Fashion Week

From the streets to the runways.

Happy New York Fashion Week to all who celebrate.

The controversial look has certainly come a long way.

Models at Lapointe and Bronx and Banco freeing the nipple.

Seemingly in response, the industry leaned into the polarizing act and turnednip-freeing into a NYFW mainstay.

this year, the disrobed style got a whole lot snazzier.

Other designers, like Lapointe and Aknvas, went the maximalist route.

A model walks the runway wearing Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2025 at Chelsea Industrial on Februar…

Ahead, youll find the biggest free-the-nipple moments from NYFW Fall/Winter 2025.

Other designers also upped the romantic ante, albeit with an exposed-undies twist.

Bronx and Banco debuted sheer bustier dresses detailed with bows, ruffles, and rhinestones.

Bronx and Banco’s Fall/Winter 2025 NYFW show.

Apart from showing nip, both also flaunted their undergarments.

So Maximalist

The wider trend was maximalism.

After all, a simple sheer look was the best canvas for making a nipply statement.

Model on the runway at the Ulla Johnson Fall RTW 2025 fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week …

Since thats no longer the case right now, designers had free rein to go bold.

Elsewhere, it was all about decadent tactile elements.

At Aknvas, lace and ruffles were front and center, giving risque looks a Victorian Era touch.

A model walks the runway during the Lapointe Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as pa…

Meanwhile, at Vettese, a model sashayed in a strapless number with fringe details.

Bottom-Heavy

The focal point has also shifted.

A model at Bevza, for instance, wore a sheer turtleneck with exaggerated paper-bag jeans.

A model walks the runway during the Lapointe Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as par…

Another runway pro at Lapointe paired leather chaps with underwear, harkening toBeyonces assless styling.

Street style starJulia Fox kicked off NYFW with a nippled breastplateat a MAC party.

NYFW was so, so nipply.

A model walks the runway at the Aknvas front row during February 2025 New York Fashion Week on Febru…

A Vettesse model

A model walks the runway for the Christian Cowan fashion show during February 2025 New York Fashion …

A model walks the runway at the Bevza fashion show during New York Fashion Week on February 14, 2024…

A model walks the runway during the Lapointe Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as par…

Julia Fox is seen in Soho on February 06, 2025 in New York City.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: Anastasiia Melnychenko is seen wearing a tan sheer Bronx and Banco…

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05:  A guest is seen wearing a black sheer laced Bronx and Banco dress…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05:  Chelsea Vaughn is seen wearing a green sheer Bronx and Banco dres…