Seriously, how many Hollywood leading ladies can go from wearing vials of blood to Valentino on the red carpet?

Angelina Jolie isn't simply an actress, she is a bona fide star. When she first burst onto the scene in the late 1990s,Jon Voight's daughter was a mysterious vixen. Her tattoos, her outspoken love for knives, her torrid love affairs and her questionable relationship with her brother had everyone fascinated. On the red carpet, she preferred wild and tough looks, including black leather pants, slinky slip dresses and who could forget her iconic gothic inspired get-up at the 2000 Academy Awards, where she took home an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her work in "Girl Interrupted." She even wore a vial of then-husband Billy-Bob Thorton's blood around her neck and vice versa to a number of premieres and appearances.

But when Ang adopted her son Maddox in 2002, her life, including her style, changed forever. As she embraced her maternal instinct, a softer much more sophisticated side of the actress started to emerge. Gone were the tomboy crop-tops and push-up bustiers. Instead, ethereal elegant gowns by the likes of Saint Laurent, Jenny Packhamand Atelier Versace started working their way into her wardrobe.

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