The Montana WOW Awards
Wellington's Montana World of Wearable Art Awards is a montage of theater, dance, color, movement and art.
The awards returned to Wellington for the third year. From humble beginnings in 1987 as a promotion for a rural art gallery in Nelson, the two hour show has grown to become a New Zealand icon event, in 2007 attracting 30,000 people.
Each year the organizers receive over 300 garment entries, from which the judges pre-select 150 to make it onto the catwalk. The internationally acclaimed event has outfits designed by national and international artists, designers and inventors.