The annual World of WearableArt (WOW) international design competition took place in Wellington, New Zealand, last weekend. Designers of diverse backgrounds from around the world came to showcase their creative and inventive garments before as many as 60,000 visitors. Below, a sample of some of the amazing works of wearable art shown this year in Wellington.
World of WearableArt 2019
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Read moreNightWraith, by Ildy Izso of TAFE NSW, Australia, is modeled in the Mythology Section during the World of WearableArt (WOW) Awards 2019 at TSB Bank Arena on September 27, 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand. #
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Read moreFeathers of the Roc, by Xu Ran of Donghua University, China, featured in the Mythology Section on WOW Opening Night 2019 in Wellington on September 26, 2019. #
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Read moreWaka Huia, by Kayla Christensen of New Zealand, is modeled in the Aotearoa Section on WOW Opening Night 2019. #
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Read moreSea Urchin Explosion, by Jack Irving of the United Kingdom, shown during the WOW Preview on September 25, 2019 #
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Read moreNo Angle, by Chen Bingrou of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China, shown in the Avant-garde Section of WOW 2019 #
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Read moreKaitiaki, by Lisa Vanin of New Zealand, shown during the WOW Preview on September 25, 2019 #
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Read moreLive Filament, by Jill Perry of Australia, modeled in the Open Section of WOW 2019 #
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Read moreThe Blomar, by Akhilesh Gupta of India, featured in the White Section during the World of WearableArt Preview on September 25, 2019 #
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Read moreEden, by Ian Bernhard of New Zealand, shown in the Mythology Section of WOW 2019 #
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Read moreGemini: the Twins, by Dawn Mostow and Ben Gould of the United States, shown in the Avant-garde Section during WOW Opening Night 2019 at TSB Bank Arena #
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Read moreHuaxia Totem, by Sun Ye, Miao Yuxin, and Yuan Jue of Donghua University, China, and Losing Touch?, by Galina Mihaleva of Singapore, modeled in the White Section on WOW Opening Night 2019 #
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Read moreHope, by Shelley Scott of New Zealand, featured in the Aotearoa Section of WOW 2019 #
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Read moreSoul Guardian, by Chang Yi-Wei of Shih Chien University Taipei, Taiwan #
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Read moreThe Golden Night, by Shantanu Singh of India #
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Read moreMy Corrasion, by Carmel Pollock of New Zealand, is modeled in the Aotearoa Section during the World of WearableArt Preview 2019. #
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Read moreChrysanthemum & Amphitrite, by Jack Irving of the United Kingdom #
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Read moreFaulty Armour, by Hanna Smith of Australia, is shown in the White Section during the World of WearableArt Awards 2019. #
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