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If there’s one woman who knows how to make a red carpet entrance, it’s Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie. The actress might have gotten a head start over her peers thanks to dad Jon Voight, who brought her en famille twice, first in 1986 and again in 1988, but it was Jolie who came into her own in 2000. Having snatched Oscar gold for her role in Girl, Interrupted, Jolie accepted the coveted statuette in a formfitting goth-y frock from Marc Bouwer.
Beyonce showed off her figure in this strapless black velvet dress with flattering train by Atelier Versace, during the 2005 edition of the Oscars. The award-winning actress switched things up from a plain black dress to a flower-and-polka dot number for Vanity Fair's NYC party celebrating the launch of the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival. The Lovesick producer opted for a more whimsical look -- but still a black dress, of course -- at the New York City premiere ofThe Good Shepherd. The California native was the epitome of French chic as she and Brad Pitt hit the red carpet for the premiere of A Mighty Heart during the 60th International Cannes Film Festival.
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"We did all vintage and upcycled my old stuff." While that premiere evening was undeniably a sartorial hit, Jolie's look at a different "Eternals" event has fans practically in an uproar. Hot off the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2016 runway for Chanel, this black, low-neckline, full-skirted dress with cut out details was the perfect fit forJulianne Moore at the 2016 Oscars. The actress looked lovely in lace as she supported beau Brad Pitt at the premiere ofThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford during the 64th Annual Venice Film Festival in Italy.
Vogue wrote that Jolie "made fashion history that evening" and noted that a decade later, black gowns with leg slits were still in fashion. After Jolie's appearance at the awards, Susan Cernek from Glamour wrote that the dress influenced subsequent fall trends for black skirts and ballgowns. Jolie was also credited with popularizing high slits in 2012 celebrity fashion. Town & Country classified the piece among Jolie's most iconic looks, while The Telegraph listed it as one of the "Versace dresses that changed fashion history". Magazines Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar and Glamour included the ensemble on its list of best looks of that year's Academy Awards, and USA Today and Entertainment Weekly listed the gown as one of the five style moments of 2012. The little black dress (a.k.a. the LBD) is the backbone of most wardrobes, but I’d take it a step further and suggest having at least one option with a leg-showcasing slit.
Jolie leaned into her animal instincts at the September 2004 premiere of "Shark Tale," wearing a leopard-print trench coat.
The back of the gown, however, was all old Hollywood with a long and dramatic train! She added a pair of strappy sandals to the look, along with a gorgeous diamond pendent necklace by Tiffany & Co. She also sported a stunning pair of Soltaire diamond earrings and an aria diamond ring.
The Guardian remarked that Jolie resembled an archetypal film star, with a confident "sophisticated and bedroomy" piece and the absence of major accessories. Angelina Jolie's hair extensions faux-pas at the Rome Film Festival in Italy on October 24 might have surprised some fans following her "Eternals" press tour. Earlier that morning, the actor had appeared at Marvel's photocall for the film — alongside other fashionable co-stars like Salma Hayek and Gemma Chan — and her natural locks were on display in soft and wavy glory. Wearing her natural hair length in a subtle wave pattern over a strapless black Dolce & Gabbana number, perElle, Jolie looked her usual brand of effortless sex appeal. We can always count on Angelina Jolie, to work the black dress to the maximum – especially now that the bad girl of old has matured into a sophisticated glamor queen. During the world premiere of Maleficent in 2014, she looked incredible in this long, draped leather dress from Versace.
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Vogue editor André Leon Talley commented that the dress was "super-sexy with a huge slash, totally eighties Versace style". Maura Judkis of The Washington Post noted that the design of the dress stuck to Jolie's "slightly" Gothy roots. Writing for The New Yorker, Judith Thurman stated that the gown "resembled tulip-petals" and "show off her legs to die for", deeming Jolie the best-dressed at the ceremony.
As far as party dressing goes, the actress has marked some of the most important occasions in her career with a thigh-baring slit. The Atelier Versace dress she wore to the 2012 Oscars might have caused a buzz, but it certainly wasn’t the first time she stepped out in the look. She channeled a modern-day Rita Hayworth in another Atelier Versace dress just one month earlier, and put her best foot forward in a voluminous frock from the Italian house to support beau Brad Pitt at Cannes in 2011. At the Kung Fu Panda 2 premiere, Jolie proved that the look translates into separates with a Michael Kors all-black top and skirt. And although she’s recently taken to wearing slick suiting from Saint Laurent, Jolie stayed a step ahead of the trend in a dress by the French house at the Independent Spirit Awards. Jolie attended the 2012 Academy Awards alongside then-fiancée Brad Pitt, who was nominated for the Best Actor accolade following his performance in Moneyball .
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Then a year later, Jolie played with androgynous dressing in Dolce & Gabbana’s sinewy snow-white tuxedo punctuated with vintage jewelry. If I was numbering these looks rather than putting them in date order, this would be my number 1. The black strapless Atelier Versace dress looked like leather, but was composed entirely of rubberized silk. Some likened the look to a trash bag, but as the saying goes, “she could make a trash bag look good,” and she did.
Shiloh, Zahara, Vivienne, and Knox accompanied Angelina Jolie on the red carpet of the "Maleficent" premiere in October 2019. Wearing mostly black outfits — complete with spooky details — to suit the movie's edgy and villainous vibe, each kid looked as fabulous as their mom. In 2020, the Oscar winner slayed in a thigh-high slit dress by Christian Dior for the Academy Awards. The Haute Couture gown included a super high slit that went all the way up her left leg, as well as an on-trend peplum hem. The top portion of the dress featured an asymmetrical one cut with a hanging shoulder strap, continuing with the flirty theme.
