When Jolie turned around, she revealed an unexpected open back cutout that perfectly frames a variety of large tattoos she’s accumulated over the years. In fact, if you look closely, the top panel holding up the dress appears to come just above her “know your rights” tattoo, which is reportedly the title of her favorite song by The Clash.
The dress itself is a cross between the runway version and a ready-to-wear dress that currently retails for $1,773. While Alberta Ferretti creative director Lorenzo Serafini’s runway design featured glistening embellishments and more dramatic draping, the shoppable cape dress does not include an open back at all.
Clearly, this middle ground was the perfect fit for Jolie, who recently emphasized the importance of her tattoos in an interview with Backstage. “There’s something about being an actor where often, you’re expected to become a blank slate in between characters,” she said, revealing she was warned against getting tattoos early on in her career for that very reason.
Obviously, she ignored that advice. “It was one of many things I did in my life that was separate from film and being on camera—that was me and not a character,” she said. “So I wasn’t just staying a blank slate, even literally.”