For the past 30 years, the World of WearableArt (WOW) international design competition has been held in Wellington, New Zealand. The event has grown substantially, and now designers of diverse backgrounds from around the world come to New Zealand to showcase their creations before as many as 60,000 visitors. WOW 2018 opens today, and runs through October 14. Below, a sample of some of the amazing works of wearable art shown over the past few years.
Scenes From the World of WearableArt Competition
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Read more"Cosmos," by Rinaldy Yunardi of Indonesia, is modeled in the avant-garde section during the World of WearableArt (WOW) 2017 opening night at TSB Bank Arena in Wellington, New Zealand, on September 21, 2017. #
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Read more"Cube," by Adam McAlavey of the United Kingdom, modeled in the red section of WOW 2017 on September 21, 2017 #
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Read more"Uplifting," by David Kirkpatrick of New Zealand, modeled in the bizarre-bra section during the WOW 2018 preview on September 26, 2018 #
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Read more"Cordycephila," by Svenja of Australia, modeled in the Weta Workshop science-fiction section on September 21, 2017 #
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Read more"Angel of a Different Kind," by Liam Brandon Murray of the United Kingdom, modeled in the open section of the WOW Awards 2017 #
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Read more"Cell Belle," by Jessica Thompson of Australia, modeled in the under-the-microscope section of WearableArt 2018 opening night in Wellington, New Zealand #
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Read more"Cambrian Regeneration," by Ran Xu of China, worn in the Weta Workshop science-fiction section on September 20, 2017 #
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Read more"236 Maiden Lane," by Lynn Christiansen of the United States, modeled in the open section during the WOW 2018 preview on September 26, 2018 #
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Read more"Daisy," by Annie Temmink of the United States, shown in the Weta Workshop science-fiction section on September 21, 2017, in Wellington, New Zealand #
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Read more"Seraph," by Amelia Taverner and Eleanor Beeden of New Zealand, modeled in the avant-garde section of the WOW 2017 preview #
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Read more"Just Say It," by Violet Oliver of New Zealand, modeled in the open section at TSB Bank Arena on September 27, 2018 #
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Read morePerformers entertain during the WOW 2018 opening night on September 27, 2018. #
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Read more"Squash Stitch," by Natasha Macaulay of New Zealand, modeled in the open section on opening night 2018 #
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Read moreA model displays "The Walls We Build," by Judith Clemett of New Zealand, in the creative-excellence section for agriculture during the WOW Awards 2015 on September 25, 2015. #
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Read more"Quantum," by Annabelle Widmann of Australia, is modeled in the under-the-microscope section during the WOW 2018 preview. #
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Read more"Vicarious," by Etainia Dagda of New Zealand, presented in the red section on opening night 2017 #
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Read moreA model displays "Humannitor," by Kate MacKenzie of New Zealand, in the man section Reinvent the Uniform during the WOW Awards 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. #
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Read more"Morpho in Bloom," by Michelle Yeager and Tim Merz of the United States, presented in the illumination-illusion section Float, Fly, Flow on opening night 2017 on September 21, 2017. #
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Read more"Shell," by QiYao Zhang of China, modeled in the avant-garde section during the WOW 2018 opening night #
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Read more"Life Pulse (Biological Micro-universe)," by Galina Mihaleva of Singapore, presented in the red section on September 22, 2017 #
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Read more"Animism," by Gayane Arzumanova and Yui Jiang of the United Kingdom, presented in the avant-garde section on September 22, 2017 #
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Read more"Mind the Synaptic Gap," by Grace DuVal of the United States, modeled in the under-the-microscope section during the WOW 2018 preview #
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Read moreA model displays "For Fear of Being Hunted," by Zak Gatara, Samantha Dowling, and Molly Parker of Victoria University, New Zealand, in the creative-excellence section for agriculture on September 25, 2015. #
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Read more"Kakapo Queen," by Stephanie Cossens of New Zealand, presented in the Aotearoa section of the WOW 2018 preview #
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Read moreModels display "Bar-Block-O," by Vanessa Burton, in the costume-and-film section on September 21, 2016. #
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Read more"Spirit Bone," by Xiao Tong Guo of China, worn in the reflective-surfaces section of the WOW 2018 preview on September 26, 2018 #
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Read moreA model showcases garments from artists and designers from all around the world at the dress rehearsal of WOW at TSB Bank Arena on September 24, 2014, in Wellington, New Zealand. #
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