New Zealand’s own world renowned international design competition is back for another year. And again the costumes of World of WearableArt 2017 (also known simply as WOW) are particularly dazzling.
The categories in this year’s show are Weta Workshop Science Fiction, Red, Illumination illusion: Float, Fly Flow, Avant-garde and Open.
WOW 2017 runs until October 8 at Wellington’s TSB Bank Arena.
See what floated down the runway in our gallery below.
‘Angel of a Different Kind’ by Liam Brandon Murray of the United Kingdom is modelled in the Open Section
‘Cordycephila’ by Svenja of Australia is modelled in the Weta Workshop Science Fiction Section
‘Cosmos’ by Rinaldy Yunardi of Indonesia is modelled in the Avant-garde Section
‘Encapsulate’ by Rinaldy Yunardi of Indonesia is modelled in the Open Section
‘Fish in the Dark’ by Sue Cederman of New Zealand is modelled in the Illumination Illusion Section Float, Fly, Flow
‘Life Pulse (Biological Micro-universe)’ by Galina Mihaleva of Singapore is modelled in the Red Section
‘The Messenger’ by Dawn Mostow and Lana Crooks of the United States and ‘A Dame to Kill For’ by Elvira ‘t Hart of the Netherlands are modelled in the Red Section
‘Daisy’ by Annie Temmink of the United States is modelled in the Weta Workshop Science Fiction Section
‘Seraph’ by Amelia Taverner and Eleanor Beeden of New Zealand is modelled in the Avant-garde Section
‘I Want More & More’ by Yi-Ting Hsieh, Yi-Ting Lai and Pei-Chen Liao of Taiwan is modelled in the Open Section
‘I’m a Sucker’ by Jo Marie Odgers of New Zealand is modelled in the Illumination Illusion Section: Float, Fly, Flow
Models showcase garments during the World of WearableArt Preview
‘Mollusca’ by R. R. Pascoe of Australia is modelled in the Avant-garde Section
‘Morpho in Bloom’ by Michelle Yeager and Tim Merz of the United States is modelled in the Illumination Illusion Section: Float, Fly, Flow
World of WearableArt Awards Show 2017
‘Refuse Refuge’ by Grace DuVal of the United States is modelled in the Weta Workshop Science Fiction Section
‘The Maw’ by Baroness Varcra III of the United States is modelled in the Open Section
‘The Spirit of Waitomo’ by Maria Tsopanaki and Dimitri Mavinis of the United Kingdom is modelled in the Illumination Illusion Section: Float, Fly, Flow
‘Unravelled’ by Jennie Munro of New Zealand is modelled in the Red Section
‘Vicarious’ by Etainia Dagda of New Zealand is modelled in the Red Section
‘Watcher in the Water’ by Craig McMillan of New Zealand is modelled in the Weta Workshop Science Fiction Section
