Sonia Rykiel

Sonia Rykiel was born in Paris, France in 1930. At the age of 17, she was employed to dress the window displays in a Parisian textile store. Sonia was married to the owner of boutique 'Laura' which sold elegant clothing. In 1962 she just couldn't find any soft sweaters to wear when she was pregnant. So she used a supplier to her husband from Venice to design her own. Sonia Rykiel created her first maternity dress and tiny sweater. The sweater is her symbol and she was crowned "Queen of Knits" by WWD in 1967. The sweater went back 7 times for alterations before she was satisfied with it, her first rang of fragrances were launched in 1968, the first was named "7ieme Sens"