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Angelina Jolie’s favorite fashion brands are scarcely recognizable (unless you know your way around The Row and Loro Piana), but her accessories spell out luxury. This is a woman who lives for the discreet elegance of a Salvatore Ferragamo wool coat and the quiet craft behind a Gabriela Hearst dress, but who can’t help but fall for the charms of Dior’s 30 Montaigne bag and Fendi’s Kan U shoulder style. The perfect shoes to pair with Jolie’s archival Brunello Cucinelli kaftans and Carine Gilson robes? Valentino Garavani’s Vlogo sandals, which add a subtle flash of glam to her otherwise achingly curated, muted fashion proposition.
The Vlogo flats look expensive, thanks to their bold gold plaque, but don’t compromise on functionality—essential for a businesswoman and mother who juggles parenting, humanitarian work and film projects, and needs to get things done without worrying about blisters.
The Italian grained calf leather is smooth but still durable—hence why Jolie has had the same tan and beige slides on rotation for years.
“I invest in quality pieces, and then just wear them to death,” Jolie once told British Vogue. “I don’t change things often, you know? That’s one of my things.” Indeed, Jolie has been an unofficial ambassador for the minimalist chic Vlogos since they launched for spring 2019.
The antique brass finishing on the statement monogram, a Valentino house signature since the ’60s, will have no doubt appealed to the lover of vintage, whose wardrobe is a considered balance of both old and new.
Each season since the launch of Jolie’s essential flats has brought with it new colors and finishes, from raffia to prints, but you won’t see the Tomb Raider star in anything but the classic versions. This summer’s giraffe and rain motifs? Not for Ange, whose wardrobe has never been described as zany. The furthest she’ll stretch is the woven white pair—don’t even think about the platform and heeled versions.
For a woman who remains something of an enigma for most, her power flats tell the world something obvious about Jolie: she likes hard working pieces, but can’t deny herself Hollywood polish. After all, she pours herself into gunmetal sequined Versace on the red carpet, so why should her day-to-day looks be any less fabulous?