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World of WearableArt Described as 'Mardi Gras meets haute couture', New Zealand's Brancott Estate World of WearableArt (WOW) Awards Show is a unique creative event that has become a global phenomenon.
View more downloadable images of Events in Tourism New Zealand's Image Library. Note: Media requests for WOW images are available on the official World of WearableArt website.
Taking art off the wall From humble beginnings 20 years ago, the World of WearableArt was originally conceived by Nelson sculptor Suzy Moncrieff as part of a promotion for a rural art gallery. Moncrieff devised the idea of taking art off the wall and adorning the human form, and since then the show has grown to become New Zealand's largest and most dynamic art event.		Kiwi icons reappear with a WOW makeover World of WearableArt Awards – Wellington 25 August – 10 September 2011 Classic Kiwi icons will get the WOW treatment when the wonderfully quirky World of WearableArt Awards Show steps out in Wellington for the 2011 season. Read More
Annual sell-out event Now based across the water in New Zealand's 'creative capital' of Wellington, WOW is an annual sell out that attracts entries and an audience from all over the world. More than 300 designers, and a cast and crew in excess of 400 are involved in a spectacular performance where fashion and art collide. According to 2010 guest judge Mark D’Arcy - a New York-based creative arts and media expert - the Montana WOW Awards Show "makes Lady Gaga look like a librarian and has more originality and creativity per minute than any other show I’ve ever seen." UK gallops off with 2011 WOW Supreme Award WOW, Wellington 25 August - 10 Sept, 2011 A breath-taking kaleidoscope of colours, fantasy and creativity unleashed a unique artistic spectacle at New Zealand’s 2011 World of WearableArt show. Read More		Brancott Estate World of WearableArt 2011 - staged in Wellington, New Zealand, there's no other show quite like this anywhere in the world.
2011 WOW Awards Show The 23rd World of WearableArt Awards features 160 garments from New Zealand and around the world - about 30% were contributed by international designers from India, The Netherlands, China, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, The Philippines and Italy. The 2011 WOW season has been moved forward and extended as part of the REAL New Zealand Festival programme of events running throughout Rugby World Cup. The 14-night season is scheduled for a sell-out season. During September and October 2011 eight iconic garments from the World of WearableArt collection will appear in eight regional destinations. The WOW Icons on Tour exhibition will show a garment that relates to the destination along with a painting by a significant New Zealand artist that adds another level of story telling to the piece.		A Bid For Freedom by Kate Hellyar, of Leeston, New Zealand. Commended in 2010 Mainfreight Duffy Books In Homes Children’s Section.

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