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‘Queen of Knitwear’ Sonia Rykiel dies at 86

Sonia Rykiel, the French fashion designer known as the Queen of Knitwear, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, her daughter told AFP.

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