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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NightWraith, 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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Huaxia 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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