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Gatehouse Gazette MAR ‘09 Gatehouse Gazette ISSUE 5 MAR ‘09 EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGES ISSUE 5 Gatehouse Gazette MAR ‘09 Contents Editorial Nick Ottens hank you, dear reader, for having downloaded Speaking of vampires, we welcome Miss Ella our fifth issue. Last month we commemorated Kremper to the group of contributors this issue as she T the birthday of Jules Verne and this month we presents her first review, of Hammer Film’s 1958 happily continue our celebration by embracing the Dracula . And she is not the onl y new writer: from Mr very genesis of steampunk: the voyages extraordinaires Marcius Rauchfuß we learn that in the city of Munich, which have inspired so many authors and artists out there is lots for the steampunk enthusiast to enjoy. there who c ontinue the steampunk tradition. We feature two more excellent reviews by Mr This edition is not quite as packed as our previous Trubetskoy, as well as the third and final part in Mr holiday issue, but we feature plenty of interest still. Piecraft’s “History of Dieselpunk”. Read how Read a n interview with the extraordinary fashion dieselpunk and punk relate in this concluding designer Miss Vecona and learn more about the installment. And finally, Mr Craig Daniel writes his adventure look from Miss Hilde Heyvaert’s “The column again, this time on liquors befitting pulp -style Steampunk Wardrobe” column. She also tells you just romance and adventure. how to be a good villain, that is, in a review of the book We are always curious to learn what our readers that does. So i f you are scheming any evildoing some have to say. Know that there is a forum out there time soon, be sure not to miss out on it! (www.ottens.co.uk/lounge ) where you can leave your In London, there will be plenty of opportunity for opinions about our periodical. Plus, we invite you to both evil and steampunk the next two months, for send in your thoughts for publication. So this issue, you March sees the latest edition of the Vampyre Villains vs. find for example Mr William Landis’ view about the Steampunk Slayers event while in April, Abney Park steampunk genre . Beg to differ? Let us know! comes over to Albion for two concerts! Happy reading! ■ 13 No gears please 18 Diesel’s punk 14 Empire dreams 13 Interview with Vecona 18 History of Dieselpunk, Part 3 14 The Spirit of Steampunk 13 By HILDE HEYVAERT 18 By ‘P IECRAFT ’ 14 By WILLIAM LANDIS 14 Steam & slayers 19 Open the coffin 15 Exotic e lixirs 14 Local Steampunk 19 Dracula 15 The Liquor Cabinet 14 By NICK OTTENS 19 By ELLA KREMPER 15 By CRAIG B. D ANIEL 16 Through Hell 11 Munich 16 Bygone legacy 16 Iron Storm 11 Local Steampunk 16 Astronef 16 By ‘T RUBETSKOY ’ 11 By MARCIUS RAUCHFUß 16 By ‘T RUBETSKOY ’ 17 The Adventurer 12 The Smoking Lounge comic 17 Learn to be evil 17 The Steampunk Wardrobe 12 By ‘C OL. ADRIANNA HAZARD ’ 17 How to be a Villain 17 By HILDE HEYVAERT 17 By HILDE HEYVAERT 13 Genre in haze 13 What’s biopunk? 18 Featured Photo 13 By NICK OTTENS 18 Colophon PAGE 2 ISSUE 5 Gatehouse Gazette MAR ‘09 No gears please Interview | Vecona Hilde Heyvaert any steampunks will created the octopus set and then I You mentioned J ules Verne; is the know of the German went on to the ‘30s and ‘40s sailor adventurism the part of steampunk M fashion designer Vecona, girl dress, which I needed for a that appeals to you most? whose innovative designs have swing party. After that came a To be honest, a year ago I didn’t amazed and delighted those that Titanic party so I made a 1900s even know there was something have seen them on her website or dress and everything remained like steampunk. at her catwalk shows—which are within that sea theme. Once you I read th e Jules Verne books fabulous events on their own! She get started, it’s so easy to go on when I was nine years old. I had gracefully agreed to let us with something different in the these rough brown -greyish East- interview her after her sublime same theme. I started out having German paperback books and I fashion show at Gala Nocturna one piece, and before I knew it the was so totally into them because, 2009 in Belgium. whole collection was already there. especially when you’re younger, it’s so easy to understand and Your creations are a truly original imagine how this world could look blend of history, Gothic and like. And now that I’m older I steampunk. What inspires you to suddenly came to realise that come to such wonderful clothing there’s a whole scene around and accessories? them! That’s awesome! But I don’t