WOW
For the love of Wellington
Despite the scandals and leaky pipes, Wellingtonians want the rest of the nation to know that their city is still unbeatable Audio
Lifting the spirits - Belle: an aerial circus delight
A performance of air, featuring aerialists, live music and dance artists, Belle is featuring in the upcoming Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. The performance is above and all around you… Audio, Gallery
Wearable Art on display at Te Papa
Usually Te Papa's exhibitions are months, if not years, in the planning - but it had just weeks to bring together a large-scale exhibition allowing people to get up close to award winning World of… Audio
Lack of diversity in WoW music reflects wider industry issue
The World of Wearable Arts might be a “champion for the female spirit and female creativity” but that doesn’t seem to extend to the music.
Keeping the Wow factor in WoW
The Australian theatre director in charge of this country's biggest theatrical spectacular - the World of Wearable Art (Wow) - says he's hugely impressed with his Kiwi crew's can-do attitude to any… Audio
Do you have the WOW factor?
For 30 years the World of WearableArts has wow-ing audiences with its annual design competition. We go behind the scenes with WOW Wardrobe Manager, Leonie Trathen, to talk about the preparations… Audio
Peter McNeil: Pretty Gentlemen
If you've heard the song Yankee Doodle, you've heard "stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni". But what was macaroni in that context? Peter McNeil's book "Pretty Gentlemen - Macaroni Men… Audio
Mary Wing To returns to the World Of Wearable Art
World of Wearable Art is 30 this year - three decades of putting on stage thousands of jaw-dropping, labour-intensive and madly creative garments. 4,878 of them to be exact. What started as a small… Audio
Paul McLaney is the musical director of this year's WOW
Paul McLaney is the musical director of this year's World Of Wearable Arts shows. He talks about some of the composers involved including SJD, Claire Cowan and Eden Mulholland, and the joys and… Audio
Indonesian designer takes out top WOW award
A silver-booted, lycra-heavy outfit engulfed in what looks like two halves of an illuminated black egg, has taken out the supreme award at this year's World of Wearable Arts.
Costume designer & WOW judge Mio Guberinic
The annual spectacle and extravaganza that is WOW kicks off in Wellington tonight. Drawing an audience of over 55 thousand, the international design competition, which began in Nelson 30 years ago… Audio
Leonie Trathen - lynchpin of the World of Wearable Art
Leonie Trathen started off as a WoW model back when it was just starting almost 30 years ago. These days she's a lynchpin for the whole extravaganza as the World of Wearable Art's Wardrobe Manager… Audio
WOW Winner ‘Supernova’ Gillian Saunders
The World of Wearable Arts’ Supreme Award, as well as the Avant Garde Award, has gone to Gillian Saunders from Nelson. She first entered the WOW in 2002 and has entered almost every year since… Audio, Gallery
Supernova design stuns at WOW
The supreme winner at this year's World of Wearable Art competition has finally nabbed the top prize after 16 years entering the show.
Knitting with corrugated iron
Just when you think artist Jeff Thomson has used iron in every possible way, from giant outdoor sculptures to intricate lace, he's now french knitting with corrugated iron strips. At the same time… Audio
