Nili Lotan Leans Into ’70s Rock for Fall 2025
Spend some time with Nili Lotan and she will quickly relay that she doesn’t follow trends. A designer with two decades of experience, she has her inspirations locked in and continues to rework them season after season. Considering the growth she’s had recently — a new men’s line, handbags to come — it resonates. This year, she plans to open two new stores (she was coy on where there will be located, but did say they will be “local.”) New York City, specifically Tribeca, is her home and her collections speak to an urban polished wardrobe fit for Gotham. The season takes a page from the last and dives deeper into a 1970s rock aesthetic.
“She is rebellion, she is rock ‘n’ roll. This has been my life for years, because I have always found my place in rock ‘n’ roll ’70’s,” she said. Black leather showed up last season and it’s here again in blazers with a crisp shoulder, a top coat, jackets and pant options. “It’s that rocker’s companion, but she has a personality on her own,” she said. What else does her cool chick need? Shearlings, lots of them, in white, leopard and snow leopard, all of them fluffy but with a bit of lived-in energy. Maybe she is just on her way back from a late night show or headed to Pilates, who can tell?
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The seasonal look book included handbags, a category she has teased and now plans to bring to market in Paris in March with totes, box shapes and duffels, some with croc-embossed details. Knits, too, are growing in a big way. “I want to be a go-to for the category” she said, offering options in thicker and sleeker gauges with half-zip, cardigans and classic crewnecks in a variety of tones across beige, gray and black.
The range offered muted takes on color with burgundy, military green and brown, as well as a new dark denim. Silhouettes were primarily mannish with new takes on flared pants, cropped bomber jackets and tailoring, and a sexy slipdress with lace paneling over the midriff for an added dose of sex appeal.
“I tried to stay away from a classic blazer, and all the oversized. I go the other way — small, tight, short. My proportions are kind of different than where the world is right now, but I’m consistently going with my intuition,” she said.
Launch Gallery: Nili Lotan Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection
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