Lifestyle News French fashion pioneer Sonia Rykiel dies at age 86 08/25/2016 French designer Sonia Rykiel, who pioneered women's fashion in the '60s and '70s, died at her home in Paris on Thursday from effects of Parkinson's. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Madonna Audrey Hepburn Brigitte Bardot Michelle Obama Sonia Rykiel