For the Rodarte Spring 2025 RTW collection, lace played a starring role, rooted in a kind of connectivity to nature, but at the same time they feel modern.

Dresses were clean, with barely any visible seams or darts. There was indeed a sense of covering a body with fabric and building a dress on the spot. The collectionf eatured a geometric lace pattern that alluded to traditionally Southwestern patterns with another lace that mimicked a floral lace skirt that appeared to be crochet.

That same feeling was present in the metallic linen used on a pair of dresses with slight leg-o-mutton sleeves and little collars in sunset shades of pink and yellow. They were all transformed under the light, taking on the appearance of shiny PVC or molten metal.

Within this interest in the natural, there was also an impulse to bring together unexpected textures for some of the collection’s best pieces such as embroidered white sequins or crochet-esque cotton insets for a very bird-like result.