What do you get when an A-list actress and philanthropist, one of the world’s top luxury brands and one of the most talked about designers all join forces? A capsule wardrobe to be reckoned with (meaningfully).
Charlize Theron, Dior and Thebe Magugu have recently launched a collaborative capsule in aid of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) as initiated by Maria Grazia Chiuri and it feels like all our favourite actors have teamed up to star in a charitable film.
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Charlize and Dior no strangers to partnering up for activist-centric campaigns, including the ‘Chin Up’ Women in Dior initiative. This time, they’ve turned their focus closer to Charlize’s home in support of CTAOP.
If you haven’t heard of CTAOP before, sine 2007 the organisation has been the bridge builder between young South African people and opportunities, using a grassroots approach to pave the way. Though it isn’t limited to SA, Mzansi remains the main focus of Charlize’s heart, built on the idea that “change comes from within communities themselves.”
The recent collaboration sees a focus on sisterhood, yet still remains in touch with the key themes and pillars CTAOP prides itself on.
Of course, a capsule campaign of this kind needed a designer who stays authentic to the narrative of South Africa and African empowerment. Not to mention a creative who remains dedicated to Africa’s growth through their work.
Cue Thebe Magugu.
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The Kimberly-born and JHB-based designer has shaken up the fashion world in the last few years, giving African design a home on the bodies of some of the West’s most promising figures – and by doing so, Magugu’s designs have given African art in fashion form a powerful voice.
As the winner of the 2019 Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) prize for emerging talent, Magugu made waves in the fashion world for being the first African designer to take home the prize. Magugu made headlines earlier this year as his imaginings were announced to be part of the V&A Museum’s African Fashion Exhibition in the UK – the accumulation of two years of planning and the first of its kind.
Not to mention, he was the first African designer to collaborate with adidas.
Magugu’s imaginings accompanied by Charlize’s organisation and Dior’s artistic and financial contributions have all earmarked this capsule as a collection of different worlds combining to ensure fashion gives back.
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According to LVMH, the 6 elements of the capsule include the Dior Book Tote crafted in the door Oblique fabric, the Diorcamp bag and the soon-to-be-iconic sister female prints on a cotton T-shirt with yellow silk twill scarf to ice the look.
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