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All accepted Wearable Art entries have the opportunity to win multiple special awards. In 2006 special awards were presented to the People's Choice, Best-In-Show, and Student entry winners.

People's Choice
Voted as the public's favourite during the exhibition.
  Sponsored by
Scotiabank
Best-In-Show
Entry with the best runway appeal, as decided by the judges.
  Sponsored by
Boathouse Restaurant
Student
Top entry submitted by either a full time or part time student, as decided by the judges.
  Sponsored by
BC Hydro

Radiance
Kimbery Andert
Indiana, USA
2006 Scotiabank People's Choice Award Winner

Fiber, silk, rayon velvet, poly satin, metallics

247 "flames" radiate downward like heat and light.

From the Ashes -
A Crow Costume

Eleanor Hannan
Vancouver, BC
2006 Boathouse Restaurant Best-In-Show Winner

Linen cotton blend, feathers, paint, silk, digitally printed cloth

From a dead crow to the infamous Phoenix.

Untitled Willow
Roja Aslani
Kelowna, BC
2006 BC Hydro Student Award Winner

Woven weeping willow branches

A metaphor of art, creation and man in nature.

Summer Flowers
Zhang Yingchun
Hong Kong, China
2006 BC Hydro Student Award Honourable Mention

Mixed media

Red flowers embroidered on a rectangle shawl.