Nicole Kidman made a big little change to her hair for the 2025 Met Gala.
The Oscar winner graced the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Benefit in New York City May 5, and it wasn’t just her custom black Balenciaga Couture dress that had jaws dropping.
Indeed, to lean into the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme’s “Tailored for You” dress code—which was inspired by Monica L. Miller’s 2009 bookSlaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity—the 57-year-old ditched her signature long ‘do and debuted a short, neck-length haircut with brunette roots flowing out from beneath her signature blonde locks.
As for the motivation behind Nicole’s surprise hair transformation? Her hairstylist Adir Abergel gave some insight.
“Met Gala 2025: The Superfine tailored short cut,” the stylist wrote on Instagram May 5. “The inspiration was a tailored short cut that brought out the essence of Dandyism on Nicole Kidman.”
Adir continued, “I wanted to celebrate this years theme by honoring the Dandies and their individuality, elegance, and confidence—where every detail is tailored to that unique person.”
And as it turns out, the Big Little Lies star, her hairstylist and her entire team were on the exact same page when it came to building her ensemble for fashion’s biggest night.
“I just wanted something very tailor-made for me,” Nicole told Vogue at the event. “This was inspired in support of all of those gorgeous, gorgeous dandies [and] the women that honored them and supported them or protected them. So, I’m happy to be here as one of them.”
She continued, “It’s lovely to celebrate fashion and couture and tailoring—and particularly tonight the tailoring—because there’s all the people behind the scenes who do all that beautiful work. And when you really look at this theme, dandy is all about where you take a black suit and put a beautiful, different button or something where it’s completely individual and made for you, which I love.”
Read on to see more celebrities who made jaws drop at the 2025 Met Gala.
Rihanna
In custom Marc Jacobs.
A$AP Rocky
In custom Awge, Bvlgari jewelry and Briony Raymond umbrella.
Zendaya
In custom Louis Vuitton.
Serena Williams
In custom Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful and Fred Leighton jewelry.
Kim Kardashian
In custom Chrome Hearts.
Halle Berry
In LaQuan Smith.
Sabrina Carpenter
In custom Louis Vuitton.
Colman Domingo
In Valentino with Boucheron jewelry.
Kylie Jenner
In custom Ferragamo.
Cardi B
In Burberry.
Hailey Bieber
In custom Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Cynthia Erivo
In custom Givenchy.
Kendall Jenner
In Torishéju.
Gigi Hadid
In custom Miu Miu.
Sydney Sweeney
In custom Miu Miu.
Zoe Saldaña
In Thom Browne.
Callum Turner & Dua Lipa
In custom Chanel.
Miley Cyrus
In Alaïa.
Shakira
In custom Prabal Gurung.
Nicole Kidman
In custom Balenciaga Couture and Wolford tights.
Chappell Roan
In a custom look sourced by Paul Tazewell.
Megan Thee Stallion
In custom Michael Kors Collection and Stuart Weitzman shoes.
Pamela Anderson
In Tory Burch.
Halle Bailey
In Coach.
Charli XCX
In custom Ann Demeulemeester.
Doja Cat
In custom Marc Jacobs and Wolford tights.
Anne Hathaway
In Carolina Herrera.
Diana Ross
In Ugo Mozie.
Lorde
In Thom Browne.
Demi Moore
In custom Thom Browne.
