Floating steampunk airship, part of the Concept Garden at Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton, NZ. Image: Su Leslie
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Zimmerbitch 
Oh this is such fun. My engineer niece would love this to bits. She is ‘Madam Engineer’ at steampunk gatherings – goes clad in corset set off with a set of very large spanners and binoculars.
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How fab!! I love how steampunk is so gender-role fluid.
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Me too.
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wow, so cool –
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A great image Su. I like a bit of steam punk too.
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It seems that every regional town in NZ is getting on the Steampunk wagon. The airship was part of a festival earlier in the year.
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Very cool. Loving the edit too!
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Thanks Aggie 😀
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I’m not into steampunk, but I did like the Hamilton Gardens 😀
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I couldn’t get into all the dressing up, but I do like the aesthetic. There is a new garden at Hamilton, based on the Katherine Mansfield story “The Garden Party.” It looks fabulous, but it was soooo busy when we were there I don’t get any good photos of it.
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How eye catching, do you think they are just trying to hide the weeds in their garden?
Leslie
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Hehe. It’s in a public garden. They are developing some new “concept” Gardens, and maybe steampunk is one of them.
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That’s a novel idea….. 🙂
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The place is a series of themed gardens. Some are quite spectacular 😀
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🙂
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Oh! Sooo cool! Totally love this shot and the editing is fab, Su! Really have a very soft spot for Steampunk and dream of dressing up with those lovely corsages and awesome accessories. Maybe one day… 😄 xxxxxx
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😀 thank you. Steampunk seems to have really taken off here, with a least two small towns holding really quite big Steampunk festivals each year. T really likes the idea of us dressing up, but I’m not crazy about corsets these days. I’d have to invent a slightly androgynous character for myself — one that can wear comfortable clothes 😂😂
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I’d love to visit those festivals! And I’m sure there are much more comfortable outfits that still are true to the steampunk look. Just add some fun brass goggles and a nice hat. 😉
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🙂 You are probably right. I was thinking a kind of “Lady Professor” look. I love the old-style dress shirts and waistcoats. We can add Steampunk Festival to the list of things we’ll visit. You are planning to stay a while aren’t you? 🙂
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Happy New Year, Su!!! 😀
Wishing you lots of joy, peace and creativity to look forward to! 😀
Waistcoats are wonderful, you could also wear one of those gorgeous top hats, I think they look great on women too!
And we´re definitely adding the Steampunk Festival to that list! 😉 I´d say half a year should do the trick, right? Hehe! 😉 xxxxxxx
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It will be a busy (and fun) half year. xxxxxx
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🙂 xxxxxxx
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That is awesome!
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I thought so. The whole garden is a great place.
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