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Cacharel set to make retail comeback

London - French fashion house Cacharel is gearing up for its grand retail return - seven years after the closure of its final store in Paris. The label aims to redevelop a retail network of franchised stores across the globe, beginning with its return to the fashion capital of France. Cacharel, which was known for its romantic and feminine...

Design

Cacharel not showing at Paris Fashion Week

French fashion house Cacharel, which announced its new “repositioning”in November, has confirmed that it will not be showing during Paris Fashion Week in February. This follows on from the news that the label is bringing back in-house the design, sales and advertising of all of its ready-to-wear lines, following the termination of its apparel...

Design

Cacharel to reposition under new CEO

Fashion label Cacharel has named Richard Alibert as chief executive officer, as the company confirmed that it is “repositioning” the brand with a new name, more accessible price points, and the relaunch of its ready-to-wear lines. Following the end of its licensing deal with Italian company Aeffe SpA earlier this month, Cacharel has announced...

Design

Aeffe and Cacharel end licence deal

French fashion house Cacharel has announced that it is ending its licensing agreement with Italian manufacturer Aeffe by “common consent”. In a statement released by Aeffe, the Italian company confirmed that the collaboration would end with "the distribution of the spring-summer 2013 collection”. Aeffe, who has been producing and distributing a...

Design

Cacharel parts ways with CEO

French fashion house Cacharel confirmed it has parted ways with CEO Pascal d’Halluin after an appointment that lasted less than a year. D’Halluin, who started working for the firm on March 19, is leaving by mutual agreement with Cacharel founder and president Jean Bousquet. Bousquet will make a statement in mid-November regarding the...

Design

Cacharel to license eyewear collection

Cacharel has signed a four year licensing agreement for its latest eyewear collection. The French company has partnered with Hong Kong-based Mondottica, which already produces and distributes eyewear for Christian Lacroix, Anna Sui, Hackett, Ted Baker, Lulu Guiness, and Pepe Jeans. The new eyewear collection will be shown during Paris fashion...

Design

Cacharel to focus on childrenswear

French ready to wear brand, Cacharel, is to further focus on its childrenswear sector. Having had great success, with a previous capsule collection aimed at newborns, called “Cacharel NN”, which was launched last Spring, the label will expand with a full childrenswear offering. With five new showrooms opening across Paris, London, New York, Rome...

Fashion

Cacharel appoints Aeffe to develop womenswear

Quirky French fashion house Cacharel has signed a long-term agreement to develop its womens ready-to-wear collections with Aeffe, one of Italy’s most powerful luxury manufacturers. The first collection produced by Aeffe for Cacharel will be fall 2010, which will be presented in the Italian group’s showrooms in Paris, New York, Milan and Tokyo...

Fashion

Eley Kishimoto & Cacharel

Eley Kishimoto and Cacharel are teaming up and Fall/Winter 08/09 will be their first collection. Eley Kishimoto takes the Artistic Direction of Cacharel women ready-to-wear. The partnership between Cacharel, renowned for its prints like the label Eley Kishimoto seems obvious. Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto met in the early 90's; the design team...

Fashion

Clements Ribeiro quit Cacharel

British design duo Inacio Ribeiro and Suzanne Clements have quit their post as artistic directors for iconic, feminine French fashion firm Cacharel. After seven years with the company, they are to be replaced by Central Saint Martin's alumn Esther Angula. According to Ribeiro, the split was amicable. Angula, 33, worked with the duo at Cacharel...