If you've got a winter wedding or black-tie event coming up, a velvet gown ... and the off-the-shoulder silhouette, combined with the thigh-high slit, makes this dress one you'll be extra excited ...

For the latter occasion, Angelina wore a dress so fitting with her signature style, we figured it was custom. Her black sheath boasted an off-the-shoulder neckline that was completely appropriate ...

The 31-year-old singer helped celebrate the rapper’s 33rd birthday at Goya Studios in Hollywood and stepped out in a black velvet off-the-shoulder gown complete with a matching chunky belt.

The opening night of her Vegas residency called for a show stopping dress, so Adele turned to Schiaparelli to design a black velvet off-the-shoulder number with a ruched satin belt and gold waist ...

Those initials don’t just stand for little black dress anymore ... She started in an off-the-shoulder velvet Schiaparelli, with a long satin sash caught up by a gold buckle speckled with ...