Cacharel is a French brand offering fashions, accessories and fragrances. Founded in 1962 by designer Jean Bousquet, the company takes its name from the local term for Anas querquedula, a small duck native to the Camargue region of France. Noted for its youthful, feminine fashions, the house of Cacharel extended its image with the launch of its first scent, Anaïs Anaïs, in 1978. Noted for its youthful, feminine fashions, the house of Cacharel extended its image with the launch of its first scent, Anaïs Anaïs, in 1978.