The main attraction for the weekend was the Montana World of Wearable Arts, held at the TSB Arena. WOW started about 20 years ago in Nelson and has grown and moved since then. The whole idea is clothes that are also works of art and they were so spectacular! There were sections for illuminated and glow in the dark clothes, decorated bras. The children's and the open sections were themed (the love of books and circus) but were interpreted so broadly. The show wasn't just about the clothes though, it was full of dancers, singers, acrobats, even men dressed in Tron costumes! It just didn't stop for two hours!
Loved it all and will definitely be back next year, luckily I live here! Wellington was full of groups of women for the two weeks of the show, all out dining and shopping, very amusing.
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010
precious!
We visited the Weta Cave in Mirimar after brunch - it's been set up as a visitor center next to Weta Workshops. It's very small (but free!) with some exhibitions of models and props from the movies that Weta have worked on. There's also a little film that you watch about all their services and activities - lots of stuff I didn't know about! It looks like a fun place to work! The day we visited there had been a fire at one of the buildings, and there was also still a lot of uncertainty over whether The Hobbit would go ahead due to industrial action.
scorching!
I had a wonderful weekend with both Petrina and Sue visiting for the World of Wearable Art show. Pea could only get away for 24 hours so we had an action-packed day, starting off with brunch at Scorching Bay. It was a gorgeously sunny day (although not warm enough for swimming!) and we sat right beside the sea to catch up.
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