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Sonia Rykiel

  • Knitwear
  • Parisian casualwear
  • Coordinated separates

Sonia Rykiel developed a fashion identity closely tied to knitwear and informal Parisian dressing. Her namesake house began in 1968, and museum holdings document coordinated wool ensembles in the 1970s as well as later work.

Official house website
Portrait of Sonia Rykiel
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Five looks to know

Sonia Rykiel — Look 1 — Sonia Rykiel, Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Sonia Rykiel — Look 1

Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear collection.

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Sonia Rykiel — Look 16 — Sonia Rykiel, Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Sonia Rykiel — Look 16

Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear collection.

JB Villareal/Shoot Digital
Sonia Rykiel — Look 30 — Sonia Rykiel, Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Sonia Rykiel — Look 30

Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear collection.

JB Villareal/Shoot Digital
Sonia Rykiel — Look 45 — Sonia Rykiel, Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Sonia Rykiel — Look 45

Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear collection.

JB Villareal/Shoot Digital
Sonia Rykiel — Look 57 — Sonia Rykiel, Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Sonia Rykiel — Look 57

Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear collection.

JB Villareal/Shoot Digital

Archive pieces, grouped by date

1 piece

1973–77

1 piece · Season not recorded

About Sonia Rykiel

The clothes show how knits could provide the organizing structure for a complete, expressive wardrobe.