Crèmarosa — The Creation
The Damask rose — Rosa damascena — has been cultivated for centuries in the valleys of Syria and Bulgaria for its incomparable fragrance and restorative properties.
From it, a precious oil, a floral water, and a cream are extracted, which women have applied to their skin for generations.
Not out of vanity — but out of care. Through this daily, almost ritualistic, act of self-care despite life's burdens, despite fatigue, despite everything that the years leave on skin and in eyes.
Crémarosa was born from this gesture.
From this woman who applies her rose cream in the morning, who looks at herself in the mirror, who decides to stand tall and be beautiful — not for others, but for herself.
The construction boasts a geometric precision that contrasts with the softness of the subject.
The two-tone granny squares assemble into a highly graphic and exact grid: golden beige forms the warp, the frame, the structure — and at the heart of each square, fuchsia pink bursts forth like an opening flower.
This alternation creates a living fabric, where the eye travels from square to square, from beige to pink, without ever tiring.
The neckline is square in the front — frank, confident. The back plunges into a deep V — generous, sensual. The slightly flared 3/4 sleeves fall naturally.
The beige scalloped border runs everywhere, unifying the piece with softness. At the bottom, a strip of openwork beige square mesh stitch lightens the ensemble before the final scalloped border.
A geometry that needs no explanation.
Like this woman.
Entirely hand-crocheted in my French workshop.
Exclusive Cachalabibi creation — Unique piece, only one in the world.