Against the stigmatisation of the LGBTQIA+ community, Akyol boldly appropriates the insults he suffered as a child, transforming them into veritable banners of pride. ‘The only thing you can do is make banners out of them, so no one can hurt you again,’ said Akyol backstage.

Her collection was a celebration of drag, reinterpreted through the prism of haute couture. Each silhouette embodied the powerful woman he had in mind: sovereign, master of her body and her destiny. A flamboyant manifesto against oppressive norms.

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