As a young girl I was a real tomboy, only listening to myself. I carried on with this attitude even as a woman and when I first launched the Sonia Rykiel line, and said to women to remove their bras or when I designed sweaters with stitches inside out, everybody said to me that it was crazy and risky, but I ignored what they said and I did what I felt was right at the time.
Sonia RykielIn my family, Fashion was something we never talked about, it was thought of as kind of superficial.
Sonia RykielMy shows are about the complete woman who swallows it all. It's a question of survival.
Sonia Rykiel