My Arts Editor and I occasionally watch clothing designer shows together, but this was something else. It left me gaping.
I don’t know anything about the fashion world, but it appears Robert Wun treats the designer shows more like a moving art installation than something that looks, at least superficially, like clothing. It is slightly reminiscent of the late Lee Alexander McQueen’s work, with which I’m familiar only because of the documentary McQueen (2018): the telling of a story as a designer show.
This Robert Wun show was delightful.
Well, that was very cool, I thought.
It’s clearly more art and statement, than it is actual clothing to be sold. I like how a number of the costumes (for they looked more like SFF costumes than anything else) appeared to be designed to intentionally mess with the audiences expectations and beliefs. On that count, well done.
The video has some really nice music; I wonder if the live performance used the same music. I also really like the set and “runway”.
All in all, an interesting, intriguing and inspiring 15 minutes for me.