Goodbye Sonia Rykiel

The Queen of Knitwear has passed away at 86

Sonia Rykiel, the beloved French designer famous for her striped garments and so called Queen of Knitwear, has passed away on Thursday, August 25, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 86 years old. The news was announced by her daughter, Nathalie, who is now the artistic director of her mother’s fashion house. Following news of her death, the words of French President Francois Hollande, well describe the talented woman:

“Sonia Rykiel was a free woman and a pioneer. She invented not only a style, but also an attitude, a way of living and of being, and gave women a freedom of movement. Passionate about culture, she did not conceive of fashion without the arts, which were always present in her creations. Her style is known across the world. It will remain a symbol of the remarkable alliance of colour and the natural, of fluidity and light”.