World of WearableArt Awards 2015
'Crystallization' by Carolyn Gibson of New Zealand (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
The 27th World of WearableArt Awards Show, known as WOW®, kicked off on Thursday 24th September for its annual Show Season in Wellington, New Zealand.
WOW is New Zealand’s largest arts show and each year a new theatrical world is created in which incredible garments are bought to life. This year 55,000 show goers will attend from around the world. WOW® is a breathtaking spectacular of dance, theatre, music, and art.
The garments you see on stage are the award-contending designs selected from worldwide entries in the annual WOW Awards competition, which puts the simple, but challenging brief to designers - to take “art off the wall and adorn onto the human form”.
A model displays 'Kaleidoscope' by Tess Tavener Hanks of University of Technology Sydney, Australia, in the Creative Excellence Section: Agriculture, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Designers come from all occupations, from all over the world. WOW® gives designers the opportunity to be innovative, original and not bound by the constraints of commercialism. The only limit is their imagination.
WOW® is best described as a glorious rebellion against the mundane, a choreographed collision where fantasy meets reality and dreams merge with nightmares. For the audience, it is a sensory saturation, with the bodies on stage forming a moving canvas in a seamless, fluid exhibition that is enhanced by soundscapes, lighting, dance, drama, and comedy. There is no narration and no language barriers.
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An entertainer performs during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) Click to enlarge
Models display 'Imprisonment' by Chin San Sze of Malaysia in the Avant Garde Section during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Submarine Captain' by Qinghe Cao of Parsons The New School for Design, United States, in the Avant Garde Section during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'The Walls We Build' by Judith Clemett of New Zealand in the Creative Excellence Section: Agriculture, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Interwoven' by Carol Laloli of New Zealand in the Aotearoa Section during the World Of WearableArt charity preview show at TSB Bank Arena on September 23, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Crystallization' by Carolyn Gibson of New Zealand in the Avant Garde Section during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Models display 'Victorian Dragon' by Yozmit of the United States in the Avant Garde Section during the World Of WearableArt charity preview show at TSB Bank Arena on September 23, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Knight Of Fire' by Maria Tsopanaki and Dimitri Mavinis of the United Kingdom in the Creative Excellence Section: Agriculture, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'To Be Or Not To Be' by Joanna Peacock of the United Kingdom in the Costume and Film Section: Other Worlds, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'To Be Or Not To Be' by Joanna Peacock of the United Kingdom in the Costume and Film Section: Other Worlds, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Nightingale Rose' by Chuen Hui of Hong Kong in the Costume and Film Section: Other Worlds, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Life Bloom' by Siyu Fang of Donghua University, China, in the Avant Garde Section during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Designer, Peter Wakeman, speaks to media alongside his creation 'Diva's Dreamscape' after taking out the Supreme Award during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Models and entertainers take a bow at the conclusion of the show during the World Of WearableArt charity preview show at TSB Bank Arena on September 23, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model has a Maori Moko design applied during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Kaleidoscope' by Tess Tavener Hanks of University of Technology Sydney, Australia, in the Creative Excellence Section: Agriculture, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Ctrl Alt Del' by Jenny Jack of New Zealand in the Man Section: Reinvent The Uniform, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Stoke The Fire' by Xiaoting Huang of Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong, in the Avant Garde Section during the World Of WearableArt charity preview show at TSB Bank Arena on September 23, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A 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: Agriculture, during the World Of WearableArt charity preview show at TSB Bank Arena on September 23, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
A model displays 'Dragon's Backbone' by Holly Murray of the United Kingdom in the Costume and Film Section: Other Worlds, during the World of WearableArt Awards 2015 at TSB Bank Arena on September 25, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
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