Steampunk Shoes: The Industrial Sci-Fi Victorian Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the World

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Steampunk has, until recently, been considered a small subculture. However, with the way its industrial sci-fi Victorian aesthetic is now captivating a massive audience, steampunk is also ready to take over the world above ground!

Fashion has long been drawing inspiration from steampunk, but nothing like the shoes we feature today. Hades, formerly Metropolis Alternative Shoes, leads the steampunk shoe revolution with its distinctive and daring designs.

Featuring screw-on metal heels, cog n’ gear embellishments, and seemingly welded-together parts, these Hades steampunk shoes are the fantasy shoes that will breathe life into your shoe collection.

If you’re not the type to spend a couple of hundred dollars on a non-practical pair of shoes but will do so at least once or twice, these shoes might as well be IT. These shoes will make you stand out, turn heads, and get you compliments, possibly all at once.

Hades specializes in alternative footwear, but you can easily see how these shoes can have a much wider appeal. At the very least, they can be mixed and matched with clothes beyond the steampunk genre.

1. ‘Sky Captain’

Hades 'Sky Captain' metal screw heel open-toe platform pumpsHades ‘Sky Captain’ metal screw heel open-toe platform pumps, $145.99

2. ‘Oxford’

Hades 'Oxford' metal gears heel platform bootiesHades ‘Oxford’ metal gears heel platform booties, $244.99

3. ‘Eiffl’

Hades 'Eiffl' metal heel platform pumpsHades ‘Eiffl’ metal heel platform pumps, $145.99

4. ‘Steam Machine’

Hades 'Steam Machine' ankle strap metal screw heel platform pumpsHades ‘Steam Machine’ ankle strap metal screw heel platform pumps, $145.99

5. ‘Predator’

Hades 'Predator' skeleton heel spike platform pumpsHades ‘Predator’ skeleton heel spike platform pumps, $135.99

6.’Ripley’

Hades 'Ripley' skeleton heel open toe spike platform pumpsHades ‘Ripley’ skeleton heel open toe spike platform pumps, $135.99

7. ‘Iron Punk’

Hades 'Iron Punk' screw studded metal screw heel platform pumpsHades ‘Iron Punk’ screw studded metal screw heel platform pumps, $145.99

8. ‘Orion’

Hades 'Orion' metal plate fringe skeleton heel platform bootiesHades ‘Orion’ metal plate fringe skeleton heel platform booties, $144.99

9. ‘Polaro’

Hades 'Polaro' fur-trimmed buckled platform bootiesHades ‘Polaro’ fur-trimmed buckled platform booties, $272.99

10. ‘IXX’

Hades 'IXX' quilted screw studded lace-up platform bootiesHades ‘IXX’ quilted screw studded lace-up platform booties, $169.99