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" I was fascinated by stripes from the start. On clothing, they follow a woman's movements. "
Sonia Rykiel
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Woman
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" 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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" I hate the word 'feminine!' I mean, there is a woman and a man, and when I say 'woman,' it suggests all that is radiant, tender, fascinating, gentle, demoniac, exaggerated! 'Feminine' makes me think of somebody who is spindly and over-sweet - I don't like that! "
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" What pushes me forward is everything I have learned: political, social, cultural. I put all that into the clothes. "
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" 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. "
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" When I started in fashion, for the first 10 years, I said to myself every day, 'I'm going to quit tomorrow.' "
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" It is interesting to see what other designers do, and not work in a vacuum. "
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" A dress will never make a woman sexy, fatale, magnificent, mysterious. It's a way of walking, of standing, or existing, the way you give your hand or your regard. That's what makes the dress. "
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" 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. "
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" I think in the darkest moments, we need a break. "
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" To be modern is to be aware of what is going on. "
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" Since I didn't know anything, I did everything I wanted. "
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" I just can't live without chocolate - I have between two and six pieces every day. "
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" People said making clothes inside out was not proper. I disagreed, because clothes that are inside out are as beautiful as a cathedral. "
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" I want women to learn to find themselves. "
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" It's important to keep on keeping on, to feel good about yourself and be happy with who you are. "
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" I was a tomboy, always fairly eccentric, and convinced I'd grow up to be an actress. "
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" I wanted a maternity dress, but I couldn't find anything I liked. Everything was abominable. So I made one. Then I made a pullover. 'Elle' put it on the cover. Then WWD elected me the Queen of Knitwear. "
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" I don't think that clothes have anything to do with the personality. That comes from the woman herself. "
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" My mother knitted a lot, but I never did; it was no fun. "
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" I'm not brave, I'm not fantastic. I'm like any other woman. I'm unhappy. I'm difficult. I'm sad. Am I strong, too? Maybe, but not always. There are days when I don't want to see anyone. The most important thing you learn? You can live with it. "
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" People are going to figure out that I don't know anything. I always thought I'd be discredited in the end. "
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" As soon as I am up, I brush my hair. I eat breakfast first: tea and brown bread, and sometimes a fresh fruit juice like orange or grapefruit. I write notes on the previous day in my notebook, then I shower. "
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" For me, luxury isn't just the real thing. It's also fake. Swarovski crystals or real diamonds? It's a game. "
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" I don't think I would ever have plastic surgery; there isn't anything I'd want to change. "
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" A woman who walks well parts crowds - it's something we should all be taught to do. "
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" My shows are about the complete woman who swallows it all. It's a question of survival. "
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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. "
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" I am a perfectionist. It has always been this way. "
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" I came from an intellectual Parisian family. My father was a watchmaker; my mother was a housewife. We discussed politics, art, sculpture - never fashion. "
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" 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. "
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