No. 3 - Winterausgabe 2019_20, Salzburg

engl. / The cuddly love story between a designer
and her favour material, cashmere, began
when she was still a child: through her father,
who had a managing position in a weaving
mill, Meike Schilcher discovered her passion
for fine yarns and fabrics. After a career in the
fashion industry she founded her own cashmere
label, Daddy’s Daughters, in Salzburg in
2012. And the expectations are high: the ultimate
goal is for women to feel comfortable in
her designs. What inspires the designer, why
she likes personal work, and why she refuses
to get an online shop is what she told us in her
La Loupe interview with Julia Skardarasy.
“ When I slip on a
sweater I feel safe
and snug in the fine,
soft material – it’s a
bit like a cocoon.”
“ Each woman, no
matter her age,
is a daughter.
The label’s name
has something
lasting and
sustainable.”
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L.L. An unusual but certainly
memorable name for a brand.
How did you come up with “Daddy’s
Daughters” - and does your own
father-daughter relationship have
something to do with it?
M.S. I was a Daddy’s girl all my life.
My father always used to be my best
buddy, my consultant, and ally.
Because of his job at the weaving
mill he got me interested in beautiful
fabrics, patterns, and colours early
on. When I moved from Germany
to Austria my relationship with my
parents became even more precious.
And Daddy’s Daughters stands for that
unconditional love and that warm
embrace of a family. And that feeling
can be expressed in cashmere: when I
slip on a sweater I feel safe and comfortable
in the fine and soft material – it’s
a bit like a cocoon.