Vietnamese author Thao Nguyen's The Giant Purse. Image by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images about World of WearableArt

In New Zealand's World of WearableArt design competition, artists compete to push the limits of wearable art design. This Wellington event, which runs from September 29 to October 16 at the TSB Bank Arena, mixes a wearable art competition with an amazing stage production. International designers, students, and first-time competitors compete, all of whom are involved in cutting-edge fashion, art, design, and costume.

There are six categories in the competition, and the winners will be revealed on September 30.

The Monarch by American authors Julian Hartzog and Sandy Schwartz

Secrets of the Virgin Queen by Polish author Edyta Jermacz

Tomfoolery by New Zealander Jill Benson

Elizabugthan by New Zealander Tracey Murphy

New Zealander Bronwyn Olley's entangled

The History of the Theatre, written by Italians Laura Maggioni and Giulia Bazzu,

Mocárabe by India's Pearl Academy student Jayati Saraf

New Zealander Mary Turner's blueprint

Hungarian author Anna Weszelovszky's book Hidden Layers

Residence 4669 by New Zealander Luiz Fernando Sereno Penna

Resilience by Indonesian author Monica Ivena

Social Bubble by New Zealander Ruth Arkless

Wähine Toa (Warrior Woman) by New Zealander Donna Dinsdale

New Zealander Christopher Davis's novel Haerenga (Journey)

Neoru by Indian Pearl Academy student Jayati Saraf

Thanks to Hagen Hopkins, Getty Images at The Guardian whose reporting provided the original basis for this story.