Everything I do is really an expression of myself, through colors and shapes and, at the same time, I try to explain what I feel not only as a creator but also as a woman. I cannot separate one from the other.

I started by designing a sweater very close to the body, because I couldn't find any for myself.

As a slave [to fashion], I can be very dramatic and very demanding of myself and of the people I work with.

It's important to know yourself well, in order to create your own style of fashion to suit your own body shape.

The knitted jumper comes in different trends, colours, shapes, and is adaptable in various ways when wearing. But there are also different noticeable marks of Sonia Rykiel brand, like black stripes which are very recognisable too.

You can create fashion everywhere in the world, but the place where you are crowned is Paris.

First I made a dress because I was pregnant and I wanted to be the most beautiful pregnant woman. Then I made a sweater because I wanted to have one that wasn't like anyone else's.