Angelina Jolie Discusses Designing Atelier Jolie, Finding Her Style

Angelina Jolie Doesn't Want to Be a ‘Big Designer’ and Has More ‘Books Than Clothes’ in Her Closet
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Angelina Jolie is sharing her fabulous — and sustainable — fashion with the world.

Jolie, 48, opened up about her style philosophy in her November 2023 Vogue cowl story, which was revealed on-line Wednesday, September 27. “I’m not somebody who likes garments to devour her life. And I don’t love the concept of being ‘influenced,’” she advised the outlet. “There are extra books than garments in my closet.”

Though Jolie isn’t obsessive about style, her followers are at all times wanting to see her subsequent look. From dazzling attire to low-key outfits, she persistently slays together with her fashion. She’s giving followers the prospect to channel her fashion much more when she opens her storefront, Atelier Jolie, later this 12 months.

Jolie advised Vogue she doesn’t “need to be a giant designer” together with her clothes line, which is able to encompass sustainable clothes, together with slip attire, trousers and extra.

Discovering her personal fashion has been a lifelong course of. “Generally the best way you gown says, ‘Don’t mess with me — I’ve bought my armor on,’” she stated. “After I went by one thing the place I used to be harm, I had a therapist ask if I might strive carrying a flowing garment. I assumed that pants and boots projected a ‘more durable’ look, a stronger me.”

As she nears 50, Jolie nonetheless wonders “what my fashion is as a result of I’m nonetheless understanding who I’m.”

Angelina Jolie Doesn't Want to Be a ‘Big Designer’ and Has More ‘Books Than Clothes’ in Her Closet
Annie Leibovitz/Vogue

“I don’t really feel like I’ve been myself for a decade, in a approach, which I don’t need to get into,” she shared, explaining that working in a “artistic area” has been “therapeutic.”

Jolie shares six kids with ex-husband Brad Pitt — Maddox, 22, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 15. Zahara and Pax have been particularly concerned in creating Atelier Jolie. Zahara helped her mother discover the store’s precise location whereas Pax spray painted the shop’s brand onto a canvas, per Vogue.

Jolie gushed about motherhood within the profile, penned by Chioma Nnadi. “I used to be 26 once I turned a mom,” she famous. “My total life modified. Having kids saved me — and taught me to be on this world in another way.”

Atelier Jolie, which launches in November, was introduced by way of Instagram in Might. “I’m beginning one thing new right now—a collective the place everybody can create,” Jolie captioned her reveal. “Atelier Jolie is a spot for artistic folks to collaborate with a talented and numerous household of professional tailors, sample makers and artisans from around the globe.”

Angelina Jolie Doesn't Want to Be a ‘Big Designer’ and Has More ‘Books Than Clothes’ in Her Closet
Annie Leibovitz/Vogue

She continued: “It stems from my appreciation and deep respect for the various tailors and makers I’ve labored with through the years, a want to utilize the high-quality classic materials and deadstock cloth already accessible, and likewise to be a part of a motion to domesticate extra self-expression.”