Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé appeared to defy a longstanding Met Gala rule by bringing their teenage daughters to the red carpet on Monday. In 2018, Vogue confirmed that under-18s were not allowed at the event, but the co-chairs were exceptions.
Kidman, who co-chaired the gala, walked the blue carpet holding hands with her 17-year-old daughter Sunday Rose, whom she shares with Keith Urban. Sunday wore a Dior baby-pink set with a strapless bubble top and sheer maxi skirt embroidered with flowers. Kidman wore a deep cherry red Chanel gown with feathered hip trim.
Beyoncé, returning to the Met Gala for the first time in a decade, stunned in a custom diamante skeleton-style bustier dress by Olivier Rousteing with a feathered train and crystal headpiece. She posed with her husband Jay-Z and their 14-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, who made her Met Gala debut in a white strapless Balenciaga gown with a billowing skirt, an unzipped jacket, black sunglasses and silver stilettos.
Speaking to red carpet host La La Anthony, Beyoncé said returning felt “surreal” because her daughter was there. “She looks so beautiful. It’s incredible to be able to share it with her,” she said. Kidman added that Sunday had been “so calm” and had to be at school by 8am the next morning, “keeping it real.”
The Met Gala’s dress code this year was “Fashion is Art,” inspired by the “Costume Art” exhibition exploring depictions of the dressed body. The Independent has contacted the Metropolitan Museum of Art for comment.
