“I hate wasting time getting dressed. I like to put something on and just think:”
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Sonia Rykiel
Sonia Rykiel was a French fashion designer and writer. She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French Elle magazine. Her knitwear designs and new fashion techniques led her to be dubbed the "Queen of Knits". The Sonia Rykiel label was founded in 1968, upon the opening of her first store, making clothing, accessories, and fragrances. Rykiel was also a writer, and her fi…
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business · French fashion designer and writer (1930 - 2016) · grand couturier · designer · children's writer · writer · businessperson · fashion designer · entrepreneur · also Sonia Rykiel, Sonia Flis, Rykiel
Born 25 May 1930 · Died 25 August 2016 · Q237944
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2026· 1 entry
2019· 3 entries
Daily Front Row: Sonia Rykiel to Liquidate, Archives and Intellectual Property to be Sold
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Vogue: Julie de Libran Exits Sonia Rykiel After Five Years as Artistic Director
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Women's Wear Daily: Sonia Rykiel Pre-fall 2019
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2018· 1 entry
Yahoo: Sonia Rykiel Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary Show With an ’80s Dance Party
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2016· 3 entries
Died 2016-08-25.
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Women's Wear Daily: SONIA BY SONIA RYKIEL WOMEN’S RTW Fall 2016
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Nathalie Rykiel sold the family's remaining 20 percent stake to First Heritage Brands and relinquished her board seat, though the family kept the real estate
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (2013).
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2012· 4 entries
Vogue: Sonia Rykiel
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That she had been suffering from the disease for fifteen years
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Co-authored N'oubliez pas que je joue (Don't forget it's a game) with journalist Judith Perrignon
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Rykiel revealed that she was suffering from Parkinson's disease
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2009· 1 entry
Rykiel signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl
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2006· 2 entries
“Today I had some Spanish chocolate and it tasted so good that I felt as though I were in heaven.”
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“I am pursued by chocolate... I can’t remember having ever lived without it... it’s part of me. When I read a book I eat chocolate, when I go to the movies, I eat chocolate, when I travel I eat chocolate. I keep chocolate hidden in a special place at home and it happens that sometimes I share it, but only with my sisters. Chocolate is a drug and a mystery you shouldn’t try too hard to solve.”
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded Commander of the National Order of Merit (2001).
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“Asking someone whether they prefer 60%, 70% or 80% chocolate is like asking them whether they prefer a wine with 10 or 12% alcohol.”
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1994· 1 entry
“s satirical take on the fashion industry. In a 2005 interview, she said she had been plagued by doubt in her early career.”
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1977· 1 entry
Became the first designer to create a line of clothes for mail order firm 3 Suisses
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1972· 1 entry
Rykiel was dubbed "Queen of Knits" by Women's Wear Daily
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1968· 2 entries
Rykiel opened her first boutique store on the Left Bank
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Upon the opening of her first store, making clothing, accessories, and fragrances
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1962· 1 entry
Unable to find something to wear during her pregnancy, Rykiel used an Italian clothing supplier to design and create a dress and a sweater, which incorporated high cut arm holes and a shrunken fit to cling to the body
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1953· 1 entry
Sonia married Sam Rykiel, owner of Laura, a boutique selling elegant clothing
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1948· 1 entry
At the age of 17, she was employed to dress the window displays in a Parisian textile store, the Grande Maison de Blanc
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1930· 1 entry
Born 1930-05-25.
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