Wearable Arts

First held in Nelson in 1987, the World of WearableArt (WOW) in Wellington has become an international awards show. Be inspired by the themes, materials, and the design of garments as expressive forms of art. Also see other artwear that communicates social and cultural identities. SCIS no.1809116

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Wearable art awards
Wearable art awards
Step into a world where art and the human form combine; where he body as a canvas.
Audio
World of Wearable Art awards
World of WearableArt awards
Stories of ingenuity and endurance from Christchurch competitors in this year's World of Wearable Art Awards.
Images
Dragonfish wearable artwork
Dragon fish wearable artwork
In the 1996 Wearabl eArt awards, Dragon Fish, designed by Susan Holmes of Auckland, won both the silk section and the supreme award.
Videos
Montana New Zealand Wearable Art awards
New Zealand WearableArt awards
Performers of the Intrepid Ice TV head to Nelson to meet the creators of the Montana New Zealand Art Awards before hosting the show.
Videos
2007 Montana World of Wearable Art awards
2007 Montana World of WearableArt awards
This TVNZ production showcases the fashion, performance, and theatre that is the Montana World of Wearable Art Awards.
Images
Nelson wearable arts festival
Nelson wearable arts festival
This photograph, from the Montana World of Wearable Art Awards 2001, shows a ‘Futuristic circus.’
Images
Wearable art parade, Wellington
Wearable art parade, Wellington
Photographs of people gathered in Parliament Grounds, Wellington, for the 2006 World of WearableArt street parade.
Images
Ensemble
Ensemble
Dual Outlook was created from nylon line, copper wire, and copper-plated polyester for the 1997 Smokefree Fashion Awards.
Images
Wearable arts
Wearable arts
A selection of New Zealand images relating to wearable arts.
Videos
First wearable arts show, 1987
First wearable arts show, 1987
The World of Wearable Arts (WOW) first started off in Nelson in 1987.
Audio
WOW
WOW
Behind the scenes with the garments, dressers, and models of the 2010 World of WearableArts show.
Images
Costume
Costume
A costume made of shell, cloth, coconut husk, and fibre.
Images
Costume
A Tamate dance mask, attached hood, and plaited skirt
Tamate dance mask, hood, skirt, and suit made of plaited fibres. Worn in Melanesia, the masks are a visual representation of a spiritual being.
Other
How to make a wearable art design
Pointers on how to make an award winning wearable artwork.
Articles
Textiles and fashion design sketchbooks – 20 inspirational examples
This article contains outstanding textile and fashion design sketchbooks to inspire high school Art and Design students.
Articles
Wearable art - Te Papa and beyond
Year 13 Fashion and Textiles Technology students developed wearable art to display in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa.
Websites
WWW
WOW: World of WearableArt
“This is the official World of Wearable Arts website. Includes photos and videos of past winners, designer profiles, a designer blog, and information behind the design section.”
Videos
World of WearableArts
World of WearableArt in New Zealand. Some of the 2010 Winning entries and the stories behind them.
Articles
Fashion
Presents a page of links to a wide range of sites about costume and fashion.
Images
Ag art wear
Ag art wear
 Wearable art competition with a rural twist, Ag Art Wear is a popular event at Fieldays with garments made from recyclied farm yard junk.
Images
Rugby Sevens costumes,
Rugby Sevens costumes
 Photograph of people in costume going to the Wellington Sevens rugby tournament on 4 February 2011.
Websites
WWW
Recycled trash fashion show, Kaikoura
This community event began in 1999 and takes place every two years.
Images
John Key
John Key
Shows John Key dressed in a costume at the WOW World of Wearable Arts Awards. It is announced "... and now, the winner of our Political section... 'Teflon John,' wearing his anti-flammary and alleg...
Images
Economy. 28 September 2009
Economy. 28 September 2009
The cartoon shows a participant in either the 'Wearable Arts' show or 'NZ Fashion Week.'
Images
Samoan warrior costume
Kiribati warrior costume
Shows two men with a Samoan warrior costume and weapon.
Videos
Wearable Art with Siliga David Setoga
Wearable Art with Siliga David Setoga
Siliga David Setoga's clever t-shirt designs successfully raise questions around identity, politics, religion and social issues.
Images
Pupil wearable-art winner
Pupil wearable-art winner
Each of the 460 pupils had made one of the garment’s squares.
Images
Kidsfest Wearable Arts at Fendalton 29
Kidsfest Wearable Arts at Fendalton 29
Children model their creations at Kidsfest Wearable Arts held at Fendalton Library.
Images
Wearable arts parade
Wearable arts parade
Participants dressed as nīkau palms parade along Lambton Quay in 2006, when the Montana World of WearableArt awards were staged in Wellington for the first time.
Images
Wearable art, Papakura, 1996
Wearable art, Papakura, 1996
"Move over Gucci, goodbye Dior, and on yer bike Klein - Rosehill Intermediate pupils are claiming the designer's turf. During the past few weeks, students put together a Wearable Arts Extravaganza ...
Other
Prepare for and create wearable art - NZQA
People credited with this unit standard are able to develop a design for an item of wearable art.