My interest started with the Goth want to be restricted to this scene, scene, but since it’s only black and I take elements out of different gowns you have to find new drawers and eras and mix selective horizons and challenges when you parts together while I try to meld it grow older. As you have to invent together into something new. something new all the time, you Ma ybe someday we’ll have another have to get inspiration everywhere scene that has a different name but you can. It’s cool to bring the same elements as this one. something totally new into a scene Who knows? that used to wear black or maybe pink or bright colours for the girls. You worked with artists like Em ily Now we have earth tones to mix Autumn and Sopor Aeternus. I f you with all of that. I do try to avoid could choose one artist, dead or the clichés. For example I totally alive, to work with, who would it be? hate goggles and I think there’s too It wo uld definitely be Tim Burton. much going on with these gears. I would love to make the costumes There’s so much more elements to for a Tim Burton movie. I’m steampunk that you could use and convinced he doesn’t need my stuff combine with different styles. because the movies and garments Also there’s the stories behind are already perfect, even when it’s steampunk, like the Jules Verne 3D animation. But it would be a stories in the deep sea. I totally great challenge for me. Th at’s the adore the deep sea, and so I level I want to reach. PAGE 3 ISSUE 5 Gatehouse Gazette MAR ‘09 If you could choose one project, and thing as that would be boring in you could dress Tim Burton’s entire time. You’ll look at a different era cast, what would you like to do? and find some thing that inspires I know Alice in Wonderland is you there. already his next film, but that This will continue happening, I would be great! Imagine that! I cannot deny I’m in the flow, but it’s already saw the picture of Johnny not relevant to me because I do Depp of the Mad Hatter and oh wha t I do and I would do it wow, imagine it would be me who anyway, regardless of the scene or made that outfit! its popularity. Do you feel that the current media Inqui ring gentlemen want to know: attention that steampunk is can they expect more steampunk receiving is directly relevant to you, pieces from you in the near future? or to the scene in Germany? There wi ll definitely be a I must convince that scenes and collection. It’s all still very hush common trends aren’t relevant for hush at the moment. But this year me, but I’m always surprised that there will be something for men somehow everybody is in the and women and it has to do with stream. I’m there too. So when I the ocean. look into a fashion magazine, let’s say Vogue , I see trends like the ‘20s Is there any other coolness that you and I’m thinking “oh my God, I’m can give us a sneak peek at? into the twenties, wow, how did Hah who knows! I don’t even they know that?” And with know what I do next week! ■ steampunk it’s exactly the same, as I think it will be the next trend. I think that maybe we have this For more, visit the designer’s website at certain feeling of what will be next, vecona.de. Photographs courtesy of the because you cannot be stuck in one author and Viona-Art , viona-art.com. Steam & slayers Article | Local Steampunk Nick Ottens his spring in London, one peculiar outing called Vampyre party where the event is a “deadly nightstalkers, Villains vs. Steampunk Slayers . We ‘competitive costume showdown’ T elegant children of the night ask the main organizer of this between the vampire enthusiasts and Lords and Ladies of the event, Mr Darren Jack Powell, just and the steampunks both of whom undead step out with sartorial what all the fuss is about and tell have a love of elegant and scholars, scientists and inventors, you what more to expect in The Big interesting clothing and a penchant cosmopolitan ladies of action and Smoke. for dressing well for parties and intrigue, gentleman adventurers, “It occurred to me,” says Mr events .” While we would not gunslingers and airship pilots,” for Powel l, “to run an atypical vampire presume to speak for aficionados PAGE 4 ISSUE 5 Gatehouse Gazette MAR ‘09 of blood and horror, we can second Year’s Eve this year and saw festival.” He foresees more events the latter part of the statement, bullfighters, flamenco dancers, and more enthusiasts in the future: that is to say, steampunk Mexican luchadors, Cuban heels “more fun for everybody that enthusiasts very much enjoy a and Tropicana girls.
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