Sonya Rykiel Clothing

Exquisite 1980's evening wear coat, jacket, blazer or duster is lightweight, vented and easy to wear for dining, parties and dancing, with an animal patterned, soft silk velvet and shiny gold lame metallic velvet effect. Collarless coat features wide cap sleeves over long, wide, tapering open air sleeves, generous arm vents, a straight shape with a long back slit, 4 pockets and a neck tie closure. Jacket is unlined. Labeled, "SONIA RYKIEL" and "Made in France" and "Silk 24%, Viscose 29% and Metal 26". Will fit a wide variety of sizes. Shoulder to hem measures 37". Wide, tapering sleeves measure 24.5" long x 17" in circumference at the top (at the opening), tapering to 11" in circumference at the wrist. Bust, waist and hip measures 49" in circumference. Hem sweep measures 55" in circumference. Sonia Rykiel (1930-2016) was an iconic french fashion designer and writer. She is credited with inventing the poor boy...

Circa 1970 France Iconic Sonia Rykiel dress with visible seams, dating from the 1970s. Kurta-style slit dress and zip-up trousers in royal blue silk crepe. Shoulder yoke ties under the arms. Sonia Rykiel is considered one of the first French designers to make clothes with inverted seams, i.e. with visible exterior seams, here finished by hand. The subtle deconstruction gave her style an edge that made her work revolutionary for its time. No lining, Sonia Rykiel label. There is a tiny stain on the bottom of the dress, the only flaw worth mentioning. Very good colour and condition. Sonia Rykiel (1930-2016) was nicknamed ‘the queen of knitwear’ and invented ‘démode’ (unfashionable clothing). She championed black and stripes. She invented reverse seams, the absence of hems and linings, the first sophisticated velvet jogging suits...