Ways to wear wool on show

From farmwear to high fashion, the many ways to wear wool were modelled at the Shear Fashion show on Thursday night.

More than 350 attended the show highlighting the versatile use of wool in fashion at War Memorial Stadium. It was part of Shear Fest, a new festival to celebrate the Golden Shears.

"They were queuing at the door to come in which was great," said organiser Robyn Cherry-Campbell.

She said the evening was successful despite the show starting half an hour later because the Shears ran an hour late.

"The team worked really, really hard backstage," she said.

The show started with babywear and went through to men's and women's fashion - from the farm to haute couture.

Mrs Cherry-Campbell said the garments were beautiful, and the entries in the secondary school section Bling your Sing - a twist on the classic black singlet - were great.

She said the emerging designers section also went well.

"They're all pretty much local Wairarapa designers."

She said the feedback from the crowd had been positive.

"They were all saying 'fantastic, it's great'. They're looking forward to next year," she said. "The audience just loved it."

Mrs Cherry-Campbell said organisers were looking forward to holding the show again.

"We've already got ideas for what we can do next year and how we can improve," she said.