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The World of WearableArt Show is an awe-inspiring collision of the world's leading wearable art competition and NZ's most spectacular live experience. Hosted in Wellington in September-October, it features wearable art, music, dance, performance and circus acts that will take your breath away.

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The world’s leading wearable art competition that showcases finalist garments from designers across the globe in a spectacular stage show in New Zealand.

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Andromeda, Cecilio Castrillo, Spain
Andromeda, Cecilio Castrillo, Spain
Spectrum of a Wallflower
Spectrum of a Wallflower
Mollusca, R. R. Pascoe, Australia
Mollusca, R. R. Pascoe, Australia
Underling, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
Underling, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
Ko Au Ko Harakeke, Ko Harakeke Ko Au, Anna Hayes-Moeau, New Zealand
Ko Au Ko Harakeke, Ko Harakeke Ko Au, Anna Hayes-Moeau, New Zealand
Tears of the Nudibranch, Sarah Seahorse & Luna Aquatica, Australia
Tears of the Nudibranch, Sarah Seahorse & Luna Aquatica, Australia
Neoru, Jayati Saraf, India
Neoru, Jayati Saraf, India
Collide-o-Scope, Vicky Robertson, New Zealand
Collide-o-Scope, Vicky Robertson, New Zealand
Eternal Fantasy, Hanqi Xu, Honglei Zhou & YuQing Zhou, China
Eternal Fantasy, Hanqi Xu, Honglei Zhou & YuQing Zhou, China
Invisible Tale, Yu Wang, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Hong Kong, China
Invisible Tale, Yu Wang, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Hong Kong, China
Wrath of Medusa, Edyta Jermacz, Poland
Wrath of Medusa, Edyta Jermacz, Poland
Cordycephila, Svenja, Australia
Cordycephila, Svenja, Australia
Voyager, Dinah Walker & Mark Walker, New Zealand
Voyager, Dinah Walker & Mark Walker, New Zealand
Under ___’s Gaze, Everything Magnifies, Yuchen Jiang, Central Saint Martins, United Kingdom
Under ___’s Gaze, Everything Magnifies, Yuchen Jiang, Central Saint Martins, United Kingdom
Strike a Chord, Janice Elliott, New Zealand
Strike a Chord, Janice Elliott, New Zealand
Termite Cathedral, Katherine Bertram, New Zealand
Termite Cathedral, Katherine Bertram, New Zealand
Angel of a Different Kind, Liam Brandon Murray, United Kingdom
Angel of a Different Kind, Liam Brandon Murray, United Kingdom
X-Ray, Lyndal Linton, Brett Linton & Harvey Linton, New Zealand
X-Ray, Lyndal Linton, Brett Linton & Harvey Linton, New Zealand
Hold, Dai Jia Chang, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
Hold, Dai Jia Chang, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
Chameleon, Catherine O'Leary & Cheryl McHugh, Australia
Chameleon, Catherine O'Leary & Cheryl McHugh, Australia
Whare Mīere, Felicity Collier, New Zealand
Whare Mīere, Felicity Collier, New Zealand
Autumn King, Catherine Anderton, New Zealand
Autumn King, Catherine Anderton, New Zealand
Does This Suit Me?, Kate Fisher, New Zealand
Does This Suit Me?, Kate Fisher, New Zealand
Earthling, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
Earthling, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
Worn Landscape, Cushla O'Connell, New Zealand
Worn Landscape, Cushla O'Connell, New Zealand
Sanctuary Given, Cushla O’Connell, New Zealand
Sanctuary Given, Cushla O’Connell, New Zealand
The Seeker, Carolyn Gibson, New Zealand
The Seeker, Carolyn Gibson, New Zealand
Madame Paon Doré, Veritée Hill, United States
Madame Paon Doré, Veritée Hill, United States
Lophii
Lophii
Walk All Over Me, Louise Dyhrfort, United Kingdom
Walk All Over Me, Louise Dyhrfort, United Kingdom
Lionfly, Giancarlo Bello, Switzerland
Lionfly, Giancarlo Bello, Switzerland
Ajaw Eamanom, David Walker, United States
Ajaw Eamanom, David Walker, United States
Supernova, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
Supernova, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
The Blomar, Akhilesh Gupta, India
The Blomar, Akhilesh Gupta, India
Our Lady of the Dryer Duct, Grandy C, Canada
Our Lady of the Dryer Duct, Grandy C, Canada
Wellington 'The Skin I Am In', Katherine Bertram, New Zealand
Wellington 'The Skin I Am In', Katherine Bertram, New Zealand
Beeing Mary Bumby, Jan Kerr, New Zealand
Beeing Mary Bumby, Jan Kerr, New Zealand
