09/09/2025
A timeless icon of strength and beauty.
Farida Khelfa embodies a singular force in French fashion and cinema. Muse of Azzedine Alaïa, close to Jean Paul Gaultier and Christian Louboutin, she marked the 1980s with her striking beauty, fearless words and uncompromising presence. Born in Lyon to an Algerian family, she left home as a teenager to embrace Paris, a choice that quickly turned her into one of the most recognisable faces of her generation. Model, actress, filmmaker and now author, Khelfa retraces her extraordinary journey in a new book, written with candour and intensity in the wake of her mother’s passing. Today, she remains a free and powerful voice in the world of creation, a bridge between generations, and an emblem of freedom, resilience and timeless elegance.
Farida Khelfa wears the new Rouge Dior On Stage – 550 Red Shock – a shade as fearless and uncompromising as her story.
Discover the full editorial in issue 13, the RED issue. Available online now and at Swiss kiosks from September 11. Our magazine is trilingual: auf deutsch. en français. in italiano.
photography.
fashion.
editors-in-chief.
talent. wearing new Rouge Dior On Stage 550 Red Shock
hair.
make up.
set design.
nails.
creative production.
hair assistant. .mua
light assistants. + Raphaelle Giaretto
production assistant.
video. .sadovnikov