This is even more true today and it's exciting: Jean-Claude Jitrois has always considered the therapeutic powers of the art of dressing. It allows us to access a desired, even idealized version of ourselves, abstract perhaps, but nevertheless real.

The alter ego is another self, another identity, sometimes liberating, which accompanies us and strengthens us in the public sphere, but perhaps even more in our intimacy. As a designer and psychotherapist, Jean Claude Jitrois has always seen the importance of clothing in this process.

"For his spring-summer 23 collection, the leather couturier invites us on a journey of creation and discovery through a privileged relationship with his audience."

The spring-summer 2023 collection is developed around the concept of "second skin, second self". It is built on key references from the Jitrois house archives to form modern, avant-garde yet wearable, interconnected garments that transform to present dynamic and daring silhouettes.

Icon of the house of Jitrois and unrivaled in terms of quality, stretch leather is constantly reinventing itself, in the form of short embroidered vests, asymmetric tops with eyelet straps, brightly colored mini-skirts and flared trousers with a large zipped opening.

Dresses and jumpsuits take inspiration from the 70s disco era with cinched waist detailing, plunging necklines and thigh-skimming hemlines.

Menswear goes with the flow, with hyper-sexy black metallic microshorts, slim-fit biker pants with zip pockets, bondage-inspired body-hugging open-zip vests and eyelet shoulder harnesses.

Second-skin black stretch leather plays harmoniously with radiant and luminous tones of light metallic blue and metallic black crystal, with flashes of cyclamen, prairie green and grenadine, as well as familiar tones of red, yellow, khaki green and neutral shades of ultramarine blue, clear sky and white.

Jean Claude Jitrois gives us the tools to create our own alter ego, in a safe environment built for expression and affirmation.