Beyoncé and Nicole Kidman Reveal Dramatic Outfit Changes Inside Met Gala 2026

Beyoncé and Nicole Kidman‘s outfit swap was practically magic.

Indeed, the 2026 Met Gala co-chairs turned heads outside of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City May 4 and onstage among the evening’s attendees with a brand-new look inside.

While Beyoncé—alongside husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy Carter—arrived on the famed Met steps in a sparkling custom Olivier Rousteing nude gown encrusted with a dazzling diamond skeleton on the front, she swapped out the ensemble for a jaw-dropping black number for the soirée. (See all the stars on the Met steps here.)

She was all smiles as she stepped out alongside fellow co-chair Venus Williams—who did not swap out her Swarovski look for the evening—and Nicole in front of the Temple of Dendur in a crystal-encrusted custom Robert Wun Coutour number featuring a dramatic mermaid skirt and a matching veil. 

Meanwhile, the Babygirl actress began the evening in a sequined, red Dior gown embellished with feathers along the cuffs and the waist. Alongside her and ex Keith Urban‘s daughter Sunday Rose, 17, Nicole also showed off her longest hairdo in recent years, with her blonde tresses cascading down her back.