Rachel Antonoff

Rachel Antonoff
Born June 15, 1981
Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Fashion designer
Website www.rachelantonoff.com

Rachel Antonoff is a fashion designer based in New York City. She is known for presenting her designs in creative ways, including in the form of a murder mystery, as a “sock hop,” and in a dollhouse.[1] In 2015, director and actress Lena Dunham promoted Antonoff’s collaboration with & Other Stories in a short film called Vote Audrey.[2]

Personal

Antonoff was raised in New Jersey.[3] Her younger brother, Jack Antonoff, is the lead singer and songwriter of Bleachers, and lead guitarist of the indie rock band Fun. Her younger sister, Sarah, died of brain cancer at the age of 13.[4]

Activism

Antonoff and members of the band Fun formed The Ally Coalition, or TAC,[5] to encourage those in the fashion and entertainment industries to use their influence to end discrimination against LGBTQ people.

References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Antonoff Makes a Charming Return to Fashion Week". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lena Dunham's Rachel Antonoff Commercial Imagines a Girl President". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "More powerful than a locomotive…". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Yuan, Jada. "Jack Antonoff, a Pop Star a Mother Could Love". Vulture. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  5. ↑ "Uncivil Union: Comedy for Equality". Retrieved 29 May 2015.

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