Whether outfitted in Ralph & Russo, Saint Laurent, or glittering Versace, Angelina Jolie has always brought a touch of elegance to the red carpet. Arriving on the scene in 1990, the Oscar-winner established her love for a floor-sweeping gown early on. When she wore form-fitting Randolph Duke in 1999 to collect her Golden Globe, her message was clear: Old Hollywood glamour lives on.
And yet, Jolie also toyed with tattoos, crop tops and black leather (offset with diamonds). Think back to her leather maxi trench for the premiere of Playing God in 1997. In fact, the actor kept an array of leather jackets on rotation, worn for everything from LAX airport runs to red-carpet premieres. Lara Croft was the perfect role for Jolie: before Tomb Raider graced our screens in 2001, the humanitarian was already championing black tanks with leather trousers. Since then, three things have remained constants in Jolie’s look: neutral shades, minimal silhouettes, and body art.
Before Tomb Raider graced our screens in 2001, the humanitarian was already championing black tanks with leather trousers. Marion Curtis
Recently, she strayed from her typically muted palette to sparkle in custom Versace at the Rome premiere of Eternals. The actor has also given her 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren access to her expansive wardrobe now that they frequently join her on the red carpet. On the Eternals promo trail, the actor lent daughter Zahara the dazzling Elie Saab couture gown that she wore to the Oscars in 2014, and Shiloh borrowed a reworked version of the Gabriela Hearst slip that Angelina wore to an event in the summer.
Below, revisit the times Angelina mixed gothic style with Hollywood glamour back in the ’90s.
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August, 1997
At the premiere of Wallace in Hollywood, California.
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October, 1997
Jolie with actor David Duchovny at the Playing God premiere in New York.
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November, 1997
At the 19th Cable Ace Awards in Los Angeles.
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January, 1998
At a screening of Gia in New York.
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January, 1998
With actor Kylie Travis at the premiere of Gia in New York City.
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January, 1998
At the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California.
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April, 1998
Jolie with her mother Marcheline Bertrand in LAX airport.
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October, 1998
At the 1998 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, wearing a Randolph Duke dress.
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December, 1998
At the Playing By Heart premiere in Los Angeles.
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January, 1999
At the 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, wearing a plunging Randolph Duke gown.
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February, 1999
At the National Board Of Review Awards in New York City.
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March, 1999
At the 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
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May, 1999
With friends at the Oscar de la Hoya fight at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.
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October, 1999
At the premiere of The Bone Collector in New York city.
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December, 1999
At the premiere of Girl, Interrupted in Los Angeles, California.
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