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Sonia Rykiel

1930 - 2016

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Sonia Rykiel (née Flis; French pronunciation: [sɔn.ja ʁi.kjɛl]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonia Rykiel is the 976th most popular writer (up from 1,065th in 2019), the 1,129th most popular biography from France (up from 1,220th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular French Writer.

Sonia Rykiel is most famous for her knitwear, and she is credited with popularizing the "unisex" look.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sonia Rykiel ranks 976 out of 7,302. Before her are Ambrose Bierce, Raymond Carver, Venantius Fortunatus, Jean Giraudoux, Viktor Shklovsky, and Abraham Abulafia. After her are Hélène Cixous, Avienus, Sin Saimdang, Victorien Sardou, Bruce Chatwin, and Heinrich Kramer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sonia Rykiel ranks 77. Before her are William R. Pogue, Mary Quant, Adunis, Moustapha Akkad, Stanley Miller, and Gaafar Nimeiry. After her are Jean Rochefort, Luce Irigaray, Zhores Alferov, David Dacko, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, and Itamar Franco. Among people deceased in 2016, Sonia Rykiel ranks 64. Before her are Ahmed Zewail, Robert Vaughn, Ray Tomlinson, Michèle Morgan, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and Marvin Minsky. After her are René Angélil, Jacques Rivette, Ettore Scola, Věra Čáslavská, George Martin, and Hilary Putnam.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sonia Rykiel ranks 1,129 out of 6,770. Before her are Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756), Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895), Vincent d'Indy (1851), Jean Giraudoux (1882), Charibert II (618), and Gaston Maspero (1846). After her are François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577), Louis Malle (1932), Jean Vigo (1905), Christophe Plantin (1520), Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), and Victorien Sardou (1831).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Sonia Rykiel ranks 142. Before her are Julien Green (1900), Jules Renard (1864), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), George Steiner (1929), Juliette Récamier (1777), and Jean Giraudoux (1882). After her are Victorien Sardou (1831), Heinrich Kramer (1430), Jacques Hébert (1757), Joachim du Bellay (1522), André Bazin (1918), and Nicolas Chamfort (1741).

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