Robert Wun Fall 2026 Couture: Toy Story

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Robert Wun Fall 2026 Couture Collection at Paris Fashion WeekGiovanni Giannoni/WWD

Robert Wun hasn’t stopped for the past two-and-a-half years, and was feeling tired. Seeking a remedy for his fatigue, he looked to archetypes of childhood and reinterpreted them with an adult vision. Watching an interview with Hayao Miyazaki, Wun was struck by his philosophy: “He described why he does things for children…and how we create a world for children as an adult to believe in a better future, and that’s the responsibility of a creator,” he explained.

There were nods to Disney heroines as well as autobiographical references, all worked with Wun’s unmistakable flair for sculpting fabric into bewildering surrealist silhouettes.

The collection evolved like a growing child, with the opening looks in white featuring colorful embroideries in the form of naïve paint splashes. Then came wooden shapes done in bright colorblocking. A vivid red fishtail dress with a spherical bodice had a twin on the front row sported by Cardi B.

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A tailored suit with exaggerated proportions nodded to origami folds, and Jack Skellington came in a dark suit with sparkling embroideries that evoked both bones and pinstripes. Snow White’s blue velvet gown was pleated and twisted around her body, with birds alighting on her shoulder and head, while Bambi’s mom was done in billowing white with a horned headpiece, carrying a doll representing her infant.

Giant toys accompanied several of the looks, a tweed teddy bear for instance mirroring a jacket with shoulders rounded to match its ears.

Childhood ambitions unrealized — Wun described a space program he was enrolled in by his parents as a reference for his transparent helmets — were another theme. A ballerina in pink tulle and a felt bodice peeled away from the body had a jewelry box figurine perched atop her head.

The spectacular proportions of Wun’s designs went even further with the final tailored looks, which he adorned with real balloons jutting out of the body, a nod to the transience of infancy — and a challenge that had both him and his stylist nervous, he said.

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These echoed a giant white inflatable that dominated the venue representing the designer’s new collaboration with Pop Mart’s Skullpanda. As well as the limited-edition collectible sent out only to the 300 guests at the show, co-branded products will launch later in the year.