Casablanca launches debut womenswear collection

Luxury menswear brand Casablanca, founded by Charaf Tajer, has launchedits debut womenswear collection, a 15-piece capsule that has been designedspecifically for women, inspired by the brand's classic menswearcollections.

The collection the brand explains has been designed with the “Casablancawoman in mind” with its classic pieces cut to the female form with newfabrics and prints, which are unique to the range.

The capsule, which draws inspiration from Italy’s Lake Garda, isexclusive to Net-a-Porter and features silk shirts and robing with delicatehand-painted prints in a colour palette of pink, green and white with theaccents of the brand’s signature orange.

There is also a reimagining of the Casablanca Tennis Club, withlightweight sweaters and polo shirts, reminiscent of the 1970s in a slimcut and wide collar.

Other highlights include a cashmere tracksuit with wide-leg trousers anda tailored jacket featuring structured shoulders and elegant peak lapels,styled with high-waisted front pleat trousers, which have become synonymouswith the Casablanca aesthetic.

The luxury label also used its Dalmation print in the women’s collectionin the form of a rosa T-shirt and cropped denim jacket, with matchingstraight cut jeans.

“There has always been strong feminine sensibility running through theCasablanca DNA, so launching a dedicated womenswear collection makes totalsense for us,” said Charaf Tajer, founder of Casablanca in a statement.“When I designed this collection I had an intelligent, visionary woman inmind – her femininity is her strength, but she can embrace the beauty ofthe masculine too.”

Images: courtesy of Casablanca; photographed by Remi Ferranta