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The Inter-Views of Fashion: Sonia Rykiel

Madame Rykiel is a woman as succinct as her graphic knitwear (and as deep as the black panels which surround the bold stripes of colour on it). Who better to interview her, then than another black beauty and Paris-dwelling icon; the inimitable, invaluable fashion commentator (and instigator), Diane Pernet? Smash Hits goes Left Bank…

Diane Pernet: Tell me, Sonia, what are your views on sensuality?

Sonia Rykiel: It’s a word, an attitude, a knit sweater on a naked skin.

DP: Religion?

SR: I’m Russian Jewish but I have none.

DP: Romanticism?

SR: Secrets. Lies. I am a liar, like many artists…

DP: Darkness?

SR: Darkness is about showing what you decide to show, a kind of manipulation. It’s about black, all black, there are many shades…

DP: Raw Street?

SR: Boulevard Saint Germain.

DP: Who are the people that helped to form who you are now?

SR: My family, and my men.

DP: We all know that fashion has changed, but has it changed for you?

SR: Technology has changed. The more I do fashion, the more I dress the same way everyday.

DP: How have you changed for it?

SR: By looking at things differently.

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Fashion WTF: Sonia Rykiel

I don’t even know where to begin…

Where are the ruffled dresses, floral and polka dot prints and the hounds tooth coats she is known for? Yes, she did put knitwear on the fashion map, but why use Raggedy Ann dolls and old wigs as fabric choices? And the superman getup? Wasn’t that so last season…

Sonia Rykiel Knows Very Famous People

Sonia Rykiel, who is celebrating 40 years in business with a runway blowout and party on Oct. 1 in Paris, has enlisted some high-profile fashion folk to help celebrate. Rumor has it Rykiel’s daughter, Nathalie, has asked a host of international designers, including Karl Lagerfeld, Donna Karan and Jean Paul Gaultier, to design an outfit in the spirit of Rykiel to pay homage to the sweater queen as part of her jubilee.

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Mag Hag: Domino September Issue

Domino has become a serious arbiter of style, and come September, the magazine is offering its annual peek into how designers live. Domino’s fashion issue, which hits stands on August 19, features a majestic room in Matthew Williamson’s home on the cover. Other stories explore Vanessa Bruno’s Paris apartment, the late Yves Saint Laurent’s lush Majorelle Gardens in Marrakesh and Michael Bastian’s New York City apartment. This month’s “My Favorite Room” section includes Luisa Beccaria at home in Milan, Francisco Costa in his garden in Bellport, NY, Sonia Rykiel in her living room in Paris and Christian Louboutin in his bedroom in Portugal.

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Ad-dict: Sonia Rykiel Fall Ads

Here is your first glimpse at the new ad from uber-French designer Sonia Rykiel

And the ‘Making of the Ad’:

Thousands Mourn Yves Saint Laurent

Clockwise, from top left, President Sarkozy and Carla Bruni front row at the service, Catherine Deneuve, John Galliano, the crowd outside the church, the Marrakesh garden where Saint Laurent’s ashes will rest, Valentino, Pierre Bergé with Carla Bruni, Claudia Schiffer. Center, Pierre Bergé.

Over 1,000 people gathered in Paris today to bid adieu to Yves Saint Laurent at his funeral at the Eglise Saint-Roche. Front-row guests included French President Nicolas Sarkozy, First Lady Carla Bruni, Saint Laurent’s mother, Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe, and Madame Chirac. Also seated in the front row was Saint Laurent’s longtime business partner and lover, Pierre Bergé, who gave a tearful speech:

The 90-minute Mass was broadcast on giant screens outside the church, where throngs filled the streets around the Louvre. When Saint Laurent’s casket was carried in, thunderous applause erupted but the crowd was silent during the service.

Other notable designers in attendance included Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Valentino, Hubert de Givenchy, Sonia Rykiel, Kenzo Takada, Alber Elbaz. Many women in attendance wore trouser suits in homage to Saint Laurent’s revolutionary design.

Saint Laurent will be cremated before close friends and family, and his ashes sent to a garden in Marrakesh at a house he bought with Bergé.

Source: NY Mag