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PIX: Angelina's Oscar leg show wasn't her first!

Last updated on: February 29, 2012 15:18 IST
Angelina Jolie

So Angelina Jolie's right leg upstaged pretty much everything else at the Oscars this week. Or so the social media tells us.

The actress came dressed in an Atelier Versace strapless gown with a thigh high slit and what a coloumist described as  'infamous lips red like a messily-fed vampire'.

What followed is a mass hysteria on various social media sites, especially Twitter, where a new handle called Angie's right leg was created and has got over 37,000 followers already.

We get that she's a BIG star and whatever she does becomes a talking point. However, this one really trumps us as Jolie has made practically all of her red carpet appearances in the recent past wearing thigh-high slits and sticking her leg out.

So what's new? Why this sudden fixation? While we try to decode this rather strange phenomenon, you take a look at just how many times she's donned this style.

2010

The actress was the epitome of Hollywood glamour as she charmed fans at the Japan premiere of her film Salt in Tokyo In July, 2010.

Jolie wore a flowing blackless Versace gown with a dangerously high slit.

2004

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Angelina Jolie

It was another black dress with a slit in the front for the actress when she attended the world premiere of her 2004 epic film Alexander.

She played Olampias, mother of Alexander the Great.

2005

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Angelina Jolie

Can you really blame Brad Pitt for having fallen for her while he was still married?

Angelina Jolie looked breathtaking in a halter dress as she stepped out in Los Angeles for the premiere of Mr And Mrs Smith in 2005.

Brangelina was born after the lead stars fell in love while shooting for the film.

2011

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Angelina Jolie

More recently, the actress attended the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 2 in California in July 2011 with Pitt by her side.

She wore a slick Michael Kors dress with a super sexy slit in it. She paired the outfit with Salvatore Feragamo shoes.

2012

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Angelina Jolie

The Golden Globes this year were no different. Jolie wore a stunning Atelier Versace gown and added dashes of red with her lips and a clutch.

Devilish.

2011

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Angelina Jolie

The actress hinted at having ditched her trusted colour black when she wore a majestic chocolate brown Atelier Versace gown to the premiere of Tree Of Life at Cannes, 2011.

The acclaimed Terrence Malik film starred Brad Pitt in a central character.

2009

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

It was a draping nude Versace gown for Jolie with her favourite part -- a slit -- as she attended the premiere of Inglourious Basterds at Cannes in 2009.

The Quentin Tarantino-directed film starred Brad Pitt and other Hollywood stars like Diane Kruger and Christopher Waltz.

2010

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Angelina Jolie

The actress looked bewitching at the UK premiere of her film Salt in 2010.

She wore a light-coloured sparkly Amanda Wakeley gown.


2010

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Angelina Jolie

For the world premiere of her film The Tourist, Angie wore a stunning full length white wrap around cashmere Versace gown.

She was accompanied by partner Brad Pitt at the do.

2003

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Angelina Jolie

Jolie's love for black red carpet numbers dates back to her wild days, when she wore vials of blood with then husband Billy Bob Thornton and infamously kissed her brother at the Oscars one time.

The actress arrived at the premiere of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life at the Empire Cinema Leicester Square in 2003 in London.

2003

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Angelina Jolie

Jolie attended the world premiere of her film Beyond Borders in 2003 at Capitol cinema in Madrid, Spain wearing a green stain dress.