
2015 WOW Awards Winners
There were 107 entries by 123 designers (some, who worked in pairs on one entry) chosen to appear in this year’s show to compete for a prize pool of 40 awards with a combined value of $NZ165,000. A total of 13 New Zealand-designed garments won 15 awards and 24 awards were won by 18 international designs.
Brancott Estate Supreme WOW Award
- Winner: Diva’s Dreamscape by Peter Wakeman, Nelson, New Zealand
- Runner Up: Deadly Beauty by Xi Zhang, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
American Express Open Section
- First: Tinker by Jeff Thomson, Auckland, New Zealand
- Second: The Quilt Monster by Daisy May Collingridge, Woldingham, UK
- Third: Flow of Creation by Kirsten Fletcher, Feltham, Middlesex, UK

Wellington Airport Avant Garde Section
- First: Deadly Beauty by Xi Zhang, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
- Second: Lucid Dreaming by Liangshan Huang, Donghua University Shanghai, China
- Third: Mona by Kerryta Chau, Wing Lam Yeung and Emily Lau, Hong Kong Design Institute.
Children’s Section
- First: For Annie by Doreen Helms & Susan Thurner, Nelson New Zealand
- Second: Pablo by Jessica Thompson, Brisbane Australia
- Third: Reel or Imagined by Ann Skelly, Waiheke Island New Zealand
Aotearoa Section
- First: On Reflection by Philippa Stitchbury, Melbourne, Australia
- Second: Interwoven by Carol Laloli, Auckland, New Zealand
- Third: Honor the Huia by Robyn Parkinson, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Creative Excellence Section: Architecture
- First: Diva’s Dreamscape by Peter Wakeman, Nelson, New Zealand
- Second: Dance with Death by Jiefei Wang, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
- Third: Mechanical Revolution by Fan Luo, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

Man Section: Uniform
- First: Piper of the Lights by Chris Wilson and Gary Wilson, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
- Second: Apocalyptic Warrior by Scott Sutcliffe, Tokyo, Japan
- Third: One for Sorrow by Gillian Saunders, Nelson, New Zealand
WETA Costume and Film Section
- First: To Be or Not to Be by Joanna Peacock, Colchester, UK
- Second: M45 Pleides by Maria Tsopanaki and Dimitri Mavinis, UK
- Third: Primary Sunset by Sean Purucker and David Candelaria, Los Angeles, USA
Cirque du Soleil Performance Art Costume Award
- Winner: Kaleidoscope by Tess Tavener Hanks, Sydney, Australia
WOW Factor Award
- Winner: Get Behind Me Satan by Rodney Leong, Auckland, New Zealand
- Runner Up: Honeycomb by Xin Liu, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
Wearable Technology Award
- Winner: Exotic by Qianwen Hong, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
- Runner Up: The Piper of the Lights by Chris Wilson and Gary Wilson, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Shell Sustainability Award
- Winner: Templa Mentis by Daniella Sasvari, Wanganui, New Zealand
- Runner Up: The Barley Dancer by Vanessa Burton, Auckland, New Zealand
Shell Student Innovation Award
- Winner: Kaleidoscope by Tess Tavener Hanks, Sydney, Australia
- Runner Up: The Floating: Yanjingting Chen, Donghua University, Shanghai, China
First Time Entrant Award
- Winner: Brave New World by Ewelina Kosmal, Konskie, Poland
- Runner Up: Cerulean by Cushla O’Connell, Christchurch New Zealand
New Zealand Design Award
- Winner: Tinker by Jeff Thomson, Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington International Award
- Winner: M45 Pleiades by Maria Tsopanaki and Dimitri Mavinis, London, UK
Wellington International Awards: UK/Europe
- Winner: M45 Pleiades by Maria Tsopanaki and Dimitri Mavinis, London, UK
Wellington International Awards: Americas
- Winner: Starship Girl by Julian Hartzog, Florida, USA
Wellington International Awards: Asia
- Winner: Mona by Kerryta Chau, Wing Lam Yeung and Emily Lau, Hong Kong Design Institute
Wellington International Awards: Australia / South Pacific
- Winner: The Stitch Witch by Sarah Seahorse and Luna Aquatica, Melbourne, Australia

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