Sonia Rykiel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sonia Rykiel

French fashion designer

Date of Birth: 25-May-1930

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 25-Aug-2016

Profession: writer, businessperson, grand couturier, children's writer, designer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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SONIARYKIEL

Sonia Rykiel (née Flis; French pronunciation: ?[s?n.ja ?i.kj?l]; 25 May 1930 – 25 August 2016) was a French fashion designer and writer.
She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French Elle magazine.
Her knitwear designs and new fashion techniques led her to be dubbed the "Queen of Knits".
The Sonia Rykiel label was founded in 1968 upon the opening of her first store, making clothing, accessories and fragrances.
Rykiel was also a writer and her first book was published in 1979.
In 2012, Rykiel revealed that she was suffering from Parkinson's.
She died from complications of the disease on 25 August 2016.