Steampunk

Brass up your knowledge of steampunk

Steampunk has become a massive phenomenon in recent years. It influences fashion, books and movies. It's not something that is widely understood, past being all about cogs and brown clothing, but steampunk is a genre that imagines that the industrial age stopped at steam. It has been popular for a long time among science fiction fans and those who love things historical but with a twist. Convention and cosplay events are popular, and steampunk outfits have become a staple at fetish events, too. If you want to get inventive with cog-driven sex toys and fantasies, then steampunk is for you.

What is steampunk?

Steampunk imagines that technological advances all happened through stream power. It's based in Victorian England or Wild West America and originated in science fiction novels. Now it's far more widespread, and steampunk fashion is especially popular.

Is steampunk just about clothes?

It isn't just about fashion, steampunk fashion is one of the most identifiable parts of the steampunk movement. It's especially important in the fetish scene, where steampunk is seen on dress codes more often than not.

Is steampunk kinky?

Steampunk isn't kinky on its own, but as with many things, it has an erotic edge. First, the clothing can include lots of leather, silk and velvet, favourites of fetishists. There's a significant element of role play, and of course, any role play can be kinky or sexual if you want it to be!

Is steampunk expensive?

As with any hobby, this always depends on many factors. You can spend a small fortune on steampunk fashions and inventing steampunk machinery, or you can look for clothes in second-hand shops or make your own and keep your costs down. It's totally up to you and your budget.

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Pretty much everyone has some kind of clothing that they're turned on by, whether when worn by them or when worn by someone else. For a lot of people that clothing is a little risque: maid-style outfits, or pleated schoolgirl skirts, or stockings and suspenders. For some it's a whole other fetish in its own right, such as PVC corset and latex catsuits. Whatever your preference, there will be something out there that turns you on - so get shopping! Our magazine section has plenty of articles on how to find clothes you love, even in sizes that are sometimes difficult to track down or styles that aren't always super common.

For kinksters with a fetish for silk

For many people, sex is primarily about sensation - and BDSM is no different. While leather, PVC and latex are the most common material-based fetishes, there are plenty of room for others as well! Silk clothing is sometimes fetishised, partly for its smooth feel but also for the associations it brings with it. There's something inherently decadent and luxurious about silk, which means it sets off the look and feel of many scenes beautifully. Clothing isn't the only way to use silk, of course! Silk restraints and silk bedsheets are also excellent ways to bring this unique sensation into your fetish play with ease.

For kinksters with a fetish for leather

Leather it's a great material for making all kinds of kinky accouterments: it's used in leather wear such as collars, cuffs and corsets as well as in paddles and floggers and crops. For another, it's long been used as a material for all kinds of S&M and kinky clothing - for example the jockstrap,that's part of a longstanding and well-established kink subculture. Leather is used as the name of a subculture in its own right, one generally associated with kinky gay men. Leather 'families' are essentially poly groups containing people who are especially into leather; they're a longstanding tradition with many of their own rules and habits.