Nicole Kidman Brings Previous Hollywood To New York In Balenciaga

It’s been a day since The Cut shone a light-weight on the ‘bow tax’ plaguing trend—that’s the value hike incurred on items adorned with a ribbon—but Nicole Kidman’s latest look is proving that the coquettish motif is displaying no indicators of bowing out.

The actress is in New York to attend a gala hosted by trend conglomerate Kering, who for the uninvited owns luxuriates like Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and Alexander McQueen. The French-owned agency’ hosted its second annual ‘Caring For Girls’ fundraising gala with the Kering Basis.

For the event, Kidman regarded to the recent runways for sartorial inspiration, embracing the ribbon-saturated designs of Sandy Liang and Collina Strada in her Princess-inspired Balenciaga robe.

Emulating Grace Kelly’s iconic pastel costume from Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch A Thief, the 56-year-old embraced the deserves of old Hollywood for her New York minute.

Given Kidman beforehand walked in Balenciaga’s Haute Couture show, it’s no marvel why she selected a costume from the model’s most up-to-date couture foray.

Kidman regarded to the Fall/Winter 2023 Haute Couture collection for her ensemble, sporting a customized model of ‘Look 53’ in a bespoke child blue hue somewhat than the pretty-in-pink variation sported on the runway.

The strapless costume featured a quaint bodice adorned with chiffon bows that cascaded down everything of the sheath into streamers that grazed the ground. Accenting the ribbon theme additional, the robe featured an announcement satin bow that gathered on the waist.

Although this occasion bookended the Spring/Summer season 2024 New York Trend Week season, the step-and-repeat wasn’t as affected by new season items because the MTV VMA pink carpet was. (See: Saweetie in new season AREA and Kim Shui).

Kim Kardashian, Christy Turlington, Isabella Huppert and Zoë Kravitz additionally joined Kering for the occasion.

Although Kidman definitely delivered a Princess fantasy by way of her Cinderella meets the Princess of Monaco silhouette, fortunately this fairytale ended along with her conserving her glass slipper firmly planted on her ft. A conclusion courtesy of Balenciaga’s second pores and skin pantaboot stilettos.