{"id":8581,"date":"2026-10-01T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8581"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:30:00","slug":"world-of-wearablearts-glo-is-a-celebration-of-culture-nature-and-whimsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8581","title":{"rendered":"World of WearableArt\u2019s \u2018GLO!\u2019 Is a Celebration of Culture, Nature, and Whimsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-3-e1790859226557.jpg\" alt=\"World of WearableArt\u2019s \u2018GLO!\u2019 Is a Celebration of Culture, Nature, and Whimsy\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avant-garde style, technology, and performance converge in a fantastical, joyous competition every year in New Zealand. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofwearableart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World of WearableArt<\/a> is a vibrant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/world-of-wearableart\">multimedia competition<\/a> established in 1987, which continues to invite entrants from around the world to sew and sculpt their most ambitious garments. Whimsical and technically impressive, many of the works call upon cultural traditions, while others tap into nature, futurism, and the chimerical.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s show is titled <em>GLO!<\/em>, with Kayla Christensen of New Zealand taking the top prize for her work \u201cSacred Nightfall,\u201d a spectacularly noble, draped floral garment that nods to Indigenous ceremonial cloaks. Additional standouts include the enigmatic \u201cEnchantress\u201d by Ashish Dhaka and an iridescent insect by Katherine Bertram, among many others. Performances of <em>GLO!<\/em> continue through October 4 at TBS Arena in Wellington. See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofwearableart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the program\u2019s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-10.jpg\" alt=\"an elaborate handmade garment with blue flowers and a huge cape-like feature, worn by a performer on a stage with projections of blue flowers in the background\" class=\"wp-image-478183\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kayla Christensen, (New Zealand), \u201cSacred Nightfall\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1569\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-7.jpg\" alt=\"an elaborate, avant-garde, geometric outfit with a large, minimal mask totally shielding the face and a wide, angular skirt\" class=\"wp-image-478180\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Glenda Hape (Ng\u0101ti P\u016bkeko, New Zealand), \u201cTe Whare Eke Nei\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-4.jpg\" alt=\"an elaborate garment being performed on stage in the form of an insect\" class=\"wp-image-478187\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Katherine Bertram More (New Zealand), \u201cMore\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1785\" height=\"1119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-1.jpg\" alt=\"an elaborate garment being performed on stage in the form of a very long-armed, cylindrical, abstract figure with a disk-like head\" class=\"wp-image-478184\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ashish Dhaka (India), \u201cEnchantress\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-2.jpg\" alt=\"three elaborate outfits worn by dancers on a stage\" class=\"wp-image-478185\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zhiqian Li (China), \u201cHen\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1155\" height=\"1637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-8.jpg\" alt=\"an elegant, avant-garde, handmade garment with draping, lacy, mushroom cap-like forms on the head and around the body\" class=\"wp-image-478181\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lisa Newsome (New Zealand), \u201cPlatinum\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-9.jpg\" alt=\"two people in a duo costume-garment, one with telephones on her top and the other in an elaborate petticoat-type outfit, talking on one of the phones\" class=\"wp-image-478182\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deborah H Carter and Ariel Biagini (United States), Ringing Off the Hook\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-5.jpg\" alt=\"an elaborate handmade gown being demonstrated on stage, with elements that look like giant, geometrically folded candy wrappers\" class=\"wp-image-478178\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vasemaca Tavola and Czarina Wilson (New Zealand), \u201cMOTHER VAKA\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wearableart-6.jpg\" alt=\"an elaborate handmade gown with details of black and white swans\" class=\"wp-image-478179\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shing Hei (Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong), \u201cMy Ugly Duckling\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/10\/world-of-wearableart-2026-glo-fashion-performance\/\">World of WearableArt\u2019s \u2018GLO!\u2019 Is a Celebration of Culture, Nature, and Whimsy<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avant-garde style, technology, and performance converge in a fantastical, joyous competition every year in New Zealand. 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