I know I know, who's looking at pretty Liberty print when everyone is focused on black leather and slashing leggings and jeans etc?  I will attempt to fashion digress anyway as these photos have been languishing on my memory card and I need to start clearing stuff off.  The Cacharel show in Paris last month was a 2-for-1 affair.  The first half showcased the collection that Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto designed, giving a new direction for Cacharel and it was filled with leanings towards school uniforms and finally, the Eley Kishimoto that we're familiar with definitely started to shine through.  Then to celebrate the label's 50th birthday, dozens of models came out for a second part of the show and they were clad in vintage Liberty floral print shirts and dresses and it finally ended with Cacharel founder Jean Bousequet taking a bow. 

This also happens to signify the last of the Liberty print at Cacharel as both Mark and Wakako are keen to establish a unique identity for Cacharel with their own unique prints.  So as I snapped this very sweet setup Cacharel had going on in their showroom, dedicated to the Liberty vintage prints, I suddenly remembered my own Liberty print Cacharel vest that I saved up for in my cutesy-obsessed youth when I loved all things floral and ditzy (still do to a certain extent...).  An end of an era indeed as these Liberty print pieces will be sold in certain department stores next season, and probably never to be seen again.