Dianne Blair (left) and Terry Lobb celebrate steam style at the Rutland Arms Inn in Whanganui.
Photo/Stuart Munro
Steampunkers party like it's 1899 according to enthusiast website Steamed and this week marked an international day of celebration for the movement.
Whanganui, with its Victorian-era buildings and monuments, is a perfect setting for Steampunk style and no one knows it better than Dianne Blair and Terry Lobb
of Victorious Steam.
They are part of a small but growing group of enthusiasts in the region and they celebrated International Steampunk Day with dinner at the Rutland Arms Inn on Thursday night.
"We are a group of four regulars and we first got together during Vintage Weekend about four years ago," said Lobb.
"We share an enjoyment of dressing up and a love of fabrics as well as finding treasures in junk shops around the region."