Websites
WWW
Australian Wearable Arts Festival
Explore the costume and fashion designers, seamstresses, sculptors and themes that make up Australia's wearable art scene.
Other
Wearable Art lesson
Students make their own wearable art accessory based on their local culture and environment.
Other
Flash Trash!
In this unit students create and design artworks from recycled junk for a “Wearable Arts” performance at school.
Images
Woman, on roller skates, advertising Osram light bulbs.
Woman, on roller skates, advertising Osram light bulbs.
An example of early 20th century wearable costume art showing a woman waring advertising paraphernalia taken circa 1915-1922.
Articles
Dame Suzie Moncrieff
The unquenchable passion of the creator of the World of Wearbalearts show.
Articles
At home with Suzie Moncrieff
What's life and home like for the creator of WearableArt?
Websites
WWW
EPIC
Find more information about wearable art on EPIC. Recommended databases: Australia New Zealand Reference Centre Plus.
Videos
WearableArt on Youtube
A selection of videos on You Tube featuring stunning WearableArt show moments and extraordinary garments.
Videos
Wearable art awards
Step into a world where art and the human form combine; where dance, music and lighting highlight the story of the body as a canvas.
Videos
Wearable Art – Cultural Festival
View Chisnallwood Intermediate’s amazing costumes presented at Christchurch Schools’ Cultural Festival in 2020.
Articles
Supreme WOW Award Winners
Images and videos of each of the Supreme Award winners since 1987, together with details on the inspiration, materials and judges’ comments.
Articles
Student's digitally printed creation blooms on stage at WoW
Among the entries of the World of WearableArt (WoW) 2019 was fourth-year fashion student Anna Baines' incredible Bloom design.
Articles
Students’ conservation dresses on display
Year 13 students designed wearable art that reflect conservation values for a Materials Technology project.
Other
Flash Trash! Flash Trash!
Teaching notes for creating artworks from recycled materials for a “Wearable Arts” performance (Level 1 Visual Arts and Dance).
Videos
WearableArts shifts to Wellington, 2005
Watch a clip from the first WOW Awards Show in Wellington after shifting from Dunedin.
Videos
Eye on Nature Wearable Arts 2020
Auckland school students share their stunning costumes that reflect an eco-friendly environmental theme.
Articles
WOW
WOW or World of WearableArt is now a highlight of Wellington’s cultural entertainment scene.
Videos
WOW – NZs World of WearableArts 
The World of WearableArts - is a New Zealand art and theatrical extravaganza.
Websites
WWW
A brief history of World of WearableArt
Gives a brief history of WOW.
Videos
World of WearableArt  (WOW) awards show moments
These videos explore the various themes, art, design, costumes and winners of the World of WearableArt extravaganza.
Videos
Wearable art awards
Wearable art awards
Step into a world where art and the human form combine; where he body as a canvas.
Audio
World of Wearable Art awards
World of WearableArt awards
Stories of ingenuity and endurance from Christchurch competitors in this year's World of Wearable Art Awards.
Images
Dragonfish wearable artwork
Dragon fish wearable artwork
In the 1996 Wearabl eArt awards, Dragon Fish, designed by Susan Holmes of Auckland, won both the silk section and the supreme award.
Videos
Montana New Zealand Wearable Art awards
New Zealand WearableArt awards
Performers of the Intrepid Ice TV head to Nelson to meet the creators of the Montana New Zealand Art Awards before hosting the show.
Videos
2007 Montana World of Wearable Art awards
2007 Montana World of WearableArt awards
This TVNZ production showcases the fashion, performance, and theatre that is the Montana World of Wearable Art Awards.
Images
Nelson wearable arts festival
Nelson wearable arts festival
This photograph, from the Montana World of Wearable Art Awards 2001, shows a ‘Futuristic circus.’
Images
Wearable art parade, Wellington
Wearable art parade, Wellington
Photographs of people gathered in Parliament Grounds, Wellington, for the 2006 World of WearableArt street parade.
Images
Ensemble
Ensemble
Dual Outlook was created from nylon line, copper wire, and copper-plated polyester for the 1997 Smokefree Fashion Awards.
Images
Wearable arts
Wearable arts
A selection of New Zealand images relating to wearable arts.
Videos
First wearable arts show, 1987
First wearable arts show, 1987
The World of Wearable Arts (WOW) first started off in Nelson in 1987.
Audio
WOW
WOW
Behind the scenes with the garments, dressers, and models of the 2010 World of WearableArts show.
Images
Costume
Costume
A costume made of shell, cloth, coconut husk, and fibre.
Images
Costume
A Tamate dance mask, attached hood, and plaited skirt
Tamate dance mask, hood, skirt, and suit made of plaited fibres. Worn in Melanesia, the masks are a visual representation of a spiritual being.
Other
How to make a wearable art design
Pointers on how to make an award winning wearable artwork.
Articles
Textiles and fashion design sketchbooks – 20 inspirational examples
This article contains outstanding textile and fashion design sketchbooks to inspire high school Art and Design students.
Articles
Wearable art - Te Papa and beyond
Year 13 Fashion and Textiles Technology students developed wearable art to display in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa.
