Nicole Kidman is the first to admit that the Met Gala is no ordinary red carpet event. "I still find it incredibly exciting," Kidman told Vogue in May 2025. "And I still get nervous walking up those stairs." All the way back in 2003, the Oscar winner made her debut at New York City's legendary event when she served as a cochair for the "Goddess: The Classical Mode" exhibition. Ever since then, Kidman has been an attendee fashion lovers can count on to follow a theme and wow with her unforgettable ensembles. "Sometimes [my fashion is] armor," she once told Vogue in October 2025.