Portland has a unique, somewhat sordid, history. Let’s celebrate it this New Years Eve by paying homage to those who laid the groundwork to make this city great. Picture early 19^th century Stumptown, where steam power is still widely used, add into that the elements of Victorian era England, and top it off with either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne. Enter the world of Steampunk Fashion. A unique, beautiful, and sometimes disturbing look that touches on the  old-fashioned, but speaks to the future in a punkish way.