PARIS — Farida Khelfa, muse to designers including Azzedine Alaïa and Jean Paul Gaultier , is having the mother of all closet sales.

The model-turned-director will auction off 200 items of clothing, accessories and shoes from her archive, which stretches back to the ’80s and reflects a career at the forefront of Paris fashion, in roles ranging from runway model for Thierry Mugler to couture director at Gaultier and brand ambassador for Schiaparelli.

“I feel a deep emotional connection to clothes,” Khelfa told WWD.

“They represent practically my whole life in fashion, from the very beginning to the present day. In a way, parting with them feels like saying goodbye to someone very close. It’s never easy, but sometimes letting go is important for your mental health, and I really lik

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