Here's all the proof you need that the 'Angelina leg' will never go out of fashion
She's known for her endless best-selling films, but one of Angelina Jolie's most famous moments was in fact a far less-rehearsed moment.
Stepping out at the 2012 Oscars wearing a black velvet Atelier Versace dress, even she couldn’t have known the commotion that would ensue.
The elegant design made her right leg a celebrity in its own right (it spawned its own Twitter page which had more than 28,000 followers), thanks to her contorted pose.
But while the world got hysterical, we got pensive.
Far from a new trend, the 'leg pose' now known as the 'Angelina leg' was in fact seen several times prior. And has been spotted several times since...
GettyWhen Angelina Jolie swept onto the red carpet at the 2012 Academy Awards in her chic black velvet Atelier Versace dress, even she couldn’t have known the commotion that would ensue. The elegant design made her right leg a celebrity in its own right (it spawned its own Twitter page which, at the time of publishing, had more than 28,000 followers), thanks to her contorted pose. But while the world got hysterical, GLAMOUR.com got pensive – because this is actually very far from a new trend...
Laura Harrier stunned as soon as she stepped out in Louis Vuitton at the 2019 Oscars, but it was when we saw the pop of left leg that we truly fell in love.
Brie Larson's metallic gown at the 2019 Oscars was another leg-flashing cracker.
Getty ImagesFor the Oscars 2017, Taraji P. Henson wore a stunning bardot-cut velvet gown, sparkling jewellery and a leg pop to rival all others.
Karen Elson, who has been named the newest Jo Malone London Girl alongside pal Poppy Delevingne, looked simply stunning in this deep crimson velvet gown at the fragrance house's intimate dinner in New York last night.
PA PicturesDown Under, it’s de rigeur for the left leg to take, er, centre stage, if this shot of Miranda Kerr is to be believed.
PA PhotosBeating Angelina Jolie to the punch by almost six weeks, Viola Davis’ right leg got in on the paparazzi action thanks to her thigh-split Emilio Pucci dress at the Golden Globes.
PA PhotosRather than a full on bent-knee squat, Lea Michele opted for a demure pulling aside of her electric blue maxi dress to reveal a sliver of leg at the Fox All-Star party last month.
Kylie Minogue wasn’t holding back at the British Comedy Awards in December; the pint-sized pop princess balanced her bare leg with an advanced bare shoulder manoeuvre.
PA PhotosYou don’t need to be wearing a maxi to work a prominent leg, you know. Alexa Chung went renegade in a slashed-though midi at Burberry’s Paris boutique opening last year.
PA PhotosNaomi Watts shone in Stella McCartney sequins at the premiere of J Edgar, despite her left leg attempting to steal the limelight.
PA PhotosSelena Gomez perfected the right leg thrust at the 2011 American Music Awards.
PA PhotosKristen Stewart gave fans a flash of her fabulous left leg in her embellished J. Mendel dress at the LA premiere of Breaking Dawn: Part 1.
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Rex FeaturesAshley Greene, meanwhile, opted for a rather subtle knee-only stance in this monochrome DKNY number at a Breaking Dawn screening last November.
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Rihanna (and her left leg) exponentially upped the sex quotient in Giorgio Armani at Stella McCartney’s autumn/winter 2012 fashion week dinner.
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Rex FeaturesDaisy Lowe may have been showing off her rings here, but her right leg was determined to grab as much attention as possible...
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PA PhotosWe have a repeat offender! Selena Gomez’s right leg made its red carpet debut at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.
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PA PhotosVanessa Hudgens went wide at last year’s premiere of Pirates Of The Caribbean.
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PA PhotosTrust Diane Kruger to make such an awkward pose look the ultimate in chic, here, at the 2011 Met Ball.
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PA PhotosJamie Chung took one step closer to super-stardom, thanks to that ambitious right leg, at the premiere of Sucker Punch.
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PA PhotosCiara’s deep lunge at the 2011 Grammys is surely enough to give Ange a run for her money.
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PA PhotosPutting her best leg forward: Christina Hendricks in L’Wren Scott at the 2011 SAGs.
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Rex FeaturesVictoria Beckham’s left leg is such a pro, the right doesn’t even get the slightest look-in.
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PA PhotosSalma Hayek gave a red hot premiere of her left leg when she hit the red carpet in Cannes at a screening of Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.
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PA PhotosNot content with wearing spring’s hottest hue, Alesha Dixon ensured herself additional column inches at the first Britain’s Got Talent auditions with a classic thigh thrust.
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PA PhotosLea Michele and her left leg at the 2011 Grammys: standard.
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PA PhotosHold the phone! Far be it from us to suggest that Jennifer Aniston's right leg could upstage Angelina's but, well, this outfit was from the Golden Globes - in 2010...
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Rex FeaturesCamila Alves’ left leg looked to be making a bid for freedom in this elegant long wrap.
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PA PhotosThe well-tanned right leg of GLAMOUR’s very own beauty blogger, Millie Mackintosh, was spotted playing peek-a-boo at a Walker’s launch party in January.
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PA PhotosCould it have been Amber Heard’s left leg flash at the premiere of The Rum Diary in 2011 that cemented her place on Hollywood’s A-list? Stranger things have happened...
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Rex FeaturesThe latest A-Lister to "do an Angelina" though is British model Lily Donaldson who showed off her enviably long pins in this white gown at a fashion party in October 2014.
Rex FeaturesAlessandra Ambrosio took the leg slit trend to the next level with this racy peek-a-boo dress which she chose for the ACRIA Holiday Dinner in December 2014. Featuring a cutout which extends all the way to the waist it showed off her killer pins a treat.
