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27 brilliant Angelina Jolie style moments

To celebrate Angelina Jolie’s 40th birthday, we look back at her best fashion moments, from her gothic phase to THAT Oscars dress
By Penny Travers
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The 80s Oscars dress

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Angelina Jolie made her first ever red carpet appearance in 1986 at the tender age of 11 – at the Oscars no less – with actor father John Voight. She fully embraced 1980s fashion in a white lace dress with huge shoulders.

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90s fashion

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At 16, Angie started her modelling career, and here she is, looking fabulous in a classic 1990s outfit.

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Silk dress

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Simple and a little bit rock ’n’ roll, this 1990s silk slip gave us a glimpse into Angie’s goth phase to come. 

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The nude dress

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In 1998, the actress kept things simple in a nude dress with embellished thigh split.

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The empire dress

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To pick up her award at the 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild awards, Angie wore a striking empire line dress.

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The goth dress

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In 2000, Angelina fully embraced her goth phase, sporting a Morticia Adams-style black dress and long hair at the Oscars.

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The plunging dress

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At the premiere of Tomb Raider in 2003, Angie took the plunge in a low cut black dress.

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The white Oscars dress

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This is possibly one of our favourite Angelina Jolie dresses. The elegant white satin, the flowing cut, this Marck Bouwer dress is a real winner.

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The suit

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Doesn’t Angie look cool in a suit? We reckon she started the whole wearing suits on the red carpet trend.

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The leopard print coat

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Departing from her signature monochrome palette, the actress looked casual in a leopard print coat and red heels in 2004 in New York.

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The print dress

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Angie looked ready for Summer in 2005 in this floaty print dress, while posing with Brad Pitt in Vegas. The pair started dating shortly after, having met on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith.

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The leather dress

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For the premiere of Mr & Mrs Smith in LA, the actress looked impossibly cool in a black leather halterneck dress.

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The embellished dress

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Angie wore this beautiful embellished dress with bow belt in 2005.

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The strapless dress

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This timeless strapless dress is a classic.

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The yellow dress

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Angie looked radiant in yellow at the Cannes premiere of Ocean’s Thirteen in 2007.

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The tie dye dress

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Angie shows us tie dye definitely CAN look cool.

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The green dress

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A heavily pregnant Angie looked like a Greek goddess in her green dress in Cannes in 2008.

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The kaftan dress

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Another elegant choice for the red carpet.

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The midi dress

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We love this sharp yellow and black pencil skirt dress.

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The Versace dress

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This powder-pink Versace gown is nigh-on perfect.

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