Throughout her Maria press tour, Angelina Jolie has continually found understated ways to represent her muse. She hasn't dressed in full-on Callas-core, instead using subtile winks in the form of well-chosen accessories or a vintage-inspired dresses.
Naturally, for a screening of the biopic in New York City, Jolie continued this dressing ethos. She wore the opera singer's signature color, head to toe, as a nod to Maria Callas.
On Sept. 29, Jolie walked the red carpet at the New York Film Festival wearing a vintage gown that very well could have come straight from her on-screen persona's personal closet. She wore an angelic Madame Grès maxi dress—first made in 1956— covered in micro pleats, which featured an asymmetrical bodice.
Angelina Jolie attends a "Maria" screening wearing a white pleated gown.
Jolie doubled down on the vintage aesthetic with an Old Hollywood glam look. She wore her blonde hair parted to the side, in elegant waves, and swiped on a glossy red lip. The actor skipped out on the brooches and fur this time around, wearing only a pair of diamond drop earrings.
The actor's gown was sourced from Mon Vintage, a destination for stars paying homage to the past on red carpets of the present. Previous clients of the luxury boutique include Rihanna and Amal Clooney.
A closer look at Jolie's red carpet gown.
It wasn't the gown's Grecian-inspired silhouette or Jolie's Old Hollywood glam look, however, that recalled Callas. It was her dress's colorway. White-bright gowns were a favorite of the singer and she often sported them on the red carpet. In fact, she wore a similar design to the International Film Festival in Venice, Italy in 1956.
Maria Callas wears white to the 1956 International Film Festival.
Fittingly, white dresses are also a Jolie specialty. Over the years, she has worn look-alike styles on many occasions. In 2019, for example, the actor wore a nearly identical gown to a Los Angeles premiere of Dumbo. It, too, featured a wrapped bodice and micro pleats.
Long before signing on for the biopic in her honor, Jolie wore a Maria Callas-esque gown for the 2019 premiere of "Dumbo."
Fifteen years prior, in 2009, she wore yet another iteration to the annual Academy Awards. This time, her look was all satin, with a matching shawl and a low-cut neckline.
She wore a similar gown 15 years earlier, to the 2009 Oscars.
She was born to play this role.
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