Embassy Glamour

New Zealand High Commissioner Rupert Holborow hosted a World of Wearable Art show for this year’s Indian contestants at his residence at Chanakyapuri. Blurring the boundaries between art and fashion, of the 10 sculptural garments unveiled by 12 designers three will be chosen for the 10-day WOW show to be held in Wellington in September. Holborow said of the entries, “It’s just like taking art off the wall and putting it on the body.” The piece-de-resistance came in the end when a model, her head encased in a giant mobile charger, swaggered towards the audience in an outfit crafted out of 3000 charger pins scoured from Chandni Chowk. “The idea was to show the urban youth’s preoccupation with mobile phones,” said Rishab Rhode, one of the designers. WOW is in its 20th year.