Nicole Kidman has been busy! I’m including photos from her two big premieres in recent days. First, she was in Venice to premiere Babygirl, the sexy drama/thriller where she plays a CEO having an affair with an intern played by Harris Dickinson. For that premiere, she wore a Schiaparelli gown with a structural bodice/corset. Her jewelry was Roberto Coin. Then, days later, Nicole attended the premiere for her Netflix limited series, The Perfect Couple, in London. For that event, Nicole wore a rather stunning Balenciaga column gown. Pointy! No, I honestly love the Balenciaga on Nic. One of the best things she’s worn in years.
I’m sort of interested in reading more reviews of Babygirl because it does not sound like a potential awards-contender whatsoever, yet Nicole is promoting it like she’s expecting a nomination. Like, she’s talking about how hard it was to make and how exposed she felt doing all of those intimate/sex scenes. She told VF: “It left me ragged. At some point I was like, I don’t want to be touched. I don’t want to do this anymore, but at the same time I was compelled to do it…I felt very exposed as an actor, as a woman, as a human being. I had to go in and go out like, I need to put my protection back on. What have I just done? Where did I go? What did I do?” She said similar stuff about Big Little Lies, I remember (and she won tons of awards for that series).
Meanwhile, Netflix released the new full-length trailer for The Perfect Couple. I’m going to watch the hell out of this.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- Nicole Kidman during ‘Babygirl’ red Carpet – The 81st Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy 30 August 2024,Image: 903259437, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Maria Laura Antonelli / AGF Foto / Avalon
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- Nicole Kidman bei der Premiere des Kinofilms Babygirl auf der Biennale di Venezia 2024 / 81. Internationale Filmfestspiele von Venedig im Palazzo del Cinema. Venedig, 30.08.2024 *** Nicole Kidman at the premiere of the feature film Babygirl at the Biennale di Venezia 2024 81 Venice International Film Festival at the Palazzo del Cinema Venice, 30 08 2024 Foto:xA.xM.xTinghinox/xFuturexImagex babygirl_prem_4872,Image: 903291479, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Anna Maria Tinghino / Avalon
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- Nicole Kidman bei der Premiere des Kinofilms Babygirl auf der Biennale di Venezia 2024 / 81. Internationale Filmfestspiele von Venedig im Palazzo del Cinema. Venedig, 30.08.2024 *** Nicole Kidman at the premiere of the feature film Babygirl at the Biennale di Venezia 2024 81 Venice International Film Festival at the Palazzo del Cinema Venice, 30 08 2024 Foto:xA.xM.xTinghinox/xFuturexImagex babygirl_prem_4873,Image: 903291488, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Anna Maria Tinghino / Avalon
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- Nicole Kidman,Image: 903443149, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Mirco Toniolo / AGF Foto / Avalon
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- Nicole Kidman at The Perfect Couple UK Premiere at BFI IMAX in Waterloo, London, United Kingdom on 2 September 2024.,Image: 904210290, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Cat Morley / Avalon
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- Nicole Kidman at The Perfect Couple UK Premiere at BFI IMAX in Waterloo, London, United Kingdom on 2 September 2024.,Image: 904210318, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Cat Morley / Avalon
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- Nicole Kidman bei der Premiere der Netflix Mini-Serie The Perfect Couple / Ein neuer Sommer im BFI IMAX. London, 02.09.2024 *** Nicole Kidman at the premiere of the Netflix mini-series The Perfect Couple A New Summer at BFI IMAX London, 02 09 2024 Foto:xS.xVasx/xFuturexImagex couple_4975,Image: 904241284, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Steve Vas / Avalon
oh man I love both of them! The Balenciaga and the way her hair is styled with it etc seems like old school Kidman.
I like them both – though I hated her hair with the Schiaperelli. I love the structure of both dresses.
They really are both great and totally opposite in terms of aesthetics.
She looks great! I think during the period where did that show with Hugh Grant she looked really unnatural. I think she maybe eased up on fillers or something, because she looks more like she used to. Overall, her looks are vintage Nicole; like 2002 post-divorce Nicole. Love her.
The Schiaparelli is a great dress for a red carpet. I agree that the hair styled for that dress was terrible. Neck, head, and hair all melded together not in a good way. I think hair shouldn’t have been a factor in the look. Perhaps pulled back and up, so that face and bodice could be featured. A gown like the Balenciaga is gorgeous any time.
Balenciaga
Schiaparelli.
I think both dresses are great red carpet looks for her. I couldn’t help but wonder how the black dress would look with her hair more natural- wild and curly!
The Schiaparelli is my favorite of the two.
Balenciaga, for the simple fact that she looks more relaxed in it.
Sorry, but I think they’re both awful.
The Schiaparelli is interesting, even beautiful considered as a work of fabric art. But the color of the bodice washes her out terribly and her hair and makeup don’t help at all. That gown would look amazing on a brunette or POC, with a styled updo or short hair.
The Balenciaga looks like the dress is trying to stab her in the head.
And I don’t know what on earth she’s done to herself but lordy I wish more women (and men) would just embrace natural aging instead of going crazy with procedures to fight it. Anything more than some very moderate help and they end up looking like ghouls of themselves.
I know she’s in an industry that is horrible to women over … what, 30? Whatever. But she has enough money for anyone’s lifetime. She could choose to fight that agist bigotry and uphold the idea that women have value beyond their youth.