Text: Sophie Abriat, Photos: Alexandre Guirkinger

ON JULY 9, NEARLY 200 PIECES FROM THE BELGIAN FASHION DESIGNER’S ARCHIVES WILL BE AUCTIONED IN PARIS. THROUGH THIS SALE, WHICH HE INITIATED AND ORGANIZED, THE VERY PRIVATE DESIGNER—WHO RETIRED FROM FASHION IN 2008—OFFERS A GLIMPSE INTO HIS CREATIVE PROCESS, WHILE DISTRIBUTING HIS PERSONAL ITEMS AND PROTOTYPES—A RADICAL GESTURE REFLECTING HIS ARTISTIC JOURNEY.