Yes, sometimes Angelina Jolie takes off her heels and slips into some nice, flat, comfortable ballet flats.

Like the rest of us mortals, she knows that there are times when you don’t want to think about the discomfort of a heel that’s too high or too sharp. This must have been what she thought when choosing her outfit for her appearance at the Torino Film Festival, where she is presenting her new film, Sangre, which she wrote and directed based on the novel by Italian author Alessandro Baricco and stars Salma Hayek.

Perhaps Angelina the director feels the same way Paz Vega does when it comes to talking about her point of view behind the camera, looking for more relaxed attire. Overall, this look is less Hollywood star-like, more calm and functional.

This idea makes even more sense when we analyze the rest of the look. Both her pencil skirt and her simple V-neck sweater are items we would wear to the office on any given morning. For important meetings or work appointments, they make the perfect outfit—especially when accompanied with shoes as comfortable as hers.

Of course, we haven’t lost sight of the fact that the functional ballerina flats are made of velvet, a fact that makes us look at them in a different light. Not only will they go with an everyday outfit like this one—especially in black, which rarely clashes with any other color—but they’d also pair perfectly with an evening dress.

With the Christmas celebrations and New Year’s Eve just around the corner, it doesn’t hurt to have some allies like these, which are as festive and elegant as they are comfortable, approved for dancing until dawn. Once again, thank you, Angelina Jolie, for the idea.