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I've always been interested in Victorian clothing. Its actually a bit of an obsession, and I have a few people who could quote me on that ><;;

I looked at other little subcultures for a while, be decided I would never really go out dressed they way they were dressed, I just liked to look at them. But Victorian clothing..is just the greatest thing ever. and I would wear it to school when the chance arises.

My draw to steampunk is really mostly the Victorian clothing, and the brass. I adore brass. It should go on everything~

haha~ it certainly is. I dont really say "I am Steampunk" though...I'd say that I'm very interested in it...and would probably push something off a cliff to obtain vintage victorian bustled dresses...

Before steampunk and even now, when forced to chose a lable I happily hop onto the Goth-boat. I just fit in there the best. I love goth music, and the whole mindset of finding beauty in darkness makes me happy. I've always been more of a fan of brown than black, and unlike my fellow bat-girls I always lept with excitement of the corsets came in burgendy or brown and not just midnight black. So, though goth has been my harbor I've been sailing a steampunk ship before I even realized it was a subculture and not just a fantasy genre. Like most with an intrest in steampunk, I get very excited at antique brass things and old elegance.
I would have to say though, on a regular basis I dress more goth than steampunk. For instance I am a fan of buckly black boots, striped tights, and pixi skirts. I've never been one to be afraid of standing out or being made fun of. I was made fun of for reading all the time long before I was made fun of for my clothing, so nothing has really changed.

I think the simple truth is that Steampunk is easily accessible to typical "trying too hard to be different and special" groups. The colors and aesthetics blend well into other styles, especially since steampunk is not a rigid and strict definition.

As for me, I've always worn mute colors and earth tones. I never bothered to join up with a stereotypical clique in school, but we were forced to wear only red, white or navy shirts (with colors and buttons), and blue denim, khakis, or navy blue slacks for pants (we could also wear shorts of the same type). So, I couldn't ever wear what I wanted to wear to school anyway. Even hats, hoodies, and non-prescription eyewear were forbidden (this was just a normal public school in a small town, actually). Through most of high school, when I wasn't in class, I liked wearing stuff like super-baggy jeans with clips and belts and too many pockets (like Plugg and Tripp brands) and t-shirts with logos on them, but as soon as I got to college, I switched to preferring button-up shirts and more well-fitting pants.

Back when i was in school (oh so long ago) I went through a goth phase, then i did the whole 90's grunge thing then went all new age hippy for a while
now im just me.

Its a damn sight more satisfying than all the rest, still dress like a weirdo though.

I am... I don't know what I am. Lived for 19 years and still trying to figure it out. I've always been into the Japanese and Victorian Aesthetics for longer than I can remember. My personality confuses me. Even as a child I saw the beauty in darkness but my stomach wretches whenever somebody even tries to identify me as "goth". There is no way in hell that I'm emo and whoever thinks so should be put on the guillotine. I am rebellious when my values are offended or at stake and I tend to live by my own laws while trying to keep myself away from others... Personally I find quite a lot of people to get on my nerves. I don't do well with stress. I hate to admit it but I need music to get my head out of my monotonous world so music is indeed important to me. The genres I'm interested in are cabaret, darkwave.

I've always tended to gravitate towards the loners, the gamers, the techies, and the bookworms. They were the only ones who were capable of carrying on an interesting conversation. They didn't really have a set style (except for the techies. We wore a lot of black because it was a requirement XD),but I was a HUGE mall goth for a year or so. How embarrassing.
Now, I really don't care how weird my outfits must look to some people, even if I do get weird looks and unnecessarily loud shrieks of laughter and "OH MY GHAWD GIRL DO YOU SEE WHAT SHE'S WEARING?!" comments at school (now just imagine those comments in a thick Southern accent lol ).