Saudade — The Creation
Saudade. A Portuguese word that no other language has been able to translate — the nostalgia for something one may never have had, but whose absence one feels.
The lime green of Saudade is the color of that memory.
Not the aggressive lime green of road signs, not the pale lime green of faded flowers — a lime green that recalls childhood summers, endless afternoons, the light falling obliquely at the end of the day.
A color that feels good even before you've worn it.
The dense openwork grid stitch creates a geometric and precise transparency that lets light through in regular fragments.
On this particular lime green, the transparency takes on an additional dimension — the color seems to come from within, as if the piece itself were a source of light.
The structured strapless neckline frames the bust with a firm and assertive elegance. The adjustable front drawstring allows the opening to be modulated according to mood — tightened for structure, untied for casualness — offering two silhouettes in one piece.
Adjustable straps fine-tune the silhouette to perfection.
The scalloped shell finishes at the bottom sign the creation with that artisanal precision that distinguishes handmade from everything else.
Saudade is worn with white jeans for total clarity, with ecru trousers for harmony of warm tones, with a flowing black skirt for striking contrast.
Saudade, for the Woman who wants to wear a discreet but present sadness out in the open.
Entirely hand-crocheted in my French workshop.
Exclusive Cachalabibi creation — Unique piece, only one copy in the world.