“I really felt the theme of ‘art and opulence’ was expressed in the shimmer of midnight-blue velvet,” Gugu Mbatha-Raw tells Vogue of the Gucci gown she wore to attend a gala celebrating a new exhibition spotlighting the work of Black artists.
in Cape Town, and the actor naturally selected a look by Gucci – which is sponsoring the exhibition – to wear to co-chair the event over the weekend., unveiled in Puglia earlier this year. “I had fun accessorising with the pearl choker, which felt like a classic nod to the ocean – which the gallery overlooks,” says the star. The diamanté hair jewellery, meanwhile, was chosen as “South Africa is famously home to the world’s greatest diamonds”.
As well as an opportunity to see the work of such luminaries as Kehinde Wiley , the trip was also a chance for Gugu to reconnect with her family in South Africa. “It’s always special to visit South Africa because my Dad was born here and I have family in Johannesburg,” she says. “My uncle passed in 2020, and like many I attended his funeral on Zoom. So it was a really emotional moment to visit his grave and connect with my cousins.
Gugu made time for a sunrise hike up Table Mountain, and visited the first fully Black-owned winery in South Africa, Klein Goederust in Franschhoek. “Cape Town is a beautiful city, with a very complex history,” the star tells. “The legacy of Apartheid is still very present in the landscape of the city. Nurturing art and culture is so important for healing these scars.
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