French - Designer | May 25, 1930 -
I wanted women wearing my sweaters to give the impression they were naked. The aim wasn't to impose outfits but to stay as close as possible to women's bodies and their freedom of movement.
Sonia Rykiel
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I came from an intellectual Parisian family. My father was a watchmaker; my mother was a housewife. We discussed politics, art, sculpture - never fashion.
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As soon as I am up, I brush my hair. I eat breakfast first: tea and brown bread, and sometimes a fresh fruit juice like orange or grapefruit. I write notes on the previous day in my notebook, then I shower.
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My first conversation of the day is with my daughter, Nathalie. I call her every morning; it is a ritual.
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I don't read e-mails because I hate them.
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I just can't live without chocolate - I have between two and six pieces every day.
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1968 was the beginning of the hippie movement in fashion. That movement made fashion change completely. It was not necessary to be always dressed up. You could be dressed the way you wanted - it was absolute freedom.
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My view is that you have to deal with who you are. It's hard work, in a way, but somebody has to do it.
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I care a lot about my looks, although I'm not too adventurous. Every day I dress the same way in a kind of 'uniform' of black, although in varying fabrics - it's always black.
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My favourite feature is my hair. It has always made me look different. It was so red when I was born that my mother thought I had blood on my head. When I was a teenager, I looked like a tomboy, but then I understood that I could be a woman who was an intelligent mix between a lady and my mannish side.
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I was a tomboy, always fairly eccentric, and convinced I'd grow up to be an actress.
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A woman who walks well parts crowds - it's something we should all be taught to do.
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