Rolleston Avenue seems to be the centre of activities in the middle of the summer. All parking spaces are taken and the pavements are overloaded with pedestrians heading to different directions and of all ages, cultures and fashion choices. Kat wears one of the more outstanding outfits but she is used to the attention. “I have a business now in town selling special clothing and costumes. It’s been open for six months. I think the city needs more interesting little shops to attract people. People often stop me on the streets, mostly out-of-towners. At the moment I am in a hurry because I am heading to an event I organised. The steam punk community in Christchurch is going to visit the Da Vinci exhibition in the Museum. We were going to go on a picnic afterwards but it’s swimply too cold today. We try to organise at least one outing per month. The club is 4 years old but I’ve been interested in unusual fashion for 18 years now.”