Sinatra once wished for luck to be a lady, and this season Rachel Antonoff made that her reality. For fall 2025 she was thinking of casinos and good luck charms, and all that lucky energy may have worked in her favor, as it was Antonoff’s best collection in recent memory. Highlights included an A-line short dress in shiny black silk in a bold floral (with a secret white rabbit masquerading as a flower), a short quilted robe coat in black and white polka dots with matching stirrup leggings (“Because, why not?,” declared Antonoff), and a striking red knitted dress with “sand art”-inspired irregular stripes in navy, yellow and baby blue. It must be noted that the very glamorous woman of a certain age with long white hair that stars in this season’s lookbook, wore the clothes in a way that made them incredibly cool and alluring. It would be nice if other designers went this route more often.
Antonoff’s signature prints were present—a very ’80s chain print that was “knotted necklaces,” the hotel floor-detritus after a long party night, dominoes—but this season she balanced the whimsical with more elevated silhouettes. The latter print she used on a relaxed double breasted suit with a surprisingly modern feel, while even the pieces that hinted at the 1980s—like a tank dress with off-centered ruffled poufs in contrasting polka dots—also felt very au courant. “I do like an outfit that you could wear to work, but if you paired it with tap shoes for a recital, it wouldn’t be insane,” she said. There’s a real freedom in that.
