The Moment
New Year’s Eve in Aspen has officially become a contact sport, and the dress code is: bring leg warmers, forget pants.
Swimsuit model and influencer Brooks Nader rang in 2026 at an Aspen bash hosted by actor-singer Kate Hudson and Hudson’s longtime friend and Britney Spears manager Cade Hudson – no relation, just shared DNA in the last-name department. The theme was **’80s apres** and the Nader sisters took that extremely literally.
Brooks, 28, showed up in a burgundy bodysuit cinched with a gold chain belt, oversized ombre sunglasses, an ivory fur coat and fuzzy leg warmers. Her sisters Mary Holland, Grace Ann and Sarah Jane lined up like a chic ski squad: blue bodysuit and white fur for Mary Holland, white zippered bodysuit and brown fur for Grace Ann, and a black catsuit with white fur vest and matching hat for Sarah Jane. All four finished off the looks with sheer, sparkly tights because apparently hypothermia is out, shimmer is in.
The party took place in Aspen, Colorado, where Brooks has been camped out for the holidays. Before the New Year’s bash, she was spotted in town celebrating Christmas with Hudson plus headline-making power couple Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos, and was later seen at the ultra-exclusive members-only club Am7 Aspen in the days leading up to the party.
The Take
I am not saying I expect practical snow pants at an A-list Aspen party, but the Nader sisters just turned the ski lodge into a time-traveling music video – somewhere between “Dynasty” and a Buns of Steel VHS.
This is the current celebrity formula in one frozen snapshot: nostalgic theme, tiny outfits, giant fur, and enough sheer hosiery to power an entire department store. It’s less apres-ski and more **ski-bunny cosplay** for the camera roll.
For anyone 40-plus who actually remembers the original ’80s apres moment, the vibe was neon, shoulder pads and puffy jackets you could survive a blizzard in. What we’re seeing now is the algorithm-approved remix: the jackets are still there, but opened just enough to remind you these women did, in fact, pack a gym membership.
What I find fascinating isn’t that they dressed like this (they’re young, gorgeous and influencers – of course they did), but where. Aspen used to be where rich people quietly skied and over-tipped the bartender. Now it’s basically Coachella with snow: private clubs, curated “candid” photos and guest lists that casually mix Hollywood, billionaire tech money, and Instagram-famous sisters in matching blowouts.
There’s also something very on-the-nose about a New Year’s party themed around the 1980s, thrown by a woman who starred in our early-2000s coming-of-age canon (“Almost Famous” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”), attended by a model whose entire job is being extremely present-tense on social media. It’s like the decades are all in the same hot tub together.
Do the outfits make sense for actual weather? Absolutely not. Do they make perfect sense for an era where the after-party lives forever on Instagram Stories? Completely. The point isn’t warmth; the point is the photo.
Receipts
Confirmed:
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- Brooks Nader spent New Year’s Eve at a themed “’80s apres” party in Aspen, Colorado, hosted by Kate Hudson and talent manager Cade Hudson.
- Brooks attended with her sisters Mary Holland, Grace Ann and Sarah Jane; all four wore bodysuits or a catsuit, fur outerwear and sheer, sparkly tights.
- Brooks has been vacationing in Aspen over the holidays and was previously seen celebrating Christmas with Kate Hudson, Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos, and later visiting the private club Am7 Aspen.
- Grace Ann Nader posted close-up shots of the outfits, including Sarah Jane’s look, on her Instagram Stories.
- Brooks has a documented friendship with Sanchez and Bezos, including attending their lavish Venice wedding and Sanchez’s 56th birthday celebrations.
Brooks Nader and her sisters go ‘80s après’ at Kate Hudson and Cade Hudson’s Aspen New Year’s Eve party https://t.co/Zkpdo0m8Ys pic.twitter.com/lY2MQYj2lL
— Page Six (@PageSix) January 2, 2026
Unverified / Soft Details:
- Exact guest list beyond the hosts and the Nader sisters has not been publicly confirmed.
- Any assumptions about the temperature, how long they stayed outside, or how cold they actually felt are just that – assumptions.
Sources: Celebrity party and fashion reporting published January 2, 2026; Grace Ann Nader’s Instagram Stories from the Aspen trip; prior public coverage of Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’s Venice wedding and birthday celebrations.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you’re not living on fashion TikTok, here’s the cheat sheet. Brooks Nader is a model best known for her work with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and for building a strong social media following. Her sisters Mary Holland, Grace Ann and Sarah Jane often appear with her in coordinated looks, turning the Naders into a mini fashion brand of their own. Kate Hudson, meanwhile, is Hollywood royalty – daughter of Goldie Hawn, star of early-2000s romantic comedies, and now also a recording artist, who has made Aspen something of a holiday tradition. Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos have become fixtures on the ultra-glam global party circuit, with splashy trips, yacht moments and, yes, that headline-making Venice wedding.
What’s Next
Expect more content from this night to roll out the way it always does now: drip-fed onto social media in carefully chosen slides. We’ll likely see more close-ups of the hair (all four sisters went for long, loose waves and dewy glam) and behind-the-scenes clips from inside the party.
On a bigger level, the Naders are clearly positioning themselves as a matching-set brand: four sisters, one aesthetic, endless sponsored possibilities. This kind of coordinated appearance at a high-profile Aspen party is basically an open casting call for future fashion deals and campaigns.
As for Kate Hudson, she’s in her “everything” era – acting, singing, hosting, skiing. These holiday Aspen parties are quietly becoming part of her public persona: cozy but luxe, nostalgic but still plugged into the most current faces in fashion and tech money. Don’t be surprised if “Aspen New Year’s looks” becomes its own mini trend in the next few winters, with more celebs chasing that particular mix of retro ski fantasy and influencer sparkle.
And if you’re watching from your couch in fleece pajamas, wondering if any of this is remotely real life, you’re not alone.
Your turn: Would you ever trade warmth for an ’80s apres look like this, or does Aspen party style feel completely out of touch to you?
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