Time to invigorate your image with bold elements of punk, rock and grunge. It was in these youth styles that almost every second creator of fashion trends for the fall-winter 2019-2020 season found inspiration.
With its rebellious spirit and brutal images, punk aesthetics paved its way to the pedestal of 2019-2020 trends. Both in the world of fashionable clothing and in the segment of accompanying jewelry and accessories. In designer interpretations, the punk style is not associated with something marginal and does not declare membership in a particular subculture. Today's glamorous punk or punk chic fits seamlessly into modern street fashion and allows you to show your individuality.
The fact that “Punk's not dead” is clearly communicated to us by leather raincoats, vests and leather jackets, heavy boots, and brightly lined eyes. Brutal chokers, chains, metal collars, crazy combinations of spikes and leather, numerous piercings, and gloves with rivets send greetings from the 70s.
To be on trend, let’s remember the “queen” of punk fashion Vivienne Westwood and the scandalous Sex Pistols. And we try on unceremonious, daring images: a punk, a glamorous rocker or a gothic princess - as you like. All this is in fashion today. We’ll tell you further what trendy jewelry to complete this image.
“Chaining” ourselves in chains
Oversized chains seem to be created for autumn and winter. They go well with voluminous, textured sweaters and leather clothes. And with the spirit of rock and punk. It's not just neck chains that are trending. They are actively adjacent to other jewelry made of large metal links, for example, chain bracelets and earrings.
Choose the most immodest sizes and remember about fashionable layering - chains can be safely mixed with each other and with other jewelry.
What is it like?
The most accurate description can be given in literally three words: steampunk is “the future from the past.” It is created as a result of an amazing mixture of elements of Victorian style and unusual mechanisms, and personifies the fantasies of people of the twentieth century.
It is characterized by an abundance of fancy instruments, pipes, gears, light bulbs, levers and other elements of technology.
The man of that time considered the steam engine to be the main engine of progress, so all the designs used in this style were inspired by it.
A special place in the design of the room is given to heating and water supply systems. What is usually hidden in an ordinary apartment is usually exposed in the steampunk style.
Such interiors are often decorated with completely atypical decorative elements. Images of various aircraft such as hot air balloons and airships quite often contribute to steampunk interior design.
We put on daring chokers
Time to take a break from the tender relationship with pearls and floral shapes. Black leather, metal, sharp spikes are elements of the most daring fashionable chokers proposed by designers for this season. There is definitely something here for connoisseurs of brutal paraphernalia and eye-catching jewelry.
If such aggressive studded looks are too much for you, opt for metal hoop chokers, chain chokers or smaller leather chokers that can be worn even over the collar of a warm jumper. All of them will fit into the image, just like the next hero of the autumn-winter trends 2019-2020.
Steampunk in the interior: conceptual features
- Stylized household appliances, furnishings and decorative items; Natural materials in finishing and design.
- Original decor. Old maps and globes, typewriters, compasses, grandfather clocks with a pendulum, and other antique paraphernalia.
- Designers take ideas for creating creative decor from steampunk and science fiction literature dedicated to time travel and alternative reality.
- The presence of elements of steam mechanisms in the decorative design - these can be real interior details or images on wallpaper, posters and paintings.
- Original lighting fixtures. Modern lamps and chandeliers are not suitable for decorating a steampunk interior; they are replaced with unusual sconces, lamps and floor lamps, which can be styled independently or to order.
Armed to the ears
Ear piercing has long been not limited to the classic piercing of the lobe. If you have several of these and at least a couple more piercings in the tragus and helix, you can easily try on another current trend - multi-layer piercing. All that remains is to choose the right decorations.
Piercing rings, from small to large, labrets with spikes and pendants, industrial barbells - combine different types, shapes and sizes. The main thing is to have a lot of decorations.
Separately, it is worth mentioning the cuffs. With their help, it’s easy to increase the number of rock accents in your 2019-2020 fall-winter looks or complement your collection of gothic jewelry. Large metal cuffs covering the entire ear are trending. A significant plus for those who are hesitant about new types of piercings is that many of the fashionable cuffs do not require a piercing.
A little history
Steampunk is not just a trend in interior design. This style also became widespread in the fields of painting, literature and architecture. Disputes about its appearance do not stop, but it is reliably known that it acquired its modern interpretation in the 60-80s of the last century.
This style is of particular interest because it reflects an alternative reality, the future through the eyes of a person from the past.
It belongs to the category of retro-futurism, has a touch of the era of Queen Victoria and echoes of fantasies on the development of the steam engine.
Safety pins in large quantities
Previously, we talked about fashionable brooches 2019-2020, and in addition to the mass of feminine models, among them there are versions to match the loud uprising of punk and grunge. These are brooches-pins, analogues of the rocker paraphernalia that was worn back in the 70s. Remember the images of the same members of the Sex Pistols. Or young Joan Jett, the first performer of the cult rock track “I Love Rock'n'Roll.” Brooches-pins today are complemented by chains and pendants, and you can pin them anywhere, the main thing is in large quantities.
Other pin-shaped jewelry is accent earrings, which made it onto trend lists back in 2016. An excellent alternative to other types of massive earrings. This is what they think at Versace and Prada, for example. And the author of the most daring idea of using a pin in the 2019-2020 season was the creator of an entire army of punk images - Alexander McQueen.
