Robert Wun - Couture Spring/Summer 2026

This spring couture season has been a study in extremes, from Chanel’s featherlight suits of gossamer chiffon to Robert Wun’s formidable bridal gown, rumoured to weigh nearly ninety pounds and encrusted with more than three million glass beads. The Hong Kong-born designer presented his collection at the Lido cabaret in Paris, a stage backed by screens pulsing with storm clouds and lightning. The setting, both theatrical and foreboding, hinted at what was to come: a couture that explored dystopia and survival, and the toll of creativity in turbulent times.

Wun’s silhouettes were sharp, sculptural and unrelenting. There were face-obscuring collars, crystal masks, pointed shoulders, fishtail skirts and aerodynamic hats. Breastplates gleamed like armour, while accessories veered into the surreal — cuff bracelets that sprouted extra hands and swords piercing the heart. Each look seemed caught between fashion and fable, futuristic and folkloric. Many pieces appeared almost AI-generated in their precision and metallic sheen, though each was painstakingly handmade. The effect was otherworldly, a vision of couture that felt part warrior, part witch, and entirely his own.

Speaking before the show, Wun described revisiting his 2012 graduate collection from the London College of Fashion, when his imagination, as he put it, “was wilder.” That youthful boldness returned here, channelled through craftsmanship and defiance. “Every creative nowadays is a warrior,” he said. “They are always battling within and externally as well.” His words echoed through the collection like a manifesto. In a season where many sought beauty as escape, Wun reminded us why couture still matters: because it gives designers the freedom to tell their truest, strangest stories — even in a storm.