In this 2003 file photo, Kandie K. Carle, known as the "Victorian Lady" for her period theatrical presentations, demonstrates how Victorian women applied layer upon layer of clothing to create the ...

Imagine yourself surrounded by whimsy, in a world of steam-powered contraptions and Victorian-era charm. A gentleman strolls past, wearing a vest and brass goggles perched atop a bowler hat. He pauses ...

Tucked on the third floor of Bank Street Antiques, past booths of dishes, light fixtures, toy cars, jewelry, cookie jars, candlesticks, cast iron cookware, brass fixtures and framed art, sits Eva ...

With one foot in the past and the other in the future, the City of Cortland embodies the Victorian era-meets-science fiction concept of steampunk. Crystal Lyon ’09 of Cortland, a working artist and ...

The word "steampunk" is as dissonant as the aesthetic movement it describes and the bygone era to which it gives a polite nod. Described by some as Victorian romanticism meets Mad Max mentality, ...

Here’s a device to add to your steampunk fiction: the chatelaine, a popular accessory from the 19th century. Part practicality, part fashion accessory, the chatelaine was the perfect way for women on ...

The Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention marks its 14th and final year at the Westward Look Resort celebrating Victorian science fiction and community.

Much like Old Sacramento, this mining boom town is the kind of place where 19th-century attire – from cowboy hats and western ties to Victorian era bustles and parasols – is never out of style. But on ...

If you ever run into artist Richard Rosvall, there's a good chance he'll be wearing a dark bowler hat with handmade goggles of wood, leather and lenses set on the brim. It's a bit of an "Around the ...