Steampunk Fashion by Spurgeon Vaugn Ratcliffe

Steampunk Fashion by Spurgeon Vaugn Ratcliffe

The global movement that is steampunk has taken the worlds of art, sculpture, jewelry, and now fashion by storm. The designers in this collection represent the most innovative steampunk designers working today, and they come from Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Mosow, Rio, and more. Their offerings range from stunning haute couture to remarkable club looks and punky streetwear. Fantastic images of heavenly and astounding creations are at the core of this book, but it also features detailed biographies of the studios, their sources of inspiration, and their views on the movement. This is an essential resource for all fashion students and everyone on the scene, or for those simply looking for inspiration on how to dress.

Spurgeon Vaughn Ratcliffe is an illustrator, fashion journalist, gallery curator, and designer. He created Achromat Gallery in Brighton in 2009, which served as a nexus for visual artists and fashion designers from Brighton's counter-culture movements to show and exchange ideas, after working at 291 Gallery, Kemistry, and International Art Consultants. Spurgeon attended the Norwich School of Art and, strangely, Sussex University, where he studied Visual Studies and German Philosophy.