"What if the Victorians had access to digital technology? What would it look like? It certainly wouldn't look like anything we see today. All of our digital devices wrapped in generic plastic. If the ...

While most fashion aficionados are currently looking to CBGB and the 1970s for style inspiration, a different set of “punks” are eyeing H.G. Wells and the 1870s. They’re called steampunks, a term ...

Steampunk is a term you’ve probably stumbled across in your internet travels the past few years. But what is steampunk, really? If you were too shy to ask your friends what it’s all about, don’t worry ...

t - AKA "Kato" is a British model, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. She has been heavily involved with steampunk fashion for years and is now refered to as "the supermodel of steampunk." She came ...

Pablo Vazquez III cuts a fine but unusual figure in his old Marion Military Institute jacket and elaborate mono-goggle - especially since he got the jacket for $3 from a thrift store and the weird ...

If you’ve ever wondered what the future meets the past looks like, you might call to mind the antics of Marty McFly and the wonder DeLorean in the middle of the wild, wild west, or perhaps a robot ...

We’re not quite sure when IBM started making proclamations on the future of fashion, but here we have it: the company’s “Social Sentiment Index” has declared 2013 the year of steampunk. IBM came to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I mean business about science fiction and geek culture. According to an IBM press release, “’Steampunk,’ a sub-genre inspired by ...