Angelina Jolie
What we over 40 can learn from her
Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie is about to turn 50 and is feeling great. She speaks openly about the advantages that age brings her. A fact that is also reflected in her wardrobe. She has found her style – and we reveal here why we can learn a lot from her.
Angelina Jolie, 49, is currently on everyone’s lips with her new film “Maria”, which portrays the life of Maria Callas. There were standing ovations at the Venice Film Festival. It is clear that the actress has left the difficult times of the pandemic and the separation from Brad Pitt behind her and has found new strength. In an interview with “IndieWire”, she reveals that her age is not entirely innocent in her new contentment.
“I feel like an older woman now and I embrace it” – Angelina Jolie has found her center
Hardly any star in Hollywood has such a positive view of getting older as Angelina Jolie. In 2021, she even told Vogue: “I’m looking forward to my fifties.” Age seems easy to her, in contrast to her difficult youth. Her famous father Jon Voight left the family early and she was unable to build a good bond with her classmates either. She was repeatedly in the crossfire of the press with her relationships and after her separation from Brad Pitt she withdrew more and more from the public eye. “I focused on healing our family,” she revealed to Vogue. At the Venice Film Festival three years later, there is hardly any trace of the sadness. A certain “calmness” can be seen in her appearance – also in terms of fashion.
3 styling rules we learned from Angelina Jolie
A calmness that inspires. But how can you integrate this into your own style? A closer look at the Hollywood star’s wardrobe makes it clear: trends are no longer followed here. That doesn’t mean that women over 40 should no longer follow fashion, but rather that you should know what suits you and can therefore do without looks that make you look unflattering. Angelina Jolie’s absolute fashion secret is sustainability.
“I invest in high-quality pieces and then just wear them until the end”
While Angelina Jolie has relied heavily on black and leather in the past, she now stocks high-quality pieces in her wardrobe. Once the items are bought, they are worn until the end. To ensure that her clothes are still trendy in ten years and do not look old-fashioned, she now only buys basics. A trench coat that she can combine in two different ways in Venice, wide fabric trousers and midi skirts, as well as a large selection of elegant shirts and blouses.
Angelina Jolie lives by the principle: invest in quality, then you will have it for a long time, like here with her short-sleeved trench coat.
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Our tip: Classics such as trench coats, white T-shirts and black trousers are items that look good in any wardrobe because they are timeless and versatile.
More combinations through the same color family
Trends are fun, but they also mean that our closets are a wild mix of colors and styles. Too overwhelming for many people, so that we quickly get the feeling that we have nothing to wear. As we all know, that’s not true, but we lack the creativity to choose a new style combination every day. This is easier if we stick to one color family. Angelina Jolie has chosen natural tones and black, which means she can put together new looks more quickly. Whether it’s brown pants and a beige shirt or a brown dress and black boots, the colors will always harmonize with each other.
Angelina Jolie stays true to one color range so that she can combine as many items of clothing as possible.
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For more pep: You don’t have to follow Angelina Jolie’s color palette. Red, green, or blue also offer a wide variety of colors.
Designer bags are her “guilty pleasure”
Spending a lot of money on bags? For Angelina Jolie, it’s a must. Perhaps her only “fashion” vice. She loves large bags from labels like Céline, Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino.
Angelina Jolie’s bags are a symbol of luxury. She particularly likes bags by Céline and Yves Saint Laurent.
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The Hollywood star is particularly drawn to Céline’s timeless design. Angelina Jolie has two of the brand’s favorite models: the Horizontal Cabas in Textile Triomphe and the simple, black Medium Clasp model, which she wears elegantly with a dress and for casual shopping trips with her daughter Vivienne. Precisely because the 49-year-old’s accessories are so expensive, the same sustainability strategy is followed here as with her clothes. Quality and timeless design are given priority over trends and color. Angelina Jolie may prefer luxury bags, but you won’t find trendy bags like the Dior Saddle Bag or the Bottega Veneta Pouch on her. Even if we like to follow the latest trends and want to follow them, time should not be underestimated as a factor when it comes to investment pieces. After all, a 1000 euro bag should – in the best case scenario – still appeal to us in 20 years.
Sources used: voogue.com, vogu.co.uk, indiewire.com