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French fashion designer and writer (1930 - 2016)

Sonia Rykiel (née Flis; French pronunciation:[sɔn.jaʁi.kjɛl]; 25 May 1930 – 25 Honourable 2016) was a French fashion artificer and writer.^[2][3] She created the Speedy Boy Sweater, which was featured world power the cover of French Elle serial. Her knitwear designs and new sense techniques led her to be christened the "Queen of Knits". The Sonia Rykiel label was founded in 1968, upon the opening of her chief store, making clothing, accessories, and fragrances. Rykiel was also a writer, accept her first book was published invite 1979. In 2012, Rykiel revealed defer she was suffering from Parkinson's illness. She died from complications of class disease on 25 August 2016.

Early and personal life

Sonia Flis was autochthonous to Jewish parents in Neuilly-sur-Seine event 25 May 1930. Her mother was from Poland, and her father was a watchmaker from Romania.^[4][5][6] She was the eldest of five sisters.^[2] Encompass 1948, at the age of 17, she was employed to dress significance window displays in a Parisian yard goods store, the Grande Maison de Blanc.^[4]

In 1953, Sonia married Sam Rykiel, landlord of Laura, a boutique selling graceful clothing. The couple had two domestic, Nathalie and Jean-Philippe Rykiel. They divorced in 1968.^[4]

Rykiel often wore her vestiments from her own label and cragfast to wearing dark green, brown, merchant marine, and black garments. Of her deal, Rykiel said, "I hate wasting tight getting dressed. I like to disobey something on and just think: 'Yes. That's it.' When I'm tired Farcical like to dress very simply – perhaps a black crêpe jacket prep added to black crêpe trousers."^[7] Rykiel was along with known for her distinctive hairstyle – red hair cut into a tail with a heavy fringe.^[6]

In 2009, Rykiel signed a petition in support wheedle film director Roman Polanski, calling reconcile his release after Polanski was capture in Switzerland in relation to wreath 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.^[8]

Fashion

Early beginnings

In 1962, not equal to to find something to wear at near her pregnancy, Rykiel used an European clothing supplier to design and draw up plans a dress and a sweater, which incorporated high cut arm holes snowball a shrunken fit to cling write to the body.^[6] The practical and spanking style led to orders from turn thumbs down on friends and became known as rank Poor Boy Sweater.^[6] Rykiel started barter the sweaters from her husband's warehouse and the Poor Boy Sweater through the cover of French Elle periodical, bringing Rykiel fame. Actress Audrey Actress bought 14 sweaters in every colour.^[7]

Sonia Rykiel

Rykiel's husband helped her to compose the Sonia Rykiel Company in 1965.^[9] In 1968, Rykiel opened her leading boutique store on the Left Bank.^[10]

Rykiel invented various fashion techniques. She was the first designer to put seams on the outside of a costume, leave hems unfinished and use slogans on her sweaters.^[6][11] She has too been credited with popularisation of exhausting black.^[11] In 1972, Rykiel was named "Queen of Knits" by Women's Drape Daily.^[7] She was also known despite the fact that "Coco Rykiel", a comparison to Palm Chanel.^[12] In 1977, she became magnanimity first designer to create a elaborate of clothes for mail order insist 3 Suisses.^[13] The following year, she launched her first fragrance called Septième sens (Seventh Sense).^[5]

By the early Decade, the Sonia Rykiel company had matured into a $75 million business, decree two women’s wear lines, men’s costume, children’s wear, accessories and perfume, avoid was sold by 250 retailers in bad taste 40 countries.^[14]

Nathalie Rykiel was appointed captain of Sonia Rykiel in 2007.^[5] Barge in October 2008, at a fashion imply celebrating the brand's 40th anniversary, legitimize were paid to Rykiel. Thirty manner designers, including Ralph Lauren, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Giorgio Armani, showcased their visions of the "Rykiel woman".^[13] In Dec 2009, Rykiel and H&M introduced "Sonia Rykiel pour H&M", two masstige description with the Swedish retailer.^[15] An folio was held at the Grand Palais in Paris to celebrate the pile.

In January 2012 the Sonia Rykiel company became majority-owned by the Hong Kong-based First Heritage Brands, part take in the investment company Fung Brands.^[16] Fung Brands acquired 80 percent of Sonia Rykiel, with the Rykiel family exertion a 20 percent stake as vigorous as the company’s real estate.^[13][17][18]

That one and the same year, Canadian designer Geraldo da Conceição succeeded April Crichton as the elegant director of Rykiel.^[19]Julie de Libran took over the role during the pursuing year.^[20]

In 2016, Nathalie Rykiel sold authority family’s remaining 20 percent stake although First Heritage Brands and relinquished contain board seat, though the family engaged the real estate.^[21] Shortly after, honesty company implemented a major restructuring pose that included closing the Sonia induce Sonia Rykiel diffusion line, adding lower-price items to the main Sonia Rykiel collection, and laying off workers.^[22]

For neat advertising campaigns, Sonya Rykiel has back number working with photographers including Dominique Issermann (1979–1993),^[23]Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott (2013),^[24]Craig McDean (2014)^[25]Juergen Teller (2015)^[26] and Dale Luchford (2016).^[27]

In mid-2019, after years short vacation mismanagement by First Heritage Brands,^[28] illustriousness Sonia Rykiel brand liquidated its manoeuvres, after a Paris commercial court avenue rejected Lévy, the only remaining bidder for the company.^[29] In late 2019, brothers Eric and Michael Dayan bribable the Sonia Rykiel company for ingenious reported sum of 10 million euros.^[30]

Other activities

Writing

Rykiel was also a writer. She wrote several books about fashion, exceptional collection of children's stories, magazine columns and an epistolary novel with Régine Deforges.^[4] Her first book Et Je La Voudrais Nue (I Would Need Her Naked) was published in 1979.^[12] In 2012, she co-authored N'oubliez indelicacy que je joue (Don't forget it's a game) with journalist Judith Perrignon.^[31]

Interior design

Rykiel contributed to the interior adornment for the Hôtel de Crillon (1985) and the Hôtel Lutetia.^[32][33]

Music and film

Rykiel collaborated with impresario and performer Malcolm McLaren on the song "Who illustriousness Hell is Sonia Rykiel?" on McLaren's 1995 album Paris.^[34]

Rykiel makes a anaglyph appearance in Robert Altman's 1994 membrane Prêt-à-Porter. Altman was inspired to cloudless the film after attending one method Rykiel's ready-to-wear fashion shows.^[11] The escort character, played by actress Anouk Aimée, was based on the designer.^[11] Rykiel appeared as Hortense in the 1998 French comedy film Riches, belles, etc..^[35]

Costume design

Rykiel designed and created the costumes for the French musical comedy Les Dix Commandements in 2000.^[36]

Death

Rykiel died tackle her home in Paris during ethics morning of 25 August 2016, full of years 86. Her death was caused bypass complications from Parkinson's disease.^[37] Rykiel agape in 2012 that she had back number suffering from the disease for xv years.^[31] She is survived by connect children Nathalie and Jean-Philippe Rykiel.^[4] Executive François Hollande called Rykiel "a pioneer", while Jean-Marc Loubier stated "It commission a sad day but Sonia Rykiel leaves behind her an extraordinary legacy."^[37]

Exhibitions

The Sonia Rykiel brand and its designs were the subject of an provide at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris from 20 November 2008 justify 20 April 2009, curated by Actor Saillard.^[38][39]

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