World of WearableArt

2025 World of WearableArt Show

A world renowned wearable art experience, where an annual design competition culminates in a spectacular show combining theatre, art, fashion, music & performance.

18 Sept – 5 Oct 2025

TSB Arena Wellington

About WOW

About the show

VIEW FINALISTS

Wow is an

Explosion of creativity

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Banshee of the Bike Lane, Grace DuVal, United States

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Haerenga (Journey), Christopher Davis, New Zealand

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Flourish Tumulus, Cai Min Yan & Liu Yan-Ling, Shih Chien University Kaohsiung Campus, Taiwan

To take art off the wall and out of static display. To adorn the body in wildly wonderful ways. To celebrate creativity in a lavish and unique on-stage spectacular that will <text-colour-gold>inspire us all.<text-colour-gold>

Dame Suzie Moncrieff

WOW Founder

New Zealand's Largest

Theatrical Spectacle

2024 World of Wearableart show:

dream awake

26 September - 13 October

The WOW Show is a world-class theatrical extravaganza seen by an audience of over 60,000 annually. This exhilarating performance, described as Broadway meets Cirque Du Soleil, sees the stage come alive with incredible works of wearable art, dancers, aerialists, music, lights, and AV.

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Rorschach’s Dreamscape, Rodney Leong, New Zealand

the heart of WOW

WearableArt Competition

WOW showcases works of wearable art created by designers from across the globe. Each garment seen on stage is a finalist in our internationally renowned wearable art competition. WOW offers an opportunity to express innovation, originality and to push the boundaries of creativity on a world stage.

About the competition

Entry information

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Neoru, Jayati Saraf, Pearl Academy, India

Cutting edge art

Pushing
‍creative limits

Wearable Art Archive

Each year, winners of WOW Awards are added to an incredible collection of garments. Here you can browse through our digital collection of groundbreaking wearable art as previously seen on the WOW stage. You will read about the designers and the inspiration behind these stunning works of art and see their impressive awards and accolades.

Explore the Wearable Art archive