I was rather free, and I always did what I wanted to do, sometimes without listening to the people who warned me not to do this or that.
Sonia RykielSometimes in the fashion industry we come across some unfair rules, but no one is obliged to follow them.
Sonia RykielA very young girl, myself, and my 70-year-old mother all look quite different wearing some of the same clothes from my shop. The whole secret is to know how to do it and some people never will, just like some can't make light pastry: they are lacking in some sort of grace.
Sonia RykielMen and women are so alike that a woman must make an intellectual effort to differentiate herself. As soon as one understands who one is, one can disguise oneself any way one wants. As soon as one has found one's look, one's shape, one does not need to alter it too much, in fact I would say that one should not change it.
Sonia Rykiel