In Feburary 2022, award-winning actress Nicole Kidman graced the cover of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue sporting the viral Miu Miu micro miniskirt. The image shows the now 56-year-old in a spring garden, opening yellow gates while staring sultrily, straight down the barrel of the camera lens. The black buckled skirt in question has been seen on the bodies of a range of A list stars – but the ensemble sparked fierce online criticism when Kidman wore it.
Many people took to social media to express how ‘distasteful’ her cover was with some even deeming it Nicole Kidman’s ‘female midlife crisis’. Some went as far to say her choices brought ‘shame’ to the mother-of-four’s family.
Now, Kidman has defended her decision to wear the ensemble in an interview with Australia’s Stellar magazine. ‘It was fun. I own it. I take responsibility. Nobody else chose it. I make the most random, crazy choices. I call them “teenage choices” because I just don’t ever think of consequences,’ Kidman said.
‘Part of my brain just doesn’t think like that. I just go, “Oh, I’m going to wear that; it reminds me of my school uniform.” Or, “Oh my God, yeah, I’d love to do that,”‘ she continued. ‘I try to [stay] in that place because I think otherwise you get scared or worried.’
Kidman also said she intentionally avoids reading online reactions to her shoots. She admitted, ‘I don’t really want to know — it will stop me doing what I want to do. There are times when you hear things and you go, “Oh my gosh, that’s really hurtful.” Because you can’t be under a rock,’ she explained. ‘But at the same time, I really try to stay free in the choices because otherwise, before you know it, you’re just closed off and you can’t step anywhere.’ Adding, ‘I want for myself just to keep going, “Oh, well, I’m trying something or I wanted to do it.”‘
Although Kidman was graceful in her response, there’s one problem: she shouldn’t have to defend her choice of clothing. As women, we are policed in…
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