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Designer Sonia Rykiel dies at 86

(25 Aug 2016) Sonia Rykiel, a French designer dubbed the "queen of knitwear" whose relaxed sweaters in berry-coloured stripes and eye-popping motifs helped liberate women from stuffy suits, has died at 86. President Francois Hollande's office announced her death in a statement Thursday, praising her as "a pioneer" who "offered women freedom of movement." His office didn't provide further details, and the Sonia Rykiel fashion house in Paris wouldn't immediately comment. Rykiel got her start in fashion by designing knit maternity dresses for herself, and opened her first women's ready-to-wear shop on the Left Bank in 1968. Her empire grew to include menswear and children's lines as well as accessories and perfumes. Rykiel's daughter Nathalie has long helped manage the fashion house. The business was among France's last major family-owned labels until it was sold to a Hong Kong investment fund in 2012. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...