Left: Sonia Rykiel, center, with Nathalie Rykiel and Gabrielle Greiss. Right: A look from Sonia Rykiel's 40th-Anniversary runway show (via Style.com)
H&M announced today that Sonia Rykiel will be the next guest designer. The Paris legend renowned for her knit pullovers ( aka "The Queen of Knitt") will create a clothing collection that will include lingerie and related accessories for women. Supposedly the collection will start with lingerie which will set on December 5, 2009. Her full collection of knitts, accessories and even children's clothing will than launch in Febuary 20, 2010.
What is really a first, is that Ms. Rykiel will also have this line in her own store along at the same time it will be in 1,500 H&M stores.
"It is a hallmark of Sonia Rykiel to think of all women because fashion is about a certain spirit more than a question of means," says Sonia's daughter Nathalie Rykiel, who is president and artistic director of Sonia Rykiel.
H&M creative advisor Margareta van den Bosch commented, "Sonia Rykiel is a true fashion icon who invented a signature style around femininity, Parisian chic and modernity—as well as functional, comfortable, wearable clothes. She has an attitude that inspires admiration among women of all ages around the world."
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