Wow, take a bow

The 2022 World of Wearable Art™ (WOW) Supreme Award went to Hawke’s Bay artist Kate MacKenzie, the second time she has been bestowed the coveted top prize.

MacKenzie is among 21 award winners in the 2022 World of WearableArt Awards Competition, across three recurring sections, Aotearoa, Avant-garde and Open, as well as three new sections in 2022: Architecture, Elizabethan Era and Monochromatic. Judges say they are in awe of the designer’s resourcefulness in use of the vintage china cabinet and Singer sewing machine drawers. “It perfectly captures what we mean when we say wearable art. It is refined, sculptural and tells a story.”

List of winners 2022 World of WearableArt Awards

SUPREME WOW AWARD
Wanton Widow, Kate MacKenzie, New Zealand.

Runner-up
Fera Dei, Fifi Colston & Bruce Mahalski, New Zealand.

Aotearoa Section
Fera Dei, Fifi Colston & Bruce Mahalski, New Zealand.

Avant-garde Section
Documental, Bethany Cordwell, Australia.

Monochromatic Section
Life, Sun Ye, Ma Yuru & Zhou Honglei, China.

Open Section
Wanton Widow, Kate MacKenzie, New Zealand.

Architecture Section
Hidden Layers, Anna Weszelovszky, Hungary.

Elizabethan Era Section
Madame Paon Doré, Veritée Hill, United States.

Dame Suzie Moncrieff Award
Dark Alien Doctor, Cecilio Castrillo, Spain.

First-time Entrant Award
Glistening Gothic Tracery, Colleen Muscha & Christina Marullo, United States.

Student Innovation Award
Beneath, Agnes Olah, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, United Kingdom,

Wearable Technology Award
Little Electric Dress (LED), Dinah Walker & Mark Walker, New Zealand.

Sustainability Award
Haerenga (Journey), Christopher Davis, New Zealand.

New Zealand Design Award
Aetatem Aureum: Elizabeth & Her Lady, Carolyn Gibson & Joelle Marsh,New Zealand.