Step into a world where art and the human form combine, where dance, music and lighting tell a story of the body as a canvas; where the lines of fashion and art blur and merge as one… WOW® is a two hour show held annually in September in Wellington*, New Zealand to an audience of 30,000 per season.

Supreme WOW Award Winner - Rattle Your Dags, Paula Coulthard & Ursula Dixon, Auckland (left) WOW Factor Award Winner - The Weaver Finch Colony, N.P Jayaraj, India (right)

Garments are judged on originality, creativity, innovation and construction. When designing the work the artist must ensure it is able to be exhibited in a fully choreographed performance, therefore it must be of sound construction, safe to wear, and not too heavy. The work must be a total concept e.g. if entering a skirt, there must also be an accompanying top, perishable materials, stilts and advertising are not allowed. There are several sections for entry and entries close on May 1 of each year - so get your idea caps on for next years WOW. In the mean time check out the winners for this years World of wearable art.

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