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{{short description|Annual design competition held in Wellington, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2012}}
[[File:TSB_Arena_WOW.jpg|thumb|TSB Arena WOW - front entrance 2022]]
[[File:Susan Holmes 3 (30932412153).jpg|thumb|[[Susan Holmes (fabric artist)|Susan Holmes]] [[wearable art]] are regularly displayed in the museum, as she has won 19 awards from the museums competitions.]]
'''World of WearableArt (WOW)''' is an international design competition,<ref name="threads">{{cite journal |last1=Shaeffer |first1=Claire B. |title=Out of This World Costumes |journal=Threads Magazine |date=Jan 2020 |issue=206 |pages=34–39}}</ref> attracting entries from more than 40 countries each year.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldofwearableart.com/about/|title=About|publisher=World of WearableArt}}</ref> The competition features [[wearable art]] entries, which are judged on durability, the safety and comfort of the models, and the impact of the design on the stage.<ref name="threads" /> During the three weeks of the competition, around 60,000 people attend the event in [[Wellington]].<ref name="threads" />  The Gala show for 2020 was cancelled due to [[COVID-19]] and was replaced by an exhibit in Wellington.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 August 2020 |title=Covid-19: World of Wearable Art show becomes exhibit |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018761856/covid-19-world-of-wearable-art-show-becomes-exhibit |access-date=1 February 2021 |website=[[RNZ]] }}</ref> It returned in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Seng |first=Sopheak |date=2022-09-30 |title=Jacinda Ardern makes surprise appearance at World of Wearable Art Awards 2022 |work=Lucire |url=https://lucire.com/insider/20220930/world-of-wearable-art-awards-top-prize-goes-to-kate-mackenzie-for-the-second-time/ |access-date=2022-10-24}}</ref>

== History ==
WOW was founded in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] in 1987 by [[Suzie Moncrieff]]. The first show was attended by 200 people at the William Higgins Gallery. In 1990 the show moved to [[Trafalgar Centre]],<ref name="about" /> and in 2005 it moved to Wellington because the show became too big to hold in Nelson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rothwell |first=Kimberley |date=2013-07-07 |title=Suzie Moncrieff has the WoW factor |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/8884275/Suzie-Moncrieff-has-the-WoW-factor |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> Moncrieff's sister Heather Palmer was the competition director.<ref name=":0" /> In 2022 Moncrieff and Palmer sold WOW to [[Hideaki Fukutake]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=André Chumko and Frances |date=2022-11-28 |title=World of WearableArt founder sells extravaganza to billionaire's son after 35 years |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/130609982/world-of-wearableart-founder-sells-extravaganza-to-billionaires-son-after-35-years |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Sarah Foster-Sproull]], was the festival's choreographer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarah Foster-Sproull |url=https://balletcenter.nyu.edu/fellows/sarah-foster-sproull/ |access-date=2021-08-21 |website=The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU |language=en-US}}</ref> Meg Williams, formerly executive director of the [[New Zealand Festival of the Arts]], was appointed WOW's chief executive in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chumko |first=Andre |date=30 September 2023 |title=Meg Williams on luck and the power of creativity |pages=B5 |work=The Post |url=https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/350071269/meg-williams-luck-and-power-creativity |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>

== Exhibition ==
The World of WearableArt and Classic Cars Collection exhibited garments from the World of WearableArt Awards Show, along with a collection of around 140 classic cars up until it was closed due to pressures resulting from COVID-19 in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Tim |date=2020-05-22 |title=World of WearableArt to slash two thirds of workforce |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121597917/world-of-wearableart-to-slash-two-thirds-of-workforce |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> The vehicle side of the collection remained and was reopened on the same site in August 2020 as the [[Nelson Classic Car Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Tim |date=2020-06-18 |title=Nelson's classic car museum on the road to recovery with plan to reopen in larger space |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/121841296/nelsons-classic-car-museum-on-the-road-to-recovery-with-plan-to-reopen-in-larger-space |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Charles |title=WOW vows to stay in Nelson |url=https://nelsonweekly.co.nz/2020/06/wow-vows-to-stay-in-nelson/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Nelson Weekly |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nelson Classic Car Museum – NCCM |url=https://nelsonclassiccarmuseum.nz/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Nelson Classic Car Museum |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Tim |date=2020-08-28 |title=Nelson's Classic Car museum back up and running |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/122593306/nelsons-classic-car-museum-back-up-and-running |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> The original WOW exhibition opened in {{start date and age|2001|10|p=y}} in [[Nelson, New Zealand]].<ref name="museum">{{cite web |title=Museum |url=https://www.worldofwearableart.com/museum/ |publisher=World of WearableArt}}</ref> 
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|World of WearableArt}}
* {{commons category-inline|Nelson Classic Car Collection}}

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