Angelina the couturier: one of the participants came to the Oscar ceremony

“The dress is not the main thing, but everything that is worn should feel like an extension of the personality,” Agelina Jolie once said. The famous Hollywood actress, now working in the field of fashion design, confirmed these words during the last Oscar ceremony. Writer Suleika Jaouad appeared on the red carpet in a dress from her brand Atelier Jolie, arm in arm with her husband. It turned out that the actress is a longtime fan of the motivational speaker and New York Times columnist.

“This dress was designed by the one and only Angelina Jolie,” Jaouad told Canadian portal CTV Etalk about her outfit. “This is the first time she has designed a dress for the red carpet, and she invited the amazing artist Chaz Guest to paint a symphony on the back of it.” Suleika, who starred in the Oscar-nominated documentary American Symphony with her husband Jon Batiste, wore a silver dress. It was made from recycled silk and depicted Baptiste conducting a group of musicians. John is a five-time Grammy Award winner and the founder and leader of the band Stay Human.

The Hollywood actress launched the luxury clothing and accessories brand Atelier Jolie last year. She focused his team on sustainable fashion development, as well as providing demonstration opportunities for independent and lesser-known designers. Angelina explained the decision to design a dress for Jaouad in a conversation with Vogue: “I deeply admire Suleika and her way of living her life - how she faces challenges with strength and dignity. She has incredible creative power that inspires everyone who knows her. “I would like to dress her for any purpose that she sets,” she noted. According to Jolie, the design of the dress was influenced by the theme of creative healing, which is central to the American Symphony. The film tells the story of Baptiste and Jaouad, showing a year in the musician's life and, in particular, his wife's struggle with leukemia.

“I wanted an image inspired by Suleika’s work and her love,” Jolie noted. “She is an artist, so it was right to make her dress a canvas.” Chaz and I have known each other for many years, and I knew he would approach this with dedication and the right intention.” In turn, Guest shared photographs on social networks that captured their joint creative process. Specifically, how they select fabric and decide where the image will be placed.

“Like all atelier projects, the goal is to make the clothes personal, while being bold and creative,” summed up Angelina Jolie in an interview with Vogue.