Steampunk fashion and sci-fi cosplayers. Since the first steampunk convention in 2006, SalonCon, there have been a number of similar conventions where enthusiasts dress up as characters from steampunk culture. Modern steampunk clothing is based more on leather and metal as opposed to cotton or natural fabrics. More recently, steampunk has also been linked to fetishism, the genderqueer community and modern paganism. In 2010, steampunk fashion entered the high-end market of fashion as designer John Galliano brought elements from the style to his spring haute couture show for Christian Dior. Another designer associated with the steampunk style is Jean Paul Gaultier, who
Bob Schulz (fashion designer) Bob Schulz (fashion designer) Robert Schulz (16 April 1923 – 17 May 2008) was an Australian fashion designer. He was born in Booleroo, South Australia on 16 April 1923. Schulz established and ran Young Jaeger from 1959 to 1965, before working for the Milan store La Rinascente and living in Italy for some years. In 1966, Helmut Newton photographed his work for the magazine "Queen". He returned to London to restart his couture business in a large house in Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, but the business failed after a bust water pipe and insurers who refused to pay. He continued to