World of WearableArt Ltd

A 96% satisfaction rate from our 2024 show season confirms the love for WOW is strong! Fancy joining us for the ride this year and beyond? We’re inviting forward-thinking businesses to partner with WOW for naming rights sponsorship of our prestigious Special Awards. If your organisation aligns with one of the following, we might have the perfect opportunity to elevate your brand consideration and engagement… 💡 Transformation & Innovation 🇳🇿 Aotearoa design 🏆 Student excellence ♻️ Sustainability (with a focus on circular economy principles) Benefits we offer: ✔️ Premium hosting opportunities suitable for a broad range of clients. ✔️ Unique and creative leverage opportunities – unlock content and events that’ll turn heads and win hearts. ✔️ A highly engaged show audience of ~60,000 – that’s a lot of 👀 to have your brand in front of. ✔️ Access to a significant, global social media footprint that continues to grow exponentially year on year 📈. ✔️ Alignment with an iconic Kiwi creative brand with an NPS of 84 🖤. If you're curious to hear more about partnering with World of WearableArt, Aotearoa's largest creative spectacular and global design competition, our Brand & Partnerships Manager Andrea Breton would love to hear from you. #sponsorshipopportunitiesNZ #WOWsponsorship #partnership #partnershipmarketing #sponsorship #brandbuilding

We’re looking for dynamic, experienced digital marketer to join the team! If you have a love of content, data, optimisation and creativity then this may be the job for you...or someone you know. Our Digital Content Manager will be responsible for digital marketing leadership and delivery across website, edm, social media, content and digital advertising. This is a hands-on role, with the support of external agencies and colleagues for execution. It's an exciting time to join the WOW team in this space, as we look to grow our already significant audience and community. Link to apply in comments 👇🏼 We'll be reviewing applications as they come in.

"If you're passionate about a particular technique - and you can apply that to a wearable art form - you have every chance in the world of success. That goes from any age, any stage, any professional background - people should not underestimate how accessible it actually is." As Head of Competition Sarah Nathan tells The Big Idea I Te Ariā Nui, WOW designers come from an extraordinary range of backgrounds and disciplines. As well as fashion designers, costume designers, milliners and photographers, we have electricians, GPs, vets, landscape specialists, hairdressers, architects and boat builders among the WOW designer community. Entries for the 2025 WOW Competition are currently open. #callingallcreators #2025WOWCompetition https://lnkd.in/g3yngEVS

We couldn’t be prouder to share that the 2024 WOW Show: DREAM AWAKE was the most successful ever for Wellington. The economic impact assessment commissioned by WellingtonNZ has found that for the third time, we delivered an economic boost of over $30m (almost $32m this year!), bringing in over 71,000 visitor nights and over $21m in visitor spend. We also again saw near perfect satisfaction, with a 96% rating from ticket buyers. WOW-goers – including locals - spent almost $6m on food and drink as a result of their attendance, injecting much needed business into our wonderful hospitality sector. We are humbled by the incredible feedback and so proud of the team of 350 who again pulled together a world class show made locally that brought joy and awe to attendees, business into the city, and provided a platform for the world’s creative storytellers. It’s a fitting time to also announce the extension of our strategic partnership with Wellington through until at least 2029. Pictured: A packed TSB Arena enjoying 2024 WOW Show: DREAM AWAKE.

A warm WOW welcome to our new Show Producer Lucie Camp 🖤 With a background in stage management, production management and producing for some of New Zealand’s major arts companies, festivals and events including New Zealand Opera, Auckland Theatre Company and FIFA Women’s World Cup Opening Ceremony, Lucie is a highly experienced and respected arts and events professional. Lucie also has a deep knowledge of World of WearableArt, having worked in key roles on eight previous productions. She is onboard part-time, before joining us full-time based in Wellington from February. Welcome (back) to the team Lucie!

It’s time to talk 2025 partnership opportunities! After another blockbuster season, the 2025 WOW Competition has launched and creative planning is underway for the 2025 show. We have a very limited number of Special Awards naming rights opportunities available for brands or individuals keen to partner with us and reap the benefits for your brand. If you're a brand with values or key messages aligned with any of the themes below, we may just have the perfect platform for you: ✨ Innovation & transformation 🖤 Longevity, service & excellence ✨Celebrating student creativity & excellence 🖤 Circular economy principles Benefits we offer: ✔️ A premium hosting opportunity ✔️ Unique leverage opportunities for online brand content & live events ✔️ A highly engaged show audience of 60,000+ ✔️ Access to a significant national and global social media footprint through your winner announcement ✔️ Alignment with an iconic Kiwi creative brand ✔️ Opportunity to be part of an awe-inspiring creative event Interested? Drop our Partnerships & Brand Manager Andrea Breton a DM or email andrea@worldofwearableart.com. Pictured: Katherine Bertram of New Zealand, celebrating winning the 2024 Wētā Workshop Emerging Designer Award for her garment Termite Cathedral, with Sir Richard Taylor, CEO of Wētā Workshop. #partnership #partnershipmarketing #sponsorship #brandbuilding

What a week! We've been overwhelmed by the incredible feedback so far and are so proud of the phenomenal mahi going into this show. Just under two weeks to go of 2024 WOW Show: DREAM AWAKE and we are LOVING it ☁️💜

Join our Pou Tikanga and 2024 WOW Show: DREAM AWAKE guest choreographer Tānemahuta Gray to discover some kupu Māori (Māori words) in the world of wearable art. We can't wait to share the whakangahau manahau (euphoric spectacle) next week. Kia kaha te reo Māori - ake ake ake 🖤 #tewikiotereomāori2024 #akeakeake Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Garment credits: X-Ray, Lyndal Linton, Brett Linton & Harvey Linton, Aotearoa Natural Progression, Dylan Mulder, Aotearoa Ahiahi Harakeke, Trudy Fowler, Aotearoa Child.Hood, Craig McMillan, Aotearoa Halo, Lisa Vanin, Aotearoa Waka Huia, Kayla Christensen, Aotearoa Sista Time, Peter Wakeman, Aotearoa

ALL - Accor Live Limitless shares WOW’s passion for creating unforgettable moments.   And it doesn't get much more unforgettable than being recognised at the world's leading wearable art competition in your first year as a finalist!   As new naming rights sponsors of the First-Time Entrant Award, Accor Live Limitless are joining us in creating an extraordinary experience and opportunity for new WOW designers.   We’re excited to be working with Daniel Oh, Iain Ganner and the wider Accor team to highlight their global loyalty programme and our shared passion for providing world-class hospitality to our guests.   Welcome to World of WearableArt! Pictured: Abhishek Chauhan, 2023 First-Time Entrant Award winner & Brett Graham, WOW Judge, at the 2023 WOW awards ceremony.

You know about the WOW Competition garments, but how about the show costumes? Costume Designer Gabrielle Stevenson has designed almost 200 costumes and wigs for the performative element of the 2024 WOW Show: DREAM AWAKE. Head of Costume, Sam Brown, her team and manufacturing partners Nisa Clothing & Manufactory | New Zealand made underwear, activewear & swimwear bring these ideas into reality for our feature artists, dancers and aerialists. We can’t reveal everything yet, but here's a sneak peek into the incredible mahi that goes on in the WOW workroom. Garment credit: The Fanatic, Dongdong Zhang, China