166 Quotes by Sonia Rykiel

I think that the boy-woman is a very strong image and a lot of fascinating women are like that: Gala [Dalí].

In my family, Fashion was something we never talked about, it was thought of as kind of superficial.

I feel like a slave, and in a way like an artist, because I need to get inspiration everyday, from everything and everyone...

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...

I think that clothes should be a shelter like a house or a rug. I think that there is that element of protection and a uniform can be just that.

I hate the word feminine! I mean, there is a woman and a man and when I say "woman" it suggests all that is radiant, tender, fascinating, gentle, demoniac, exaggerated! Feminine makes me think of somebody who is spindly and over-sweet: I don't like that!

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.

For the collection, I am like a painter or a writer. I may or may not be a character in my own story.

A scarf has to be the most beautiful thing ever invented to wear! It's a winding, a continuity, an infinity! I love things that are endless, I hate them to stop. It's like order and disorder: I rather love disorder and things that move, it's a state where one gets more things done!