Last night, the Paris launch party for Sonia Rykiel for H&M saw the Grand Palais transformed for around 2,000 guests. And while I was not one of those guests, it's still good to know I was closer [proximal!] than usual. Yes!--I was writing an essay just twenty minutes from the party! Can we please celebrate that? Apparently it was a "magical," "so French" gathering that made some Colombian designer forget about the economic crisis, so it must have been good. See the extravagance for yourself in the video, which was streamed live during the show. And no, that is not the real Eiffel Tower.
Sonia Rykiel is a beloved French designer known for her quirky, colorful knitwear and her whimsical sweaters. A lingerie collection is coming out December 5 worldwide, and the knitwear collection, which I am more excited about, will debut in February 2010.
Sonia Rykiel has been called the Queen of Knits. Plus, she was the first person to put seams on the outside of a garment, and to print words on her sweaters -- both genius ideas that we take for granted. She famously printed the word "OBAMA" and his face on garments in a 2008 collection. Ahh the French, always one step ahead.
Sonia Rykiel has been called the Queen of Knits. Plus, she was the first person to put seams on the outside of a garment, and to print words on her sweaters -- both genius ideas that we take for granted. She famously printed the word "OBAMA" and his face on garments in a 2008 collection. Ahh the French, always one step ahead.
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