Sonia Rykiel Fall Winter 2010 Collection

Everyone always wonders what Sonia Rykiel gives to her models backstage to get them all hyped up before a runway show.  After almost 3 weeks of non-stop running around from show-to-show, it’s a welcome change of pace to go see a collection, knowing full well that you’ll be smiling the whole time the models strut the catwalk. And because Sonia Rykiel has yet to ever disappoint, we were all the more enamored by her latest fall 2010 collection.

In Sonia’s mind, she imagines her jubilant girls sporting a fancifully oversized pompom hat with matching pearl-studded high platform sandals. Crowd pleasers included a mohair rainbow-striped “Pull Rykiel” sweater lined with Swarovski rhinestones as well as a blue-black striped version that was knotted into a youthful knit-bustier dress. Basics were used intricately, as was seen with the wool cardigan that served as a dress, tied at the waist with a multi-strap leather belt. A delightful 40’s inspired lambskin sac fermoir looks to be a palpable accessory come this winter.

It was when we saw the asymmetric coats and bags held fastened by oversized, ‘pearled’ safety pins that we understood Sonia was letting us relive our early childhood through her pieces. You got the sense that Sonia was taking us back to a time when she would play with everything in her mother’s boudoir – from the jewelry to the sewing kit. And upon spotting a pair of military, multipocket trousers in a khaki green hue, we quickly realized that Sonia probably played in her father’s closet too.