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	&quot;My mother died at 5:00 this morning at her home in Paris from the effects of Parkinson&#39;s,&quot; Nathalie Rykiel said.</div>
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French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel dead at 86: family

French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel dead at 86: family

PARIS - French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, the so-called 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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