Sonia Rykiel
French fashion designer and writer
Died when: 86 years 92 days (1035 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Sonia Rykiel (née Flis;French pronunciation: [sɔn.ja ʁi.kjɛl]; 25 May 1930 – 25 August 2016) was a French fashion designer and writer.
She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French Elle magazine.Her knitwear designs and new fashion techniques led her to be dubbed the "Queen of Knits".
The Sonia Rykiel label was founded in 1968, upon the opening of her first store, making clothing, accessories, and fragrances.Rykiel was also a writer, and her first book was published in 1979.
In 2012, Rykiel revealed that she was suffering from Parkinson's disease.She died from complications of the disease on 25 August 2016.
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