Close dialogue 1/14 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Avant-garments: the wild world of wearable art – in pictures Each year international designers gather in New Zealand for World of WearableArt – a festival in Wellington where art, design, fashion and theatre collide. It culminates in a competition where designers show off their creations, from gowns resembling birds, fish and telephones to surreal garments inspired by cultural heritage and the natural world. New Zealand artist Kayla Christensen took out 2026 top prize – the Supreme Wow award – for Sacred Nightfall, an intricately stitched tapestry that summons a night goddess from the native forests of Aotearoa : Andi Crown Deborah H Carter and Ariel Biagini, United States Zhou and Luo Jingxian, China Andrew Costa, Australia e wild world of wearable art – in pictures Each year designers gather in New Zealand for World of WearableArt – a festival where art, design, fashion and theatre collide.
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