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For Rachel Antonoff, work and family are deeply entwined. Take 2021, when she enlisted her family\u2014including musician brother Jack and father, Rick, her business partner\u2014to pose for her lookbook. Then, in 2022 and 2025, she had her family pose again, however this casting Hollywood icons (think: Bob Balaban as dad, Susie Essman as mom, and Sarah Ramos as Antonoff herself) to portray a version her nuclear counterparts at their actual childhood home in New Jersey, thus creating the \u201cRe-Antonoff\u201d series. Now for spring 2026, the familial format is back and Annie Clark (ie St. Vincent), Patti Harrison, New Yorker scribe Susan Orlean, gag musician Al Yankovic, and Paul W. Downs of Hacks<\/em> went out West, though the collection\u2019s \u201970s Hollywood feel doesn\u2019t mean that the collection has lost any of Antonoff\u2019s east coast oddball charm.<\/p>\n To wit: many of the patterns took inspiration from the \u201cBorscht Belt,\u201d a vacation region in the Catskills popular with Jewish families from the 1920s to 70s, that even boasts its own Borscht Museum. Antonoff also goes so far as to create her own Catskill toile depicting seasonal travelers (some are even making out!); meanwhile, a collage of local menus and attraction brochures appear on a lightweight shirtdress in a silk cotton voile.<\/p>\n Radishes, fruits, cupcakes\u2014plus a knit pi\u00f1a colada for good measure\u2014are served up on a quirky pattern. The prints are dense, vibrant, and kooky by design: \u201cI always say there\u2019s things to discover if you\u2019re stuck on the subway and staring at someone\u2019s outfit,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re always trying to hide the peas and mashed potatoes with a print.\u201d There\u2019s even a paint by number-printed sundress for the particularly detail-oriented. For those who may prefer more standard (but still kitschy) fare, there\u2019s some mod terrycloth dresses fit for the poolside on either coast. Perusing Antonoff\u2019s spring collection might make you hungry (for a vintage Northeastern hotel as much as it does a scoop of ice cream); however, as she charmingly put it, \u201cWhat it\u2019s not<\/em> is just a charcuterie board again!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n