Well WOW’s 21st is offi­cially over, although the dec­or­a­tions from the party are still up with the fru­fru pink tutu posters adorn­ing bus stops around Welly.  Now is the time to cash up, make assess­ments and ask the per­en­ni­al ques­tion: Fab or Fug? 

Last year a Wel­ling­to­ni­an took out the top spot with a leath­er war­ri­or bird queen that was truly a‑may-zing, go the home team!  This year the supreme gong went to Alaskan Dav­id Walk­er for his entry ‘Lady of the Wood’, made entirely of wood (even the curly blonde wig was made from wood shav­ings).  Dav­id is a car­penter by trade and has made the long trip from Alaska for the last three years to enter WOW.  Wel­ling­to­ni­ans Hay­ley May and Fiona Christie won the run­ner up to the Montana Supreme Award and the top prize in the Gen‑i Cre­at­ive Excel­lence Award sec­tion, themed “fold” this year, with an entry entitled ‘Second Skin’.

For the Wel­ling­tonista, WOW sea­son is a chance for us to frock up, drink plenty of the spon­sor’s best and observe the goings on in the media room; rub­bing shoulders with old friends in new media and the ser­i­ous estab­lished media types who have dead­lines and paychecks that stop the wine and glam­our from going to their heads.  The organ­isa­tion­al heft involved in put­ting on such a show is truly some­thing and we would love to have gander at rehears­als next year, after all who does­n’t love a back­stage pass.

To hon­our all of the sweat, strategising and ink spilled on WOW on the occa­sion of its 21st birth­day we would like to give some linky-love to what oth­ers have writ­ten about this year’s show.

Let us know of any oth­er inter­est­ing angles on this year’s WOW, did your Aunt Cam­illa come to Welly espe­cially?  Did you go your­self?  Would you like to sub­mit a WOW bingo board (in the spir­it of hip­ster bingo) for us to take next year?

Let us know in the com­ments.