Spirit Bone, Guo Xiaotong, China
Spirit Bone, Guo Xiaotong, China
Thoughts
Thoughts
Ester, Ashleigh-Jean King & Flavia Rose, New Zealand
Ester, Ashleigh-Jean King & Flavia Rose, New Zealand
Kākāpō Queen, Stephanie Cossens, New Zealand
Kākāpō Queen, Stephanie Cossens, New Zealand
Avian Goddess, Vishnu Priya Pal, Pearl Academy of Fashion, India
Avian Goddess, Vishnu Priya Pal, Pearl Academy of Fashion, India
Stella Nova, David Walker, United States
Stella Nova, David Walker, United States
Filigreen, Cushla O'Connell, New Zealand
Filigreen, Cushla O'Connell, New Zealand
WAR sTOrY, Natasha English & Tatyanna Meharry, New Zealand
WAR sTOrY, Natasha English & Tatyanna Meharry, New Zealand
Refuse Refuge, Grace DuVal, United States
Refuse Refuge, Grace DuVal, United States
Soundscape, Ashish Dhaka, India
Soundscape, Ashish Dhaka, India
Khepri, Miodrag Guberinic & Alexa Cach, United States
Khepri, Miodrag Guberinic & Alexa Cach, United States
Seraph, Sasha Wisniowski, Australia
Seraph, Sasha Wisniowski, Australia
Infini-D, Tara Morelos, Ahmad Mollahassani & Nelia Justo, Australia
Infini-D, Tara Morelos, Ahmad Mollahassani & Nelia Justo, Australia
Documental, Bethany Cordwell, Australia
Documental, Bethany Cordwell, Australia
LunaRorschach, Natasha English & Tatyanna Meharry, New Zealand
LunaRorschach, Natasha English & Tatyanna Meharry, New Zealand
Like Nothing I Had Ever Seen Before, Julian Hartzog, United States
Like Nothing I Had Ever Seen Before, Julian Hartzog, United States
Tangka, Qiongwen Zhang, United Kingdom
Tangka, Qiongwen Zhang, United Kingdom
Waka Huia, Kayla Christensen, New Zealand
Waka Huia, Kayla Christensen, New Zealand
Hu Ye the Tiger Deity, Cheng-Hung Lin, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
Hu Ye the Tiger Deity, Cheng-Hung Lin, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
Watcher in the Water, Craig McMillan, New Zealand
Watcher in the Water, Craig McMillan, New Zealand
Lord Maharaja & Star Bride, Liam Brandon Murray, United Kingdom
Lord Maharaja & Star Bride, Liam Brandon Murray, United Kingdom
GiGi the Wyrm of Spinelesque, Sean Purucker & Tony Rivas, United States
GiGi the Wyrm of Spinelesque, Sean Purucker & Tony Rivas, United States
Chrysanthemum & Amphitrite, Jack Irving, United Kingdom
Chrysanthemum & Amphitrite, Jack Irving, United Kingdom
Jellyfish in the Sky, Tam Ka Lam, Hong Kong
Jellyfish in the Sky, Tam Ka Lam, Hong Kong
Loinnir na Mara, Mary McGuinness, Ireland
Loinnir na Mara, Mary McGuinness, Ireland
Huaxia Totem, Sun Ye, Miao Yuxin & Yuan Jue, China
Huaxia Totem, Sun Ye, Miao Yuxin & Yuan Jue, China
Tangaroa, Kelsey Roderick & Rhys Richards, New Zealand
Tangaroa, Kelsey Roderick & Rhys Richards, New Zealand
Tears Unseen, Carena West, New Zealand
Tears Unseen, Carena West, New Zealand
The Cloak of Pīwakawaka, Lisa Vanin, New Zealand
The Cloak of Pīwakawaka, Lisa Vanin, New Zealand
Platinum, Lisa Newsome, New Zealand
Platinum, Lisa Newsome, New Zealand
Existence, Alina Stanila, United Kingdom
Existence, Alina Stanila, United Kingdom
Foreign Bodies, Dawn Mostow & Ben Gould, United States
Foreign Bodies, Dawn Mostow & Ben Gould, United States
Volcano, Olga Saretsky, United States
Volcano, Olga Saretsky, United States
Uplifting, David Kirkpatrick, New Zealand
Uplifting, David Kirkpatrick, New Zealand
Virtually the Same, Dylan Mulder & Juliette Thomson, New Zealand
Virtually the Same, Dylan Mulder & Juliette Thomson, New Zealand
Hilandera, Julio Manuel Campos Lopez, Spain
Hilandera, Julio Manuel Campos Lopez, Spain
Bust a Move
Bust a Move
Regnum Dei, Daniella Sasvári & Aaron La Roche, New Zealand
Regnum Dei, Daniella Sasvári & Aaron La Roche, New Zealand
Enlightened, Michelle Wade & Adam Wade, Australia
Enlightened, Michelle Wade & Adam Wade, Australia
Digital Stealth Gods, Dylan Mulder, New Zealand
Digital Stealth Gods, Dylan Mulder, New Zealand
He art, Xuancheng Liu & Jingyi Lin, China
He art, Xuancheng Liu & Jingyi Lin, China
Lippydeema, Daisy May Collingridge, United Kingdom
Lippydeema, Daisy May Collingridge, United Kingdom
Birth of the Babel Fish, Lynnette Griffiths & Marion Gaemers, Australia
Birth of the Babel Fish, Lynnette Griffiths & Marion Gaemers, Australia
Tar’White, Ali Middleton, New Zealand
Tar’White, Ali Middleton, New Zealand

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