Black Versace dress of Angelina Jolie

Jolie attended the 2012 Academy Awards alongside then-fiancée Brad Pitt, who was nominated for the Best Actor accolade following his performance in Moneyball (2011).

[3][4] Jolie was regarded to be a trendsetter on the red carpet, and was attributed to awards season trends of light and "icy" colours after her white Versace gown at the 2012 Golden Globes.

[7] The dress is a strapless black deep velvet gown, with sculptural neckline ruffles, a bustle, two diamond clips, a wraparound belt around an asymmetrical bodice, and a dramatic thigh-high slit.

[7][11][12][13][14][15][16][excessive citations] Jolie paired the look with simple accessories, including a voluminous wave hairstyle, red lipstick, Neil Lane jewelry, a clutch by Jaime Mascaro, and peep-toe platform heels by Salvatore Ferragamo.

[19] After Jolie's appearance at the awards, Susan Cernek from Glamour wrote that the dress influenced subsequent fall trends for black skirts and ballgowns.

"[4] PopSugar wrote that the actress's ensemble was "anything but basic" and communicated "Hollywood royalty with elegance and ease", while The Daily Beast deemed the gown "a bit of a snooze".

[20] Writing for The New Yorker, Judith Thurman stated that the gown "resembled tulip-petals" and "show(ed) off her legs to die for", deeming Jolie the best-dressed at the ceremony.