Revellers wearing goggle specs, Victorian dress and sci-fi appendages descended upon Waltham, Massachusetts, to celebrate everything that is steampunk this weekend.
Borne from a combination of sci-fi literature and Victoriana, this hybrid genre is swiftly gaining popularity and is no longer and underground oddity.
Combining elements of history with modern technology, the term "steampunk" was coined in 1987 by sci-fi writer Kevin Jeter, as a means of separating the “Victorian-style speculative fiction” from the "cyberpunk" movement epitomised by William Gibson and Bruce Bethke.
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They have the technology (and the garb)
Waltham, known as Watch City, for its association with the timepiece industry, has declared itself the Original Steampunk City.
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Literature from the official festival site asks: “What would the world look like if modern technology were available at the turn of the twentieth century when steam was king, corsets were mandatory and man was just learning to fly?”.
Women walk all over a performer known as The Human Floor
It continues: “What started as an underground style movement by technology geeks and science-fiction writers has entered the mainstream, influencing art, fashion, interior design, literature and entertainment.”
The event was the third annual celebration to be held in the city and was hosted by The Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation.