Cachet

The Tarot Cachet is a vintage minimalist deck with the names Bridget Reed and Colin Howard attached, known by its look rather than its story. The name itself, cachet, prestige worn lightly, describes the aesthetic exactly: restrained, elegant, more atelier than altar, a deck that declines to raise its voice. Minimalist vintage is a durable combination because both qualities age well; decks of this type surface in collections looking contemporary decades on, while their maximalist contemporaries date themselves. Restraint is also the harder discipline, since a spare deck has nowhere to hide a weak card. It suits collectors of understated European-style decks, minimalists who want their restraint with some age on it, and researchers who enjoy an attribution question. Readers who want a companion book talking them through each card should choose a deck that shipped with one; this one shipped its poise instead.