Sonia Rykiel celebrates her 40 years of fashion in Paris Fashion Week Spring - Summer 2009 in Paris, France on October 01st , 2008. [Getty Images]

FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Fashion designers pay tribute to Sonia Rykiel's 40 years of work in Paris, France on October 01st , 2008. (Photo by Alain BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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