Websites
WWW
WOW: World of WearableArt
“This is the official World of Wearable Arts website. Includes photos and videos of past winners, designer profiles, a designer blog, and information behind the design section.”
Videos
World of WearableArts
World of WearableArt in New Zealand. Some of the 2010 Winning entries and the stories behind them.
Articles
Fashion
Presents a page of links to a wide range of sites about costume and fashion.
Images
Ag art wear
Ag art wear
 Wearable art competition with a rural twist, Ag Art Wear is a popular event at Fieldays with garments made from recyclied farm yard junk.
Images
Rugby Sevens costumes,
Rugby Sevens costumes
 Photograph of people in costume going to the Wellington Sevens rugby tournament on 4 February 2011.
Websites
WWW
Recycled trash fashion show, Kaikoura
This community event began in 1999 and takes place every two years.
Images
John Key
John Key
Shows John Key dressed in a costume at the WOW World of Wearable Arts Awards. It is announced "... and now, the winner of our Political section... 'Teflon John,' wearing his anti-flammary and alleg...
Images
Economy. 28 September 2009
Economy. 28 September 2009
The cartoon shows a participant in either the 'Wearable Arts' show or 'NZ Fashion Week.'
Images
Samoan warrior costume
Kiribati warrior costume
Shows two men with a Samoan warrior costume and weapon.
Videos
Wearable Art with Siliga David Setoga
Wearable Art with Siliga David Setoga
Siliga David Setoga's clever t-shirt designs successfully raise questions around identity, politics, religion and social issues.
Images
Pupil wearable-art winner
Pupil wearable-art winner
Each of the 460 pupils had made one of the garment’s squares.
Images
Kidsfest Wearable Arts at Fendalton 29
Kidsfest Wearable Arts at Fendalton 29
Children model their creations at Kidsfest Wearable Arts held at Fendalton Library.
Images
Wearable arts parade
Wearable arts parade
Participants dressed as nīkau palms parade along Lambton Quay in 2006, when the Montana World of WearableArt awards were staged in Wellington for the first time.
Images
Wearable art, Papakura, 1996
Wearable art, Papakura, 1996
"Move over Gucci, goodbye Dior, and on yer bike Klein - Rosehill Intermediate pupils are claiming the designer's turf. During the past few weeks, students put together a Wearable Arts Extravaganza ...
Other
Prepare for and create wearable art - NZQA
People credited with this unit standard are able to develop a design for an item of wearable art.
Websites
WWW
Australian Wearable Arts Festival
Explore the costume and fashion designers, seamstresses, sculptors and themes that make up Australia's wearable art scene.
Other
Wearable Art lesson
Students make their own wearable art accessory based on their local culture and environment.
Other
Flash Trash!
In this unit students create and design artworks from recycled junk for a “Wearable Arts” performance at school.
Images
Woman, on roller skates, advertising Osram light bulbs.
Woman, on roller skates, advertising Osram light bulbs.
An example of early 20th century wearable costume art showing a woman waring advertising paraphernalia taken circa 1915-1922.
Articles
Dame Suzie Moncrieff
The unquenchable passion of the creator of the World of Wearbalearts show.
Articles
At home with Suzie Moncrieff
What's life and home like for the creator of WearableArt?
Websites
WWW
EPIC
Find more information about wearable art on EPIC. Recommended databases: Australia New Zealand Reference Centre Plus.
Videos
WearableArt on Youtube
A selection of videos on You Tube featuring stunning WearableArt show moments and extraordinary garments.
Videos
Wearable art awards
Step into a world where art and the human form combine; where dance, music and lighting highlight the story of the body as a canvas.
Videos
Wearable Art – Cultural Festival
View Chisnallwood Intermediate’s amazing costumes presented at Christchurch Schools’ Cultural Festival in 2020.
Articles
Supreme WOW Award Winners
Images and videos of each of the Supreme Award winners since 1987, together with details on the inspiration, materials and judges’ comments.
Articles
Student's digitally printed creation blooms on stage at WoW
Among the entries of the World of WearableArt (WoW) 2019 was fourth-year fashion student Anna Baines' incredible Bloom design.
Articles
Students’ conservation dresses on display
Year 13 students designed wearable art that reflect conservation values for a Materials Technology project.
Other
Flash Trash! Flash Trash!
Teaching notes for creating artworks from recycled materials for a “Wearable Arts” performance (Level 1 Visual Arts and Dance).
Videos
WearableArts shifts to Wellington, 2005
Watch a clip from the first WOW Awards Show in Wellington after shifting from Dunedin.
Videos
Eye on Nature Wearable Arts 2020
Auckland school students share their stunning costumes that reflect an eco-friendly environmental theme.
Articles
WOW
WOW or World of WearableArt is now a highlight of Wellington’s cultural entertainment scene.
Videos
WOW – NZs World of WearableArts 
The World of WearableArts - is a New Zealand art and theatrical extravaganza.
Websites
WWW
A brief history of World of WearableArt
Gives a brief history of WOW.
Videos
World of WearableArt  (WOW) awards show moments
These videos explore the various themes, art, design, costumes and winners of the World of WearableArt extravaganza.

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