Robert Wun

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Robert Wun
Born
Hong Kong
Education London College of Fashion
Occupation
  • Fashion designer
Website robertwun.com

Robert Wun is a Hong Kong-born London-based fashion designer. [1] [2] After graduating from London College of Fashion, Wun founded a fashion brand with his name in 2014, focusing on womenswear collections. [3] [1]

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Early life and education

Wun was born and raised in Hong Kong. [1] [4] 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". [3]

Wun moved to London where he studied at London College of Fashion. He graduated in 2012. [3] [1]

Career

Wun launched his own fashion brand in 2014. [5]

In 2022, the designer debuted his first solo museum exhibition called, Robert Wun: Between Reality and Fantasy at SCAD FASH. [6] In the same year, he was also awarded the ANDAM Prix Spécial along with a $100,000 award cheque. [7]

In 2023, Wun debuted his first official couture collection during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. [8] [5] [9]

Wun's designs have been worn by the likes of Björk, Solange, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Céline Dion, Lizzo, and Doja Cat. [3] [8] [4]

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