All of Nicole Kidman’s crimson carpet magnificence appears to be like have one factor in widespread: romanticism. This career-long sensibility is due partly to her tumble of pure curls, which evoke a kind of Outdated World appeal that outlined a lot of her early occasion appears to be like, and partly to a normal tendency towards softness. All through the a long time Kidman’s model of magnificence—at all times that includes that iconic mane, coloured shades of crimson or blonde—has ricocheted between Baroque and rock ‘n’ roll, at all times with a component of ease.

The ‘90s noticed Kidman shaking out and pinning up her unruly ginger curls, hair paired with the period’s extra minimal make-up and a collection of antique-inspired equipment. With the brand new millennium got here a need of sleeker kinds, cultivated curls and ponytails paired with berried lips and heavy blush. Gelled and pinned ringlets made for sculptural updos and low-slung chignons, whereas mussed tie-backs and braids delivered that very same romantic really feel to a extra modern coil. Lengthy bobs and blowouts, hazy cat eyes and peachy pink lips, topknots, and Outdated Hollywood waves—Kidman has sampled practically each basic hair and make-up word.

Although Kidman’s Met Gala appearances are uncommon, she might be counted on to show a glance worthy of the event. For 2003’s “Goddess: The Classical Mode,” Kidman coupled her Tom Ford-era Gucci robe with a cultured pony and a pull of peach blush; 2005’s high-slit Chanel referred to as for an extended and layered blowout; and 2016’s “Manus x Machina: Style In An Age Of Expertise” discovered the actor topping a celestial Erté robe with a tiara-topped braid crown and touches of silver shimmer. Final yr, Kidman paid homage to Karl Lagerfeld (and her Baz Luhrmann period) in a throwback pink and plumed Chanel Haute Couture, straightforward lengthy blonde completed with a black ribbon at again.

Right here, 24 of Nicole Kidman’s finest crimson carpet magnificence moments.