Colm Dillane Brings 'The Boy Who Jumped The Moon' to Life ... Literally

It’s safe to say that Colm Dillane knows a thing or two about immersive storytelling. The designer’s extensive (and still expanding) creative world has been the connective tissue between all of his KidSuper collections, the thread that embeds each seasonal foray and collaborative endeavor to its predecessor. As he approaches each artistic endeavor with the precision of a painter and the narrative eye of a seasoned author, Dillane’s KidSuper Spring/Summer 2026 collection is a captivating culmination of all the skills Dillane has under his belt, envisioned in what just might mark his most enchanting visual campaign yet.

The collection is dubbed The Boy Who Jumped The Moon, and it first showed on the runway at Paris Fashion Week back in July of 2025. But this time, the apparel and accessories aren’t merely walking down a runway; rather, they’re showcased against a striking backdrop of five hand-painted worlds in Amsterdam.

Painted floor-to-ceiling by Niels Egidius, directed by Shay Latukolan, and shot by Sebastian Boon, The Boy Who Jumped The Moon’s campaign visuals were an intensive collaborative effort, all coming together in just weeks.

It was a personal goal of Dillane’s that guided the overall creative vision, though. One of the designer’s greatest dreams has been to make his own children’s book, and this was the exact concept he tapped into to inform the new visual component.

“I’ve always wanted to make a children’s book. This is kind of that – except the pages walk,” Dillane contextualized. The release spells out the full story.

There once was a boy who dreamed bigger than everyone around him. He believed he could reach the moon, so he tried. He built strange machines from balloons, kites, and old engines. Most of them failed. But every time he tried, he got a little further. Eventually, the whole city began helping him build the machine of his dreams. And one day, against all odds, the boy jumped to the moon. He made it there. And somehow, he made it back home, too. After that, something changed. Word spread through the city. His impossible act sparked something in the people around him. If a child could imagine something so big, maybe it was not impossible after all. Inspired by the boy, others began trying-each in their own strange, specific, deeply human way.

As for the characters who star, the designer has those fully fleshed out as well. There’s Debbie, the Self-Appointed Scientist, who believes the jump to the moon can be measured and recreated, armed with her tried-and-true scientific tools and unwavering stubbornness. Giselle, the Painter, starts painting a set of steps into the sky after witnessing the boy jump to the moon, while Marlotte, the Persistent Woman, runs a strict, disciplined program to reach the moon on her own accord.

Robert, the Rocket Guy, remains strapped with a rocket to his back, and Larry, the Pigeon Man, well, spends most of his time with the pigeons. Shay is the Dreamer of the bunch, Max, the Delivery Guy, and Maya and Jacob, the Lovers.

Aside from their shared hyperfixation on the moon, what brings them all together? Their affinity – and effortless ability to rock – KidSuper’s Spring/Summer 2026 range.

Meet all nine characters in the full The Boy Who Jumped The Moon campaign above.