them do not only display wonderful outfits, but they're also fantastically atmospheric!
You won't see me caught dead in ankle lenght lycra leggings with Puma flip flops! Sadly, a great big part of the world does not agree with me X_x
That sort of legging is great in winter, I agree with you right there.
We need to build our own steampunk city with fashionably dressed people
Leggings, uch... occasionally, some disturbed woman can still be seen wearing them.
Anyway, I spotted an ad in the newspaper tomorrow for a Dutch fashion store called Blijdesteijn Mode. I'd never heard of it, but there's some interesting stuff on display at their Website:
By: Gant USA, Christ (last two)
By: Christ, Carl Gross
Clothing from this "Christ" brand in particular strike me as perfectly dieselpunk. Very Sky Captain, 1930s/40s, though sometimes with a little post-apocalyptic touch to it. Or maybe that's just me? Suffice to say, I think these are lovely!
Hildekitten is sort of right...we need our own Dieselpunk city.
I agree!
And Nick, leggings are fine as undergarments NOT as a substitute for trousers. I really wish people would start realising that by now!
(the only exeption would be leggings for sport type things in a sport's hall type place).
Ahem, 'Oh By Jingo' From the top!
Seems that everywhere is stylistically stuck in the 80's...which for guys I don't mind too much; always been a fan of suspenders and leather motorcycle jackets...although I would prefer Dieselstyle of course.
This was quite accidental. Not being lofty vertically, long wool coats often end up just above my feet, and I have various wool/faux-fur hats that really are suited for the chilly months. Coupled with a pair of Docs, I've ended up not with Boho chic, but Bolsho chic (Bolshovik).
Comfortable, warm, and apparently great for starting revolutions
I agree with the Colonel and HildeKitten; pictures, please!
It's a wonder what three pieces of innocuous clothing can do
I should mention I am wearing additional stuff as well as the hat, coat and boots, and not just those three
We'll have to have a Bolsh-Off. If I can find my grey Russian hat. (something like this: http://www.randlltd.com/images/black_hat2b.jpg )