Explore Quotes by Sonia Rykiel

My mother knitted a lot, but I never did; it was no fun.

I have never followed fashion. What is fashion to me? I just think of things that inspire me, that inspire women, and I design that way.

The lead of a film that wove around me, I played all the roles. I traveled the world; I loved life, pleasure. I adored to write, create.

I have no regrets in life, and you know what? If I could, I'd go back and do it all again.

The natures of men and women are very mixed, and for me, the most fascinating type of woman is the one who is a little masculine, has a little of the man in her, and the sort of man who is fabulous is the one who is a little woman, too. It's impossible not to mix them!

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 hate wasting time getting dressed. I like to put something on and just think, 'Yes. That's it.'

A man is attractive when he is slightly disturbing like a woman, a woman when she's a little disturbing like a man.

I became the world's queen of sweaters without even knowing how one was made.

Paris was a melting pot.

Women should look at themselves and decide for themselves what color or length they should wear.

The pill was the liberation of the spirit of women.

I have the impression that the women around me are like me - smaller, taller, fatter, thinner - but in fact, we are all the same.

It is interesting to see what other designers do, and not work in a vacuum.

When a woman confuses what she is with what she wears, then something is wrong inside.

I wanted a maternity dress, but I couldn't find anything I liked. Everything was abominable. So I made one. Then I made a pullover. 'Elle' put it on the cover. Then WWD elected me the Queen of Knitwear.

People said making clothes inside out was not proper. I disagreed, because clothes that are inside out are as beautiful as a cathedral.

You can have a conversation with your eyes.

The Rykiel woman? She doesn't have time to stop time. She's too busy running. In her hands she's carrying a tote, a baby, a book, a camera.

The key to my collections is sensuality.

I don't want to show my pain. I resisted; I hesitated. I tried to be invisible, to pretend that nothing was wrong. It's impossible; it's not like me.