Cacharel
IT was third time lucky for Ling Liu and Dei Sun, the still fairly new designers at the house of
Cacharel,
brought into replace Cedric Charlier three seasons ago. Between them
they have a CV that boasts time at Balenciaga, Galliano and Yves Saint
Laurent and between them, they had a tough task of taking on the mantle
of an established house like Cacharel. Last season, they were unsure of
their fashion footing but today showed that they seemed to have found
their stride.
"They gave us what we expected - prints that were feminine and unique, it was grown-up girlie,".
"There was a playfulness and it was the ultimate
spring," she said referring to the ultra fresh blue, white and green
palette and the airy silhouettes.
The duo had taken inspiration
from movement and afternoon tea time - a time at which, for them, they
see their girl to be dreaming away. "She has two sides - one is a
princess and one is more rock 'n' roll, a girl who listens to Blondie,"
the pair explained of their muse.
This materialised, however, into
transparent wispy dresses and skirts, bunched at the waist; airy plaid
shirts in mint shades; swingy trapeze dresses pleated with aquatic
prints; frothy frills around the waist; graphic prints on top to softer -
more of the aquatic- ones below; and everything matching to a degree.
"It's very important for us to take the Cacharel DNA and try to put
it with our own inspiration and our own personalities," explained Liu
and Sun. And does it get easier with each new collection? "It's very
interesting," they diplomatically replied.
It certainly seemed to be easier for them this season - this collection was back on the right tracks for Cacharel.
