French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, whose relaxed striped sweaters helped liberate women from their stuffy suits and who went on to run a global fashion empire, died on August 25, 2016. Rykiel, nicknamed the Queen of Knitwear, had been suffering from Parkinson's disease. Bright creations of world's famous designer - in this gallery by TASS.
Sonia Rykiel: the Queen of Knitwear and her creations
French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel died aged 86 in Paris
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French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, whose relaxed striped sweaters helped liberate women from their stuffy suits and who went on to run a global fashion empire, died at 86 on August 25, 2016
© Christian Hartmann, Pool via AP Sonia Rykiel and her daughter Nathalie Rykiel, artistic director for the fashion house Rykiel, 2007
© AP Photo/Jacques Brinon Models wearing creations by Sonia Rykiel as part of her show designed for H&M, in Paris, 2009
© AP Photo/Thibault Camus Models in creations by Sonia and Nathalie Rykiel during the presentation of their Spring-summer 2007 ready-to-wear collection
© AP Photo/Jacques Brinon Model wearing a creation by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sonia Rykiel House, 2008
© AP Photo/Thibault Camus US singer Beth Ditto and Sonia Rykiel, 2010
© AP Photo/Thibault Camus Sonia Rykiel spring-summer 2009 collection
© AP Photo/Thibault Camus Sonia Rykiel spring-summer 2011 collection
© AP Photo/Christophe Ena Sonia Rykiel fall-winter 2012 fashion collection
© AP Photo/Joel Ryan In 2016 Sonia Rykiel Fashion House opened Madison Interior Boutique in New York
© PRNewsFoto/Sonia Rykiel