Robert Wun FW26 Haute Couture: Childsplay and the Art of Wearable Imagination

We don’t usually feature fashion on Kuriositas, but when this video of Robert Wun's FW26 (which stands for Fall/Winter 2026 in case you didn't already know) Haute Couture show, Childsplay, popped up in my feed, I felt I had to share because these clothes are something else.  The event took place on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, during Paris Haute Couture Week at the Dôme de Paris – and if your reaction is like mine, it will be something along the lines of who the hell is ever going to wear these?

I remember being schooled on haute couture by a friend.  She told me that the question was almost an irrelevance – that it wasn’t the point of the exercise.  That, of course led to more questions from me…  

The answer was (with a slight roll of the eyes, if I remember correctly) that haute couture sits somewhere between fashion and art. The runway pieces are not designed for everyday life; they are a showcase of imagination, craftsmanship and what a designer can achieve when there are no practical limits. Think of them less as clothes and more as wearable sculptures. Well, that was me told – and so since then I have always looked at these events less cynically.

Childsplay is a perfect example. Robert Wun takes the memories and imagination of childhood – toys, fairy tales, balloons and dressing up – and transforms them into astonishing works of couture. It is playful, but underneath the fantasy is an incredible level of skill, with some pieces taking hundreds of hours to create.  I can't imagine the hours of work that went into my favorite from this show, the spacegirl outfit - you will know which one I mean when you see it!

So, who actually wears them? A very select group: celebrities, performers, collectors and wealthy private clients. Wun’s clients have included Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Cate Blanchett, Cardi B, Adele, Celine Dion, Florence Pugh and Naomi Osaka, among others. Many of the looks they wear are custom-made rather than identical to the runway versions. Robert Wun’s creations have appeared on red carpets and major events, where the clothing becomes part of the spectacle itself. For these buyers, a couture piece is not simply an outfit; it is a one-of-a-kind work of art.  

And perhaps that is why Childsplay is worth watching. You may never own one of these creations, and you may never have an occasion to wear one, but for a few minutes Robert Wun reminds us of something we often lose as adults – the joy of imagination without limits.