World of WearableArt

Craig Potton Publishing and World of
WearableArt publishes the 2009 edition of
The World of WearableArt.

The Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show is an annual competition and award event that explores the intersection between fashion and art. One of the most interesting cultural phenomena in New Zealand, this spectacular show draws an annual audience
in Wellington of around 40,000 people, and has encouraged an explosion of creative activity, inspiring a wide range of fashion designers, artists and costume makers from all over the world to participate.

The show began in Nelson in 1987 and moved to Wellington in 2005 – so this year marks the 5th show in Wellington and 21st show overall ( a couple of years were missed early on). There was great disappointment in Nelson (huge understatement) when the show moved to Wellington but it was probably for the best as more people have seen the show in the last 5 years than in the first 15.

The World of WearableArt is an inspirational and original visual design source book. With revised photographic content, the thematic range is impressive, with a dizzying amalgam of ideas and influences, including metamorphism, concepts around entrapment and blindness, pacifica, fantasy and flight. The release of the 2009 edition has been timed to coincide with the 2009 Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show.

The World of WearableArt is an essential title for all with an interest in fashion and design.

The publishers have kindly allowed me to reproduce of four of my favourite shots from the book and while they do not do justice to the large high quality pictures in the book they will serve to give you and idea of the spectacular photographs throughout.
Above left - Pectun Shedding Her Skin - Rodney Leong
Above right -Shop 'til You Drop-Bobby-Lee Wadsworth






Left - The Love of Icarus - Rodney Leong

Right - The Year of the Dragon - Andrew Trott