(FILES) This file photo taken on October 22, 2000 shows the French designer Sonia Rykiel arriving at the Sorbonne university in Paris for a debate concerning the contribution of fashion and culture to the economy. French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, the so-called Queen of Knitwear, died on on August 25, 2016 at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her daughter told AFP. / AFP PHOTO / Jean-Pierre MULLERJEAN-PIERRE MULLER/AFP/Getty Images