The WOW Awards are back this year in Wellington - so what's it been like for the host of international designers who finally got to attend and show their designs after a two-year wait in limbo?

The World of Wearable Art Awards is back this year in Wellington.

What's it been like for the host of international designers who finally got to attend and show their designs after a two-year wait in limbo?

We meet Jayati Saraf, who won the overall winner of the International Design Award for her two creations Mocarabe and Neoru.

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"The judges loved the shape of them, the volume she achieved and the clever use of colours. Something really fresh" says Kat Sprowell, head of competition at WOW, of Jayati's winning garments.

Jayati says the WOW competition is very popular amongst students at India's fashion design schools.

"In my college, there were 40 students in Delhi applying to enter WOW - it's really big, it's quite a thing there."

This year, WOW saw 88 finalist entries by 103 designers from 20 countries, many of whom applied with their entries in 2020.

"It's been 35 years but what's at the heart of it in terms of the relationships and the trust - that's the absolute magic and that hasn't changed," says Kat Sprowell.

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