Angelina Jolie’s most daring red carpet fashion ever – from that iconic Versace high slit dress to the Valentino ball gown she wore to the Eternals premiere

Nov 12 , 2021

Angelina Jolie has been turning heads on the red carpet ever since the 1990s. Photos: EPA-EFE, AP

All eyes might have been on Shiloh Jolie-Pitt during the Marvel film’s premiere tour, but her Hollywood superstar mum has been turning heads since the 1990s

Versace seems to be her luxury brand of choice; a dress by the maison with a hip-high slit spawned memes and was dubbed ‘one of the best Oscars looks of all time’

All eyes were on celebrity kids Shiloh and Zahara Jolie-Pitt during the premiere tour for Eternals – but their Hollywood superstar mum has been turning heads on the red carpet since the 1990s. She’s not been known to shy away from racier looks too, whether flashing a bit of leg – and spawning dozens of memes – in that iconic black dress with the hip-high slit, or showing off with plunging necklines.

Here are some of the A-lister’s most daring looks.

At the Emmys in September 1998, Jolie wore a beige dress with sheer panelling and an exposed studded bra. She was a double nominee that year, nominated for her work in the TV movie Gia and the miniseries George Wallace.

For the 1999 Golden Globes in January, Jolie wore a skintight silver gown encrusted with jewels. Famously, Jolie said that if she won a Globe, she’d jump in the pool after – and when she secured the win for Gia, she did exactly that, pulling an Access Hollywood producer in with her.

At the premiere of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in June 2001, Jolie wore low-rise leather pants that showed off her tattoos. The tattoo on her lower abdomen says “Quod Me Nutrit Me Destruit”, which is a Latin phrase that means, “What nourishes me, destroys me”.

Angelina Jolie, the star of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, arrives at the British premiere of the movie, at a theatre in London’s Leicester Square, in 2003. Photo: AP Photo

For another Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life premiere in August 2003, the star chose a black halter dress with a plunging neckline and slit. Jolie didn’t pair any accessories with the look, letting the dress speak for itself.