steampunk in the NY Times

[rm]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html

On the one hand, I always groan when the New York Times covers any cultural phenomenon I have any connection with. On the other, this may be a good sign for more structured clothing in the fall season and they do get props for actually finding diverse folks to photograph for a change.

Comments

[askeladden.livejournal.com]

Heh, blame me. I was the one who told Ruth La Ferla, the journalist who wrote it, about steampunk, when she interviewed me for the Dances of Vice slideshow. She was like, "What-punk?" and had me spell it, and then got all excited and said, "I have to look into this!" I'm glad she did, though. Sometimes publicity cheapens a thing, but I think this article struck the right tone. It was enthusiastic without being cultish or patronizing. And I hadn't heard of the James Gang before. They look kickass.

[rm.livejournal.com]

The article did not suck and brushed a bit on the Why This Moment thing in a way that was not unintelligent. Pleasant surprise.