Arrowtown Autumn Festival: Art to Wear Show

Riva Kerrisk, of Alexandra, models Princess and the Pea, designed by Sharon Gilchrist, of Alexandra, for the storybooks and fairy tales category.

Denise Henkenhaf, of Arrowtown, models Cage Free, designed by Charlotte Graf, of Arrowtown, in the organic category.

Nick Bailey, of Arrowtown, models Mad Hatter's Tea Party, designed by Bridget Paape and Val McMillan, both of Arrowtown, for the storybooks and fairy tales category.

Allie Blair-Houston, of Arrowtown, wears Go with the Flow, designed by Kris Farrier, of Arrowtown, for the storybooks and fairy tales category.

Julie McIlroy, of Arrowtown, wears Change of Heart, designed by Tracey Lamberth, of Dunedin, for the storybooks and fairy tales category.

Milly Begley, of Lower Shotover, wears her design Moana the Friendly Siren, in the avant garde category.

Carla Spring, of Arrowtown, models Tea Time, designed by Kathryn Darwall, of Queenstown, in the organic category.

Katie Scott, of Arrowtown, wears Knitting Hangover, designed by Annabel Russell and Janice Taylor, both of Mossburm, in the organic category.

Jo Bartlett, of Arrowtown, wears Thai Bride, designed by Claire Gourlay, of Arrowtown and Maggie Ennis, of Queenstown, for the culture category.

Janey Winders, of Arrowtown, models Dress of a Thousand Cranes, designed by Jil Leydon and Keiko van Wyngaarden, both of Arrowtown, in the culture category.

Carole Shuttleworth, of Arrowtown, wears French Letters, designed by Kay Young, of Arrowtown, in the culture section.

Arrowtown in wonderland... Wallace & Gibbs Art 2 Wear Show models (from left) Mary-Ellen MacDonald, Nick Bailey, Keith Crawford, Allie Blair-Houston, Caroline Jessop, Julie McIlroy and Riva Kerrisk.

Cheers, applause and amazement from a sold-out audience greeted a dazzling collection of creations on the catwalk of the Wallace & Gibbs Art 2 Wear Show, part of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival, on Friday.

"Mad Hatter's Tea Party", designed by Bridget Paape and Val McMillan, both of Arrowtown, was judged the best in the story books and fairy tales category.

Milly Begley, of Lower Shotover, won in the avant garde category for her towering design, "Moana the Friendly Siren".

"Dress of a Thousand Cranes", designed by Jil Leydon and Keiko van Wyngaarden, both of Arrowtown, won the culture category. Charlotte Graf, of Arrowtown, won the organic category, and the people's choice award for her design, "Cage Free", modelled by Denise Henkenhaf, of Arrowtown.

Category winners won $500 each and the people's choice winner won $250, plus a $100 gift basket from Arrowtown Pharmacy.

James Beech was there to capture the action.

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