Sewing as Art: World of WearableArt
The 24th annual World of WearableArt (WOW) Awards kicked off on Wednesday here in Wellington.
Tickets to the shows are pretty exxy and sell out really early so I’ve never managed to go but luckily the local news website has a little slide show up for us all to enjoy 
Click on the picture to see more:
Event’s like WOW are one of the many reasons why I love living in Wellington.
You can read more about the WOW story here and there are more pictures on the official Facebook page.
A few of the shops in town have also been getting in on the fun by entering the WOW Window Dressing competition by displaying their own WearableArt in their windows.
Here are a few that I managed to get snaps of while rushing between meetings:
New World Metro, Willis street
Damn it, that’s what I should have made my wedding dress out of…chocolate! 
Somerfields , Lambton Quay
Plimmer Shoes, Lambton Quay
The next four are from the windows of Kirkcaldie & Stains (Brandon Street Windows) and I think they are by Fashion Design Students but I was running late and didn’t get a chance to read the the signs:
start
Probably saved the best until last:
Te Papa Store, Brandon Street
Butterflies!
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Posted on September 29, 2012, in Sewing as Art and tagged Wellington, World of WearableArt, World of WearableArt Awards Show, WOW. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
hahahaaa I made the one with the rainbow skirt, my friend told me she spied it out here. We’re all year 13s at different schools, you really didn’t have to read the signs after all. Cute blog!
Awesome!
Thanks for letting me know, you should be really proud of yourself! xx
We did something similar in my final year at college too but it wasn’t for WoW – I did like a sparkly dress with a paperclip overdress (there is a picture here a the bottom: http://thecuriouskiwi.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/exorcising-some-very-old-sewing-demons/) it was really fun, I miss those days
WAW! They look amazing!
WOW is a fantastic show – I highly recommend going along!
. We just get the $50 tickets – it helps to sign up to their mailing list so you get the pre sales or they all vanish really fast….
I’ve never see the $50 tickets but I am signed up now so hopefully I’ll get the early jump on them next year
thanks for the tip
They’re the ‘restricted view’ seats – which basically just means you’re in the front row of the top section of seats, so the metal bar that runs along the barrier is directly in front of you. Which I find isn’t a huge issue, and I’m happy to deal with that if it means I get a seat for half the price of the ones behind me.