US fashion group G-III Apparel has announced plans to acquire iconic Parisian luxury label Sonia Rykiel for an undisclosed sum. G-III, whose portfolio already includes brands DKNY, Donna Karan and Vilebrequin, said it aims to “accelerate the relaunch of the brand primarily in Europe” for autumn 2022, with collections across multiple categories....
23 Sept 2021
On Sunday, February 28, ahead of Paris Fashion Week, Sonia Rykiel unveiled on Instagram its first show since the brand’s takeover by Eric and Michaël Dayan last year. Like most of the ready-to-wear brands presenting their collections for the next FW21, Sonia Rykiel unveiled a video instead of a physical catwalk show. “Shine a light on Sonia...
3 Mar 2021
French luxury fashion house Sonia Rykiel is one step closer to relaunching after it was announced that its two new owners - brothers and co-founders of online store Showroomprive, Éric and Michaël Dayan - have signed the final deeds of sale. The acquired assets comprise a wide portfolio of intellectual property rights registered in over 400...
6 May 2020
The year is coming to an end again, which means that FashionUnited takes a look back on the best article from the past year. This time we’ve collected some of the more important background articles published in 2019. From oldest to newest, from the archive: Why The Modist has secured investments from Farfetch, Nicola Bulgari and Vaultier7 March...
31 Dec 2019
Two co-founders of online store Showroomprive on Wednesday announced they would relaunch French fashion label Sonia Rykiel, nearly five months after its demise following a court ruling. A court in Paris in July ordered the winding up of the loss-making brand founded by the "Queen of Knits". The designer, who died nearly three years ago at the...
19 Dec 2019
Paris - The announcement came on 25 July 2019, the immediate judicial liquidation of the fashion brand Sonia Rykiel left 135 employees in a state of shock as well as a large number of people and lovers of the fashion house both in France and abroad. How did it come to this? There was a crowd at the funeral of Sonia Rykiel on 1 September 2016 at...
31 Jul 2019
The troubled Sonia Rykiel French fashion house -- that once symbolised the rebellious spirit of Paris in 1968 -- on Thursday went into liquidation. A Paris court ordered the winding up of the loss-making brand founded by the "Queen of Knits" Rykiel, an icon of 1960s revolt against the fashion establishment. Despite the boom in luxury French...
25 Jul 2019
Lola Rykiel, granddaughter of French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, is following in her grandmother’s footsteps and launching an apparel collection, Vogue reports. Named “Pompom Paris”, the brand will offer “chic sportswear” with track suits, leggings and hoodies that can go from the gym to the street. “As an adult, I never found the right...
10 Jul 2019
Sonia Rykiel, the French fashion house known for its brightly colored striped woollen outfits, is seeking a buyer, according to French newspaper Le Figaro citing a source familiar with the matter. The company, which was acquired in 2012 by First Heritage Brands, has been placed into administration while it awaits offers. These are hard times for...
30 Apr 2019
Troubled French fashion brand Sonia Rykiel has parted company with designer Julie de Libran and is looking for a new investor, it said Friday. "The house announces the departure of Julie de Libran as artistic director," it said in a statement, adding that "management is working on defining the future organisation of the studio to carry on the...
15 Mar 2019
In a city yet to name a back alley after Coco Chanel, Parisians stepped out Sunday to do their organic shopping at a street market named after fashion designer Sonia Rykiel. Hours earlier the city's mayor Anne Hidalgo -- something of a fashionista herself -- had declared Allee Sonya Rykiel open, with her label staging its Paris fashion week show...
1 Oct 2018
