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majority of dresses as she finds it easier to look put together when you do not have to figure out what goes together. The brand as a whole draws from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s for inspiration for prints and silhouettes. Antonoff also incorporates political themes and messages into her designs. In 2013 Antonoff designed a t-shirt with a line drawing of a uterus that became known as the reproductive tee that has remained a popular item since. The shirt was famously worn by actress and friend
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Antonoff founded her eponymous brand, Rachel
Antonoff, in 2008, immediately after her separation from her friend and business partner. The brand's first season was Spring 2009. Rachel often includes sweatshirts in her line, because she personally favors comfortable clothing. Her line also includes a
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as a way to save money, but has continued as a creative project that better captures the brand. Antonoff is known to create stories and characters for these videos and includes unique models of all sizes, her mother, grandmother, and friends. She also frequently collaborates with brother
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people. She has long been fighting for LGBTQ equality and donates a percentage of the proceeds from her collections to support organizations that share the same goals. Antonoff also offered her support to a number of other organizations including
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and hardcore music scene in the 1990s. When Jack went on tour with his band around the country, Rachel tagged along. Later
Antonoff attributed this experience with influencing the way in which she creates. During her twenties, she attended
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435:, September 6, 2017. Accessed January 22, 2023. "'I like to imagine my sister, my grandparents, my two guinea pigs still living in that house in New Milford,' Antonoff said of her childhood home in suburban New Jersey."
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event where she then auctioned it off to raise an additional $ 4,000 for the cause. The text of her popular 2013 "I'm With Her" sweatshirt descended into politics after
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who then sewed six samples in her basement. The first dress ever made was called the "Swan Dress," made out of a green printed fabric with swans found at Mood, a well known fabric store in
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on musical choices. For instance, Antonoff debuted her Fall 2016 collection by staging a complete
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and briefly worked as a freelance writer after graduation. During the same time, Antonoff loved clothing and frequently discussed designing clothes with her roommate at the time.
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