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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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" A woman and a dress, very often, fight against each other because they are not at the same place. Sometimes you see the woman moving the belt around. She is making the robe her own. She needs that. Otherwise, the dress doesn't exist. "

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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. "

" I was supposed to be a mother like my mother, who didn't work. "

" It's not true that clothes look better on skinny girls; what counts is the attitude. "

" I was a tomboy, always fairly eccentric, and convinced I'd grow up to be an actress. "

" My shows are about the complete woman who swallows it all. It's a question of survival. "

" 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 are only good if you walk like a ballet dancer, and only ballet dancers do that. "

" At hotels, you are an actress. Absolutely. You can do what you want. Go where you want. I love my home too. But I love to arrive in a hotel. They have books, chocolate, food. I put things in the little refrigerator. "

" I always believe in pants. You can play with your legs, your attitude, with pants. It's much more funny. It's much more sophisticated. It's much more arrogant, like a man with feminine attitude. I love pants. "

" 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. "

" My breakfast is very important. "

" It is interesting to see what other designers do, and not work in a vacuum. "

" Everyone knows that life is very expensive and you can change, you can turn, you can play with clothes with a lot of accessories. "

" I have no regrets in life, and you know what? If I could, I'd go back and do it all again. "

" Fashion should be a kind of bouillon de culture. "

" First I made a dress because I was pregnant and I wanted to be the most beautiful pregnant woman. Then I made a sweater because I wanted to have one that wasn't like anyone else's. "

Sonia Rykiel

Beautiful

Woman

" Knowing yourself, and learning to love yourself as you are, is the beginning of beauty. I think the most important thing is to show off what's most beautiful about you and to hide what's less beautiful. "

" I was fascinated by stripes from the start. On clothing, they follow a woman's movements. "

Sonia Rykiel

Woman

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" I've never been interested in dressing one woman. What's interested me was to have a philosophy. It hasn't been important to put a woman in a blue dress. I wanted to dress women who wanted to look at themselves. To stand out. To be women who were not part of the crowd. A woman who fights and advances. "

" I don't read e-mails because I hate them. "

" My first conversation of the day is with my daughter, Nathalie. I call her every morning; it is a ritual. "

" We are working women. Also, we have the problem of children, of men, to take care of our houses, so many things. I try to explain that in my clothes. They are clothes for everyday life. That is the real life of woman. "

" I don't want to show my pain. I resisted; I hesitated. I tried to be invisible, to pretend that nothing was wrong. It's impossible; it's not like me. "

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Impossible

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" You can have a conversation with your eyes. "

" A woman who walks well parts crowds - it's something we should all be taught to do. "

" The natures of men and women are very mixed, and for me, the most fascinating type of woman is the one who is a little masculine, has a little of the man in her, and the sort of man who is fabulous is the one who is a little woman, too. It's impossible not to mix them! "

Sonia Rykiel

Man

Men

" For me, luxury isn't just the real thing. It's also fake. Swarovski crystals or real diamonds? It's a game. "

" The lead of a film that wove around me, I played all the roles. I traveled the world; I loved life, pleasure. I adored to write, create. "

Sonia Rykiel

Loved

World

" 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 quickly because I can't let her get away. "

" My fashion has no time, no season. It doesn't go out of style. If someone decides that clothes can go out of fashion, then you are deciding a woman can go out of fashion. "

Sonia Rykiel

Fashion

Woman