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It is a very important matter...

It is a very important matter, as a woman, to juggle everything... Your professional life, family, children etc.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I hate the word feminine! I m...

I hate the word feminine! I mean, there is a woman and a man and when I say "woman" it suggests all that is radiant, tender, fascinating, gentle, demoniac, exaggerated! Feminine makes me think of somebody who is spindly and over-sweet: I don't like that!

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I think that there are so man...

I think that there are so many women who understand nothing about clothes and they should try and understand themselves before they start putting on disguises: they should stand in front of the mirror for a day, two days or three, and find out what they have which is beautiful, interesting: what they should show: hair, neck, arms, or hands.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

The fashion industry is a fre...

The fashion industry is a free world, with creative codes that can be hardly considered sometimes, but it's also up to women to create their own style, and own trend.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

It's important to know yourse...

It's important to know yourself well, in order to create your own style of fashion to suit your own body shape.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

The natures of men and women ...

The natures of men and women are very mixed and for me the most fascinating type of woman is the one who is a little masculine, has a little of the man in her, and the sort of man who is fabulous is the one who is a little woman too. It's impossible not to mix them!

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I can be negatively criticise...

I can be negatively criticised, but this is actually a positive thing, especially if the critic is smart, and helpful. I am very attentive to critics, they let me go ahead and push myself harder to continue.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I am like the lover of Roland...

I am like the lover of Roland Barthes "who's always running in his head". I'm always searching, and "eating" everything from my life, in order to put it in my dresses!

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I don't like women who are mu...

I don't like women who are multiform, who wear many different shapes. Women who retain a unique shape are usually unique people.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

With the exception of lingeri...

With the exception of lingerie and theater I'm interested in everything to do with clothes and perfumes: everything which is an extension of woman.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

The knitted jumper comes in d...

The knitted jumper comes in different trends, colours, shapes, and is adaptable in various ways when wearing. But there are also different noticeable marks of Sonia Rykiel brand, like black stripes which are very recognisable too.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I am still taking care of the...

I am still taking care of the creation of the collection alongside my staff, and my daughter Nathalie Rykiel, is the artistic director of Sonia Rykiel, who takes care of a lot of things. We are very alike and also very close.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I think that the boy-woman is...

I think that the boy-woman is a very strong image and a lot of fascinating women are like that: Gala [Dal?].

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I can't go any place without ...

I can't go any place without going to museums. It's very important for me.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I will be working on the coll...

I will be working on the collection until the day before the show! It's an endless process, that's all that I can say at that stage.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

I always have a lot of vents ...

I always have a lot of vents and slits in the clothes I design, even inside the pockets so that I can slip my hands inside my clothes and touch my skin. I want to be able to feel my body naked inside my clothes.

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It was by coincidence that I ...

It was by coincidence that I ended up opening my first shop in 1968, and I haven't stopped since. I now find myself trying to do everything. I couldn't live without creating my collections, without writing, drawing and reading. But I couldn't either live without being close to my children on a daily basis and also to my grandchildren, and to all the people I love. I guess I am like every woman today, one who juggles her work and family life.

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My husband had a clothing sto...

My husband had a clothing store in Paris, and I had his factory make specifically for me something similar to the one I was looking for. We made it in different colours, and decided to sell them in the store...and in a day, they were sold out! This sweater became later known as the "poor boy sweater" and it ended up making the cover of Elle magazine, and in a day, I became the "Queen of knit", without knowing anything about knitting!

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I was influenced by the hippi...

I was influenced by the hippie movement in San Francisco and by the feminist movement, which had arrived in Paris.

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Your body can be very female,...

Your body can be very female, which is something you can do nothing about, but then you can have the soul, the mind and the spirit of both male and female. The women friends I am closest to somehow have this masculine side to them, they shove their hands in their pockets when they walk: I love that side.

Sonia Rykiel 39 quotes

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