Alice Mann’s photos depict the glamour of South Africa’s prom nights

This gallery is taken from the spring 2026 issue of Dazed. Buy a copy of the magazinehere.

For high school students in South Africa, prom – or the “matric ball” – represents the most aspirational rite of passage of their teenage years. More than just a graduation celebration, the event gestures toward adulthood while also promising to fulfil a unique fantasy. “It’shellip;

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