Robert Wun
{{Short description|Fashion designer}}
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| name = Robert Wun
| birth_place = Hong Kong
| education = London College of Fashion
| occupation = {{flat list|
- Fashion designer
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| website = {{URL|robertwun.com/}}
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Robert Wun is a Hong Kong-born London-based fashion designer.{{Cite news |date=2023-01-19 |title=Robert Wun finally steps into the spotlight |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/1d2e2a42-2b3f-429d-9c2e-904a8cd34ee6 |access-date=2023-01-27}}{{Cite journal |last1=Jovic |first1=Biljana |last2=Petkovic |first2=Dragica Obratov |last3=Gajanic |first3=Olga |date=2021-12-28 |title=Biodesign In Architecture, Landscape Architecture And Fashion : Biodesign Na Arquitetura, Arquitetura Da Paisagem E Moda |url=https://www.rbeg.net/index.php/rbeg/article/view/118 |journal=Revista Brasileira de Expressão Gráfica |language=en |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=1–24}} After graduating from London College of Fashion, Wun founded his eponymous fashion brand in 2014, focusing on womenswear collections.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-05 |title=Robert Wun's Futuristic AW21 Collection Is An Ode To His Grandmother |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/robert-wun-interview |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}
Early life and education
Wun was born and raised in Hong Kong.{{Cite web|title=Robert Wun Creates Fantastical Designs for Lady Gaga and Lizzo|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/robert-wun-designer-scad-fash-exhibition-interview|access-date=2022-01-27|website=W Magazine|language=en}} He started to take an interest in fashion at the age of 11 after he "met a cool girl a few years older than me at my family’s church who started a course in fashion design".
Wun moved to London where he studied at London College of Fashion. He graduated in 2012.
Career
Wun launched his own fashion brand in 2014.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=5 Things To Know About Robert Wun's Couture Debut |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/robert-wun-couture-ss23 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}
In 2022, the designer debuted his first solo museum exhibition called, Robert Wun: Between Reality and Fantasy at SCAD FASH.{{Cite web |first=Scottie Walden|last=Albertson|date=Jan 3, 2022 |title=SCAD FASH debuts 'Robert Wun: Between Reality and Fantasy' |url=https://www.scad.edu/blog/scad-fash-debuts-robert-wun-between-reality-and-fantasy |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=SCAD.edu |language=en}} In the same year, he was also awarded the ANDAM Prix Spécial along with a $100,000 award cheque.{{Cite web |last=WW |first=FashionNetwork com |title=Botter wins ANDAM 2022 Grand Prize; Robert Wun the Prix Spécial |url=https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Botter-wins-andam-2022-grand-prize-robert-wun-the-prix-special,1420061.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=FashionNetwork.com |language=en-WW}}
In 2023, Wun debuted his first official couture collection during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-25 |title=Couture newcomer Robert Wun on selling to the super rich |url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/fashion/couture-newcomer-robert-wun-on-selling-to-the-super-rich |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Vogue Business |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Templeton |first1=Lily |date=2023-01-26 |title=Robert Wun Couture Spring 2023 |url=https://wwd.com/runway/spring-couture-2023/paris/robert-wun/review/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}
Wun's designs have been worn by the likes of Björk, Solange, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Céline Dion, Lizzo, and Doja Cat.