Style at any age: The Sapeurs
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I love The Sapeurs. The Society of Elegant Persons of the Congo, an inspirational group of working class men from the city of Brazzaville in Africa – who after a hard day’s graft, switch to dandy-mode and go out on the town in their brightly coloured suits, shiny shoes and smart hats. You may have seen them in the Gentlemen of Bacongo book published a couple of years ago, and now going for a small fortune online:
Or in the brilliant new Guinness ad:
‘In life you cannot always choose what you do, but you can always choose who you are.’
Love it.