The Glasgow Worldcon—known as A Worldcon for Our Futures—has been done and dusted for a couple of weeks now. Some buddies of mine went, but I didn’t. Instead, I’ve enjoyed reading various reports and stories, and looking at photos, of course.
For one, Olav Rokne made his Flickr album for the Masquerade 2024 available. Among the many fantastic photos and costumes my favorite is Linda van der Pal’s chefpunk:
A chef, steampunk-style. Aaaah! So inventive and different! 😀
There are the requisite rivets, of course, and valves, dials, gauges, and piping, but also burner coils, a pan, a spatula, and plates (in another photo). What really stopped me in my tracks are the burner coils, though—so, it’s not just any generic steampunk gadget you strap onto your back, it’s a portable stove!
It looks like the stove might have been built from a cardboard box, but I haven’t been able to find the story behind this outfit to confirm. (If anyone knows, please share or link!) It would be interesting to hear details, for instance whether it’s feasible to carry anything inside the oven. So clever, though!
Do you have a favorite among the cosplays?
Images by Olav Rokne via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0): Chefpunk. Closeup of chefpunk.
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I adore this. As much as I sometimes put on my curmudgeon hat and grumble about “Everything’s a something-or-other-punk these days…” I love the idea of chefpunk!
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