Nicole Kidman Attends Met Gala Wearing The Same Dress From Her 2004 Chanel No. 5 Campaign
Nicole Kidman serves a huge dose of nostalgia at the 2023 Met Gala with the same dress she wore in a Chanel ad almost 20 years ago. It's the first time the gown is being worn publicly.
The Met Gala is one of the most anticipated fashion events of the year. Even though Blake Lively didn't attend this year, which was a disappointment for fans everywhere, there were plenty of head-turning looks on the red carpet that people will be talking about for days. The theme of the 2023 Met Gala is Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty in order to honor one of the biggest names in the fashion world. He's known for his creative work for powerhouse brand Chanel as well as as Chloé. Each year, the event is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and it's a charity benefit hosted by Anna Wintour, Vogue's editor-in-chief. Actress Nicole Kidman attended with her husband Keith Urban and wore a number that brought a happy pang of nostalgia to fashion enthusiasts everywhere.
Nicole Kidman Attends Met Gala Wearing the Same Dress From Her 2004 Chanel No. 5 Campaign
Not only has Nicole Kidman become an internationally recognized award-winning actress, she has also been known for her smart fashion choices on the red carpet. The 2023 Met Gala was no exception. She showed up wearing a gown from a popular Chanel No. 5 ad campaign in 2004. The dress is a pale pink, sleeveless gown with delicate beading and a sheer train that flows down from one shoulder. In the original commercial, she wears the same dress as she runs out of a taxi, the train of the dress flowing behind her, attempting to escape the paparazzi. That's when she meets a mysterious man, played by Rodrigo Santoro, with whom she falls in love. In the original ad, her hair is pulled back in a ponytail, but for the Met Gala, Nicole wore her hair down in soft curls.
Fans noticed the dress immediately and shared their reactions. Some loved the new look and expressed enthusiasm about Nicole's modern take on it, especially since this is the first time the dress has been worn in public. But others claimed it wasn't that great of a look—maybe she had to run in order to get the full effect of the look like we saw nearly 20 years ago.
Regardless of people's reactions online, fans who saw Nicole in person shared positive reactions and praised her for such an iconic look.