The collection is titled Becoming, but this wasn’t about gentle evolutions or clean-cut reinventions. Robert Wun’s Fall/Winter 2025 couture show was a full-body metamorphosis—messy, dramatic, and utterly committed to the emotional choreography of dressing up.
Set in the depths of the Théâtre du Châtelet, plunged in an unsettling darkness that made you forget it was a sunny Paris morning in summer, the show opened like a dream you couldn’t quite place, part memory, part premonition. The collection, titled Becoming, explored the emotional architecture of dressing. Not for style. Not for attention. For becoming someone else, or perhaps, finally, yourself.
The first look: white satin sculpted into a quilted gown, marked with blood-red crystal handprints. From there, the story unfolded: haircuts as catalysts and tailoring as turning points. Silhouettes were exaggerated; some jackets looked exploded, while others collapsed inward. Extra arms appeared sometimes bolero-like and sometimes clinging to torsos. Corseted bodices were adorned with displaced collars and oversized ties, blurring the line between getting dressed and being consumed by the process.
Accessories followed the same surreal logic. Bags wore tuxedos. Gloves came with crystal-encrusted nails. Veils dripped with beads like blood or rain, depending on how you chose to read the scene. Colours stayed largely within Wun’s shadowy palette: ink, blood, bone, and blush. Texture did the heavy lifting: layers of tulle, jagged pleats, and mirrored surfaces that caught the light like memory itself.
And for the final look, a blush bridal gown with a miniature mannequin perched atop the head was both eerie and tender. Becoming wasn’t about clarity. It was about feeling. About that exact moment before you step out the door, heart racing, scent lingering, wondering who you’re about to be, and whether the clothes will be enough to hold it all together.
