A.L.C. Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear

For A.L.C.’s spring 2025 collection, Andrea Lieberman sought to tap directly into the vein of West Coast cool. “We really let the California environment inspire us both in lightness and airiness and natural fabrics,” she said. The designer more than achieved the lowkey, just-shy-of-polished brief with pieces like a paperweight crinkle suit and a raffia fabricated coat, not to mention the generally earthy color palette. Laidback doesn’t mean lazy, though. One standout detail was a brown blazer that subbed in dangling freshwater pearls in place of a traditional button closure. “I love the idea of jewelry as buttons,” said Lieberman. She leaned away from occasion wear this season, opting for everyday pieces. Even the more formal—like a grass green crinkled off-the-shoulder midi dress and a knitted maxi with a fringed scarf integrated into the neckline—were fashioned in informal fabrics. With an artful balance of relaxed fabric choices, even structured shoulders and nipped waists, it all felt slouchy and nonchalant.