Brooks Nader Opens New York Fashion Week in Vintage Lace and a Curved Heel

Brooks Nader marked the start of New York Fashion Week in a dress with real archive credentials: a vintage Dolce & Gabbana piece cut from sheer, ruffled lace. The silhouette leaned romantic, all soft ruffle and transparency, the kind of find that reads as more considered than anything off a current runway. She grounded it with black pumps that broke from the standard pointed-toe shape, their curve giving the sharp toe a slightly sculptural finish. The pairing put an old house next to a new detail, which is precisely the kind of contrast NYFW mornings are built for. It is a small, confident way to open a week that will be judged, sole to hem, all season long.

With reporting from WWD.