Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé appeared to defy a longstanding protocol at the Met Gala by bringing their respective teenage daughters to the red carpet.
In 2018, Vogue confirmed that under-18s weren’t allowed to attend the fashion extravaganza, after 15-year-old Maddie Ziegler told The Hollywood Reporter she wasn’t “old enough” to go. Met Gala organizers told the outlet that “it’s not an appropriate event for people under 18.”
However, Met Gala co-chairs Beyoncé and Kidman were the exceptions to the rule last night. The Moulin Rouge! star walked the blue carpet in a deep cherry red gown with a feathered hip trim by Chanel, while holding hands with her 17-year-old daughter, Sunday Rose, whom she shares with ex-husband Keith Urban.
At the event, where the dress code this year was “Fashion is Art,” Sunday wore a Dior baby-pink set — featuring a strapless bubble top and a sheer maxi skirt — embroidered with purple and blue flowers.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé, who returned to the Met Gala for the first time in a decade, stole the show in a custom diamante skeleton-style bustier dress by Olivier Rousteing, complete with a sweeping feathered train and a crystal headpiece.
Along with her husband Jay-Z, the “Halo” singer posed on the red carpet with her 14-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy. For her Met Gala debut, the teenager wore a white strapless Balenciaga gown with a billowing skirt and train, alongside an unzipped jacket, black sunglasses, and silver stilettos.
The Independent has contacted the Metropolitan Museum of Art for comment.
Speaking to red carpet host La La Anthony, Beyoncé said that her return to the Met Gala felt “surreal” because her daughter was there. “She looks so beautiful. It's incredible to be able to share it with her, and I think she looks incredible,” she said.
Meanwhile, Kidman shared the realities of having her daughter at the Met Gala, telling Anthony, “She's been so calm through the whole thing. She has to go to school tomorrow morning by 8 a.m. Keeping it real.”
Monday’s annual star-studded fundraiser for the museum’s Costume Institute was inspired by “Costume Art,” the Met’s blockbuster Spring exhibition, which explores depictions of the dressed body through a series of thematic body types: “the naked body,” “classic body,” “pregnant body” and “ageing body.” Guests were instructed to “celebrate the countless depictions of the dressed body throughout art history” on the red carpet.
Many celebrities hit the mark with this year’s theme, including Rihanna, who chose a hand-sculpted draped column silhouette inspired by medieval architecture. Heidi Klum dressed as an actual Greek sculpture, a look that enveloped her entire body and face, while Kim Kardashian channeled an armour-inspired outfit with a burnt orange breastplate featuring pointed breasts.
