Casana
Cashmere
Scarves
By Sherrie Wilkolaski
T
he soft touch of cashmere
on your skin, is a luxury
everyone should
experience. Casana
Designs, has a passion for
cashmere, and founder Carrie Chen
covers what goes into bringing
cashmere to life in her article, The
Making of Cashmere Fabric. She
also gave us some insight to what
makes Casana so special.
How has interior background
influenced fashion background?
I don’t consider myself a fashion
designer, I consider myself more
of a textile designer. My interior
design background incorporates
space and color patterns
combining to provide a good
foundation in design.
What is your inspiration for
your line of scarves?
Inspiration was freedom to create,
love and express. That is how
I came to design my first scarf,
I was eager to be free to create,
love and express.
What makes Casana cashmere
so special?
We use finest cashmere from
Himalayan Mountains. No one else
uses such high quality cashmere.
All of the scarves are handmade
and hand printed with eco-friendly
materials. The dye used doesn’t
impact environment very much;
it’s 80% natural dye. The Casana
collection is very high quality
140
don’t use heavy machinery to make
cashmere it’s all very authentic.
Where does the name “Casana”
come from?
The name Casana comes from
Carrie (my name of course) and my
two daughters names Sabrina and
Natalia. The logo has a feather
which represents light material
(cashmere). It also represents
freedom; the lines of feather
were designed to express myself
as a mother overseeing my two
daughters; freedom to adapt
whatever situation encounter.
Who are your favorite designers?
Textile Designer Jim Thomson and
Fashion Designer Ted Baker.
What is next for Casana?
Casana will continue to do what
we do; ensuring we always use the
finest, high quality materials.
Casana plans to expand our FW
2015 collection Mongolian
cashmere with furs and 100%
cashmere cardigans. The
collections are luxurious and
price points very attainable.
We will introduce a collection
of scarf accessories including
brooches and pins for 2016. It’s
a natural progression for Casana.
To learn more about Casana go to
casanadesigns.com/.