Cultural narrative and craftsmanship gather in the 2025 tolerance competition – Huge
Wellington’s luxury world of Werableart is back in 2025, including work by 85 finalists, showing off the most exquisite and exotic outfits today. 100 designers from 17 countries competed for over $200,000 in New Zealand prizes in 25 awards. The competition peaked with sophisticated performances, with the highest honor of the year (known as the WOW Supreme Award) handed over to Design Deuo Dawn Mostow and Ben Gould.
The U.S.-based designers have been finalized several times since 2017, marking their first victory. Mostow and Gould’s work “Tsukumogami” draws on Mostow’s time life, nodding to the country’s folk traditions and craft traditions by reference to mythical tools that can be filled with the Holy Spirit or a spirit. Kami. The two characters are completely covered in blue and white latex, like a carefully crafted classical vase ikebana Flower arrangements on their heads.
The second runner-up this year is Fifi Colston’s “Meine Erste Liebe”, a title that means “My First Love” in German. The wearer was transformed into Medusa with a beautiful corset and spherical headdress, and a beautiful bell-like skirt decorated with detailed jellyfish.
2025 WerdableReart Show World: Rise The performance lasts until October 5 at TSB Arena in Wellington. Explore more, including archives of works from earlier shows on the competition website.
