As you probably know, a Special Edition of The Gatehouse Gazette themed 1940s has been published some days ago. It seems unlikely that you, dear reader, does not know about this, but just in case I reproduce below Nick Otten’s announcement: Although we suspended regular publication of our magazine in November of last year […], […]
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Steampunk jewelry tonight with… Marcus Rauchfuss
1.- The interviewee Marcus Rauchfuß is an anthropologist and a minor scholar of the Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft. Besides, he is also heavily into Steampunk and Dieselpunk: he collaborates with The Gatehouse, promotes EuroSteam and many, many other initiatives… and, by the way, loves travelling. 2.- The interview Q.- Marcus, you live in Munich […]
Haute Couture & Steampunk Fashion
Steampunk no longer remains aloof from mainstream and this means that it is gradually receiving more and more attention on every front. This includes fashion. In the fashion channel of our You Tube account you can easily check that some recent Haute Couture collections could have been perfectly inspired by Steampunk. Just to put a […]
Victorian jewelry: Flora and fauna – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
There is no need to say that dragonflies, salamanders and a variety of other flora and fauna was widely present in the Art Nouveau jewelry. However, these motifs were common in the Victorian jewelry as well: for example, the snake, a symbol of everlasting love, was a recurrent motif throughout the 19th century. Even tiger’s […]
Ornamental hair jewelry – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
1.- Intro: hair symbolism and ornamental use through history The origin of ornamental hair jewelry goes back to the beginning of times. Hair is part of our body, but it is changeable and detachable. It can be altered according to taste and fashion, it can be covered or revealed, given or revered. Its symbolic power […]