Montana World of WearableArt™ Awards Show Winners 2006
Rodney Leong wins Montana Supreme WOW® Award
20 664 recycled plastic collar stays, have secured a place in the Montana World of WearableArt™ show hall of fame for Auckland pattern maker Rodney Leong.
The Love of Icarus, is inspired by the quote “On certain night, when there is a full moon and the stars lay cast out, a shadowy figure can be seen floating within the moon.”
Rodney is no stranger to the creative world; he holds a diploma in Textile design a Diploma in fashion design and technology. In 2003 he was hand picked by international designer and judge Trelise Cooper after she saw his work in the 2003 Montana WOW® Awards .
Rodney, has been entering the Montana WOW® Awards show since 1989. Never afraid to try new things, Rodney has created garments in everything from hand painted silk to recycled zips. In 2005 he won the Tourism New Zealand Avant Garde section and won the Latitude Nelson Birthplace of WOW®, runner-up to the Montana Supreme WOW® Award.
Rodney says.
“It’s the freedom to try new things with fabric and design and the ability to ignore the constraints of a commercial fashion career that I am drawn to. There are no expectations of what you should create when entering WOW, only the aim of personal growth and the abilities of your own imagination.”
Wellington plays host to the Montana World of WearableArt™ Awards for the second time. Over 30 000 tickets have been sold and 17O garments parade across the cat walk, 500 people bring WOW® to life. A dynamic and diverse range of entrants entries are showcased in 2006, 41 international entries and over 120 national parade across the cat walk.
Aliens dance, sand pours from the ceiling, contortionists tie themselves into knots and the world goes a dotty. What could be more Wowing!
For more information please contact Loren Aberhart on loren@worldofwearableart.com or 03 547 0865.
2006 Montana WOW Supreme Award Winner
'The Love of Icarus' Rodney Leong, Auckland.
Nelson Runner Up to the Supreme Award
'Remarkable Uplift', Russell Sutherland, Invercargill.
MainPower WOW Factor Award & Runner Up American Express Open Section
'Blow Me' by Wendy Burton and Patrick Duffy of Christchurch.
WETA Award
'Wetapunga' by Robyn Martin of Christchurch.
Winner HP Planet Award
'The Love of Icarus' by Rodney Leong of Auckland.
Runner UP HP Planet Award
'A Boy in Berry Ice Scream' by Sharon Reid of Auckland.
Winner Tertiary Education Commission Student Design Award
'Un-labeled' by Jayani Iddawela of Auckland.
Runner Up Tertiary Education Commission Student Design Award
'The Journey of Memory', Krit Suwandechochai and Metee Veeraolankul, Thailand
Wellington International Award
'The Life & Foam of an Indigo Blue Sea', Shin Ji Eun, South Korea.
Runner Up Wellington International Award
'Spotty Dotty Columbine', Jonathan Wood, England.
HP Children's Section Winner
'Little Doodle', Simon Hames, Wellington.
HP Children's Section Runner Up
'My Mum By Laura Aged 4', Caroline Palmer, Nelson
HP Children's Section Commended
'Brooklyn’s Bug', Sue Cederman & Brooklyn School Room One Pupils, Motueka
AT&T Illumination Illusion Section Winner
'The Ballet of Ineluctable Doom', Tracey Smith & Chris Koole
AT&T Illumination Illusion Section Runner Up
'Intri'gued', Erna Van Der Wat, Auckland.
AT&T Illumination Illusion Section Commended
'Evolution of the Apron', Val Griffith-Jones, Picton.
Scenic Circle Hotels Bizarre Bra Section Winner
'Remarkable Uplift', Russell Sutherland, Invercargill.
Scenic Circle Hotels Bizarre Bra Runner Up
'Wot-A-Whirler', Tatiana Terezakis, Wellington.
Scenic Circle Hotels Bizarre Bra Commended
'The Beehive Bra', Narresh Kukreja & Shivan Bhatia, India
American Express Open Section Winner
'The Love of Icarus' Rodney Leong, Auckland
American Express Open Section Runner Up
'Blow Me', Wendy Burton & Patrick Duffy, Christchurch.
American Express Open Section Commended
'Chopin's Bride', Toni Gardiner, Nelson.
Tourism New Zealand Avant Garde Section Winner
'She Looks Good in a Sack', Cathy 'Tree' Harris, Wellington.
