The Riot, the Message, the Magic of Jeanne Friot

 

Raindrops on hold, a constellation of voices, fierce and unapologetic, rallying around a spirited vision — and loud where it matters. Launched in 2022, Jeanne Friot has never whispered her stance. She doesn’t do silence in the face of oppression. Her clothes scream, sing, strike. And this season, Resistance is not a mood board — it’s a movement.

 

No metaphors. No filters. The message is loud and literal: TRANS LIVES MATTER. Printed across T-shirts, worn as a protective shell. Styled with a nod to American truck stops and vintage protest graphics, the slogans cut through the noise with unflinching clarity. But the power isn’t only in the print. This SS26 collection walks the walk — cast entirely with trans models, the runway becomes a declaration. A protest. A prayer. A party. A future. Reckoning in pastels — blue, pink, white, black — lifted from the trans pride flag first created by Monica Helms in 1999.

 

Igniting desire once more – a mad crush for cult metallic belt dresses reimagined high-gloss chrome and sugared pink. SS26 shifts her palette away from previous deep reds and violets towards gentler shades. Pastels that hint at hope without erasing pain. Clothes built not to sculpt the body, but to assert it. Stand in it. March in it. Live fully within it. As the models walk the finale — fists raised, emotional stares — the message unfolds as a spell.

Melissa Alibo

Raised between Paris and the rest of the world, Melissa likes to define herself as a contemporary nomad. Less routine, more life is her motto. Curiosity has always driven her desire to explore new environments, cultures, and ways of life.