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" Since I didn't know anything, I did everything I wanted. "
Sonia Rykiel
Know
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" I love chocolate. Black chocolate with marshmallow inside, caramel inside. If I could only have two foods, I'd take some fantastic chocolate. And some terrible chocolate. I love the Clark Bar. "
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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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" I just can't live without chocolate - I have between two and six pieces every day. "
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" 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. "
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" My mother knitted a lot, but I never did; it was no fun. "
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" The Rykiel woman? She doesn't have time to stop time. She's too busy running. In her hands she's carrying a tote, a baby, a book, a camera. "
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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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" Everyone knows that life is very expensive and you can change, you can turn, you can play with clothes with a lot of accessories. "
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" 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. "
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" Wherever I go, I buy shoes. "
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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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Moving
Place
" I was fascinated by stripes from the start. On clothing, they follow a woman's movements. "
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Woman
Stripes
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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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" 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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Beauty
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