Robert Wun Spring 2026 Haute Couture Collection
In a couture season defined by extremes, Robert Wun claimed the far end of the spectrum. While Paris saw gowns that floated like air, Wun closed his show with a monumental white bridal look weighing nearly 90 pounds, densely embroidered with an estimated three million glass beads—a final, defiant statement of excess and endurance.
Staged at the Lido cabaret, the show unfolded against a wall of video screens flashing storm clouds and lightning, setting the tone for a collection steeped in dystopia and sci-fi futurism. Wun’s vision was unapologetically intense: couture as protection, performance, and psychological shield.
Throughout the lineup, the designer returned to his now-signature codes—collars that swallowed the face, crystal masks, exaggerated anatomical breastplates, aerodynamic headpieces, sharpened shoulders, mermaid skirts, and trailing streamers. Some looks carried blades piercing the bodice, literalizing the idea of vulnerability under attack. The effect oscillated between witchcraft, Western fantasy, and warrior regalia, always sculptural, always confrontational.
The surfaces felt almost unreal. Molten-metal finishes, 3D-like structures, and surreal accessories—such as cuffs sprouting extra hands—gave the impression of garments generated by artificial intelligence rather than painstakingly crafted by human hands. Yet Wun insists the opposite. Before the show, the Hong Kong–born designer said he revisited his 2012 Central Saint Martins graduate collection, a time when his imagination felt “wilder” and less constrained by practicality.
