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Each year there are six section themes for designers to be inspired by when entering the competition. This includes three recurring sections; Aotearoa, Avant-garde and Open, and an additional three sections which are unique to each annual competition.
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Curves Ahead is inspired by the strength and resilience of the rebuild efforts following the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Grace DuVal first conceptualised Curves Ahead while on a road trip around New Zealand, just after being named the runner up to the Supreme WOW Award with her 2017 finalist garment, Refuse Refuge. She was inspired by the juxtaposition between the natural landscape of Aotearoa and the neon signage and garb of New Zealand road crews.
“Curves Ahead promises a colourful future beyond devastation and leads the charge to rebuild what once was and what is yet to be,” she says.
Supreme WOW Award
Supreme WOW Award Runner-up
Crazy Curiosities of The Creature Carnival Section
Dame Suzie Moncrieff Award
Sustainability Award
Accor Live Limitless First-time Entrant Award
Student Innovation Award
Transformation Innovation Award
Wētā Workshop Emerging Designer Award
WOW Designer Development Award
Fisher Funds New Zealand Design Award
Absolutely Positively Wellington International Design Award: UK & Europe
Absolutely Positively Wellington International Design Award: Americas
Absolutely Positively Wellington International Design Award: Asia
Absolutely Positively Wellington International Design Award: Australia & Pacific
Absolutely Positively Wellington International Design Award: Overall
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WOW is a world renowned wearable art experience, where an annual design competition culminates in a spectacular show combining theatre, art, fashion, music, & performance.
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