She could neither read nor write, had never been to school, never been to a hospital or a clinic or a dentist, had never had a new dress or owned a pair of shoes, had gone to bed hungry on more nights than she could remember, and, like millions of other black South Africans, she had learned to settle for what was there and to expect nothing more.

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And if you are stuck for an evening outfit as the nights grow chillier, don't forget the allure of a simple black cashmere polo-neck with black pants, accessorized with a single long string of pearls.

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