--- title: "7 Collections Quotes By Sonia Rykiel" description: "7 Collections quotes by Sonia Rykiel. Plus more from Sonia Rykiel and more Collections sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/sonia-rykiel-2942_artistic_i-am-still-taking-care-of-the-creation-o_540721.jpg" --- > [I am still taking care of the creation of the collection alongside my staff, and my daughter Nathalie Rykiel, is the artistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/i-am-still-taking-care-of-the-creation-of-the-collection-alongside-my/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/sonia-rykiel-2942_artistic_i-am-still-taking-care-of-the-creation-o_540721.jpg) > [After all these years of creating my collections, I still doubt my decision even until the last minute before the fashion show,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/after-all-these-years-of-creating-my-collections-i-still-doubt-my/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/sonia-rykiel-2942_collections_after-all-these-years-of-creating-my-col_587898.png) > [I will be working on the collection until the day before the show! It's an endless process, that's all that I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/i-will-be-working-on-the-collection-until-the-day-before-the-show-it/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee7/sonia-rykiel-2942_collection_i-will-be-working-on-the-collection-unti_1314714.png) > [It was by coincidence that I ended up opening my first shop in 1968, and I haven't stopped since. I now find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/it-was-by-coincidence-that-i-ended-up-opening-my-first-shop-in-1968/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/sonia-rykiel-2942_bases_it-was-by-coincidence-that-i-ended-up-op_2011647.png) > [For the collection, I am like a painter or a writer. I may or may not be a character in my own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/for-the-collection-i-am-like-a-painter-or-a-writer-i-may-or-may-not/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/sonia-rykiel-2942_artist_for-the-collection-i-am-like-a-painter-o_2245623.png) > [The key to my collections is sensuality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/the-key-to-my-collections-is-sensuality/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a2/sonia-rykiel-2942_collections_the-key-to-my-collections-is-sensuality_2999792.png) > [In the same way, I can wake up with a very positive idea of what I want to do for my collection,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/in-the-same-way-i-can-wake-up-with-a-very-positive-idea-of-what-i/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/sonia-rykiel-2942_collections_in-the-same-way-i-can-wake-up-with-a-ver_3138912.png) ## Other authors on Collections ## More by Sonia Rykiel > [You know, the more grown-up you are, the more you like Proust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/you-know-the-more-grown-up-you-are-the-more-you-like-proust/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [A woman and a dress, very often, fight against each other because they are not at the same place. Sometimes you see the woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/a-woman-and-a-dress-very-often-fight-against-each-other-because-they/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/my-view-is-that-you-have-to-deal-with-who-you-are-it-s-hard-work-in-a/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [My first conversation of the day is with my daughter, Nathalie. I call her every morning; it is a ritual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/my-first-conversation-of-the-day-is-with-my-daughter-nathalie-i-call/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [Sometimes in the fashion industry we come across some unfair rules, but no one is obliged to follow them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/sometimes-in-the-fashion-industry-we-come-across-some-unfair-rules/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [How can you live the high life if you do not wear high heels? I don't understand why women wear these ballet pumps. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/how-can-you-live-the-high-life-if-you-do-not-wear-high-heels-i-don-t/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [Perfume is like a parenthesis, a moment of freedom, peace, love and sensuality in between the disturbances of modern living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/perfume-is-like-a-parenthesis-a-moment-of-freedom-peace-love-and/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [I wasn't interested in fashion originally. Fashion was for other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/i-wasn-t-interested-in-fashion-originally-fashion-was-for-other-people/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [I hate wasting time getting dressed. I like to put something on and just think, 'Yes. That's it.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/i-hate-wasting-time-getting-dressed-i-like-to-put-something-on-and/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [As soon as the show is over, I always think, 'How will the woman I design for go forward?' It's so important to start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/as-soon-as-the-show-is-over-i-always-think-how-will-the-woman-i/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [I became the world's queen of sweaters without even knowing how one was made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/i-became-the-world-s-queen-of-sweaters-without-even-knowing-how-one/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [Paris was a melting pot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/paris-was-a-melting-pot/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [To me, the biggest revolution of the 20th century was the pill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/to-me-the-biggest-revolution-of-the-20th-century-was-the-pill/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [For me, luxury isn't just the real thing. It's also fake. Swarovski crystals or real diamonds? It's a game. You have to be luxurious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/for-me-luxury-isn-t-just-the-real-thing-it-s-also-fake-swarovski/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) > [I have no regrets in life, and you know what? If I could, I'd go back and do it all again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-rykiel/i-have-no-regrets-in-life-and-you-know-what-if-i-could-i-d-go-back/) [Sonia Rykiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-rykiel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collections/sonia-rykiel/#itemlist", "name": "7 Collections Quotes By Sonia Rykiel", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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