Main change! Jessica Chastain traded her signature auburn tresses for platinum blonde on the 2023 Met Gala on Monday, Might 1.
The Oscar winner, 46, shocked followers when she walked the crimson carpet on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in New York Metropolis in head-to-toe black, which she accessorized with a brand new hair colour. The George & Tammy alum wore a strapless Gucci robe that includes ruffled tiers paired with matching sheer gloves.
She additionally donned an enormous pair of black Gucci sun shades and a chunky necklace by Gucci Excessive Jewellery in a nod to Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, whose work is the theme of this yr’s occasion and the accompanying exhibit on the museum’s Costume Institute. “Any guesses who’s my inspo for tonight?” Chastain requested by way of Instagram forward of the gala, sharing a behind-the-scenes video that confirmed her preparing.
As soon as she arrived on the crimson carpet, the Zero Darkish Thirty actress hinted that her new ‘do isn’t right here to remain. “It’s not endlessly,” Chastain quipped to a reporter. “It’s for Karl.”
Lagerfeld, who died in February 2019 at age 85, was recognized for carrying all black, often with darkish sun shades and chunky silver jewellery. He additionally saved his hair white for a lot of his life, powdering his tresses with dry shampoo to present it its signature colour.
“My hair will not be actually white; it’s type of grayish, and I don’t like the colour,” the previous Fendi designer defined to Harper’s Bazaar in 2012. “So, I make it completely white with Klorane dry shampoo. That’s the neatest thing to do as a result of my hair is all the time clear.”
Chastain achieved her (non permanent) new look with assist from hair guru Renato Campora and make-up artist Kristofer Buckle utilizing merchandise by Charlotte Tilbury.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye star, who was born a redhead, has beforehand mentioned she avoids coloring her hair for roles as a result of it took her some time to study to just accept her pure look. “As a toddler, I didn’t need to be completely different — I needed to look the identical as everybody else as a result of I didn’t need to be singled out,” she advised Refinery29 in 2017. “I used to be ridiculed for having crimson hair; for having freckles.”
When one in every of her characters requires a unique hair shade, Chastain likes to make use of wigs each so she will be able to keep away from harming her pure colour and to additional lose herself within the function. “If I needed to dye my hair, I might, however I spotted that’s who I’m, and my variations [make me] particular,” the California native defined. “Once I sit in a make-up chair and the hairstylist places a wig on me, I really feel the character accumulating. It’s not for self-importance’s sake that I take advantage of wigs; I see it as a device to assist rework.”
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