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" 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
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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 know how to knit. "
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" I am what I am. Before I was not so proud to make fashion. My family thought fashion wasn't very interesting. So I hid 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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" 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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" 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. "
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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'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. "
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