Punk style
Punk today is rightfully considered not just a style, but a whole way of life. It has its roots in the UK, in the 70s of the last century. Its main founder was designer Vivienne Westwood, who is called the “hooligan” of modern fashion. After all, it was she who came up with this well-known “hedgehog” on her hair, which would later become the main attribute of punks all over the world. And it was Vivienne Westwood who developed the style for the popular group Sex Pistols. So punk is a real haute couture style!
Punk style clothes
Punks are an entire subculture that expresses indifference to all canons and stereotypes, vulgarity and freedom in all its manifestations, including clothing. In clothing, the punk style was formed as anti-fashion. And even today, punks use clothing to express their protest against the rules established by society. The main attributes of punks are protruding spikes on bracelets and collars, piercings, tattoos, large chains, a set of safety pins and badges of various sizes - and all this is certainly in large quantities. This is where punks show their talent - who can do anything! When creating their costumes, they use whatever is at hand - from old wartime uniforms to classic suits. Punk style includes hoodies sewn from two pieces of different fabric with multi-colored threads, laces or pins, and torn sleeveless T-shirts with signs of anarchy and screaming slogans.
Every self-respecting punk must have in his arsenal a leather jacket, well riveted or sewn from scraps of fabric. It is almost impossible to buy such luxury, so the jackets are real works of punk street art. The main thing in this matter is not to skimp! Absolutely everything goes into use: stripes, buttons, pins, spikes, pieces of iron, badges, buttons - it’s impossible to overdo it here.
Punks put trousers and jeans through real torture. Jeans are cut, torn, cropped or rolled up to the knees. Pieces of fabric are sewn onto the top of the trousers and decorated with pins, chains and paint. It used to be more difficult - punks painted their things themselves using paint in spray cans, but now a lot of things are sold ready-made.
Punk girls shock others with their appearance. Suitable clothing for a punk girl is a mini skirt, ripped tights or leggings and stiletto heels. The image is complemented by defiant makeup: a whitened face, completely black eyes, lips and nails.
The favorite shoes of punks are massive army boots with thick soles with laces and, even better, with metal toes. But it can also be just short, heavy boots (“cans”) or regular sneakers.
Punk style hair and makeup
Perhaps the most attractive thing about the punk look is the mohawk, painted in bright, provocative colors: red, green, purple, orange, blue, or all three. The brighter and more unnatural the color and dirtier the hair, the better. Punks also choose the shape of spikes as a form of hair styling. To style such mohawks, they use gel, varnish or ordinary beer.
As a rule, only punk girls wear makeup. They line their eyes with black pencil and apply a thick layer of mascara. Shadows use the brightest and most unexpected tones.
This style of clothing, hairstyle and makeup definitely requires courage, audacity, a rebellious character and an endless desire for freedom. Uncertainty, shapelessness and shockingness – this is what characterizes the punk style of clothing.
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Belts and fetish fashion elements
Wide leather belts, massive buckles, models made of chains or the now fashionable combination of two belts at one waist are also on the list of trends. And matching accessories for a mix of rock and glamour. The current way to wear it is with a long leather belt tied in a knot. And those who want to shock others are finally and irrevocably invited to pay attention to such designer delights as corsets, masks and sword belts.
Steampunk in the interior and Victorian furniture
The abundance of leather in furniture upholstery will help to play up the aesthetics of the steam era. A leather Chesterfield sofa and a pair of discreet classic armchairs are the perfect company for steampunk.
Old sewing tables with simple Gothic forged elements in the finish can be used instead of a console table in the living room or bedroom. This is also an excellent solution instead of a TV stand, provided that it is hung from the wall.
Idea! A plasma screen or computer monitor can be framed in gold or copper, and a wall heater or climate control panel can be styled to resemble the shiny control unit of an old deep-sea submarine.
As a coffee or coffee table, you can use a massive retro chest or a suitcase with an abundance of metal locks and rivets. Filmmakers used approximately the same ones during the filming of the series of films about the world of Harry Potter by JK Rowling.
Idea! Several thin curved pipes can serve as an unusual bookshelf. Don't worry if they are old and worn, these are the copies that will look most advantageous as the basis for plump tomes with gilded, worn-out spines.
Wall, ceiling, floor decoration
To decorate walls in the steampunk style, wood, paper wallpaper with a vintage pattern, and fabric wallpaper are used. The same gears, mechanisms, clippings from old newspapers, maps, thin stripes or checkered patterns can be used as a pattern on wallpaper or photo panels.
An alternative option is bare brick finishing, “copper”, leather, wood paneling.
On the floor you can put natural boards, parquet or materials that imitate them; ceramic tiles “like stone” or “paved pavement” are also suitable. The ceiling can be left white or imitated with wood panels.
Furniture: retro, fantasy and Victorian style
In this regard, steampunk gives a lot of scope for flight of fancy. In your living room you can install a chic Chesterfield sofa, armchairs with leather upholstery and capitonné stitch, heavy wood furniture decorated with leather and copper rivets.
An antique chest of drawers with brass handles, a massive bed with a carved wooden headboard on the same legs would be appropriate in the bedroom; in the office and dining room - a good-quality, large oak table.
A wooden desk with many drawers, upholstered in leather or green cloth, is suitable for a workplace. An alternative option is modern furniture, stylized as retro or objects of unusual shape with natural finishes.
An excellent addition to an alternative to Victorian-style furniture or furnishings would be futuristic coffee tables assembled from gears, as in the photo below, metal bookshelves with books, and an antique clock with a pendulum.
Unusual fantastic wall clocks against the background of gears, pipes, and mechanisms will also look harmonious in such an interior.
