Wednesday 26 September 2018

Number 70: #WellyLovesWOW

This week has been the build of the 2018 World of WearableArt, known as WOW, here in Wellington and the show is celebrating its 30 year. And what a build up it has been!

Number 70:
#WellyLovesWOW

With map in hand; I have seen branded cars, buses with a call to action, restaurants with a WOW menu, the huge mirrored WOW sign on the waterfront, stores with window displays, newspaper articles, light poles with banners and a WOW Hub at the TSB Arena.
Fred and I have been on the WOW Wander to see garments on display from the WOW historical collection in 12 unique installations across Wellington city; a department store, office blocks, hotels, a theater, museums, a library, a cafe...it's been a treasure hunt.

Garments from WOW's historical collection seen on the WOW Wander around the city.

#WellyLovedWOW

Shawni has tickets for us for Friday night, what a special treat and a big tick on my bucket list for New Zealand, having first heard of WOW in 2011 while we were touring New Zealand in a camper van. We visited their museum in Nelson and saw garments on display in both Auckland and Wellington.