As soon as the show is over, I always think, 'How will the woman I design for go forward?' It's so important… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
I have never followed fashion. What is fashion to me? I just think of things that inspire me, that inspire women, and… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
I always have a lot of vents and slits in the clothes I design, even inside the pockets so that I can… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
I'm not at all interested in doing clothes for movies or stage, in stage dressing or costuming. Nor can I design lingerie,… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
I started by designing a sweater very close to the body, because I couldn't find any for myself. — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
Design job fell on me. I didn't want to do it. It was an accident. For the first 10 years I said,… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
A woman and a dress, very often, fight against each other because they are not at the same place. Sometimes you see the woman… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
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. — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
My first conversation of the day is with my daughter, Nathalie. I call her every morning; it is a ritual. — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
Sometimes in the fashion industry we come across some unfair rules, but no one is obliged to follow them. — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
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… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
Perfume is like a parenthesis, a moment of freedom, peace, love and sensuality in between the disturbances of modern living. — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
I wasn't interested in fashion originally. Fashion was for other people. — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
I hate wasting time getting dressed. I like to put something on and just think, 'Yes. That's it.' — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
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… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
I became the world's queen of sweaters without even knowing how one was made. — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
