Lola Rykiel, Sonia Rykiel's granddaughter, taps into her fashion DNA for a fun new athleisure line.
Athleisure brands tend to follow the same formula—minimal, with some cutouts on leggings, something cropped, a lot of black. Lola Rykiel is shaking up the status quo with a bold new athleisure collection, called, inspired by her famed designer grandmother, the late Sonia Rykiel, and her past as a ballerina under the instruction of the inimitable Martha Graham.
The collection, which hits retail in November, also includes biker shorts, bold pops of pink, and pieces that would look just as at home out for a chic dinner as post-barre class. Hear more from Rykiel about her new venture and see the full lookbook, shot on location of Sonia Rykiel's apartment in Paris, below.I started when I was a little girl in Paris. One of Sonia's younger sisters, my Aunt Janine, had a ballet school called Stanlowa. It still exists now.
I started when I was 3 or 4, like most little French girls. I continued until I was 10 and then switched to different styles—modern jazz, contemporary, et cetera, tap dance. I did a long break and took it more seriously after I was 17 and enrolled in the Martha Graham School in NYC a few years later.I feel like now working out is more and more part of everyday life, not only for ex-dancers like me but as well for a lot of women.
I felt a bit frustrated with what was available. I wish it was a bit more fun, glamorous, but still comfy and good to move in. I don't want to be ashamed if I bumped into someone I know after a workout, because I just don't have a cute outfit.means"tassels" in French, but with an American twist. My grandmother used to put pompons everywhere—on the shoes, the sweaters, her drawings, packed the presents she will give us for birthdays. I loved the way she pronounced it too.
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