ABSTRACT
Rykiel studied modelling and decorated the windows at La Grande Maison des Blancs as an intern. She designed the famous pour girl sweater, an oversized sweater for women which launched her career as a designer when it was featured on the cover of Elle. In 1968, she opened her boutique and started to design original sweaters. She invented the outside seams and still designs clothes for various foreign fashion houses. She has created over 4,000 knitwear designs and is among the most successful and popular French ready-to-wear designers.
