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Style at any age: The Sapeurs

— by Alyson Walsh

 

Photo: npr.org

 

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.’

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  Photo: npr.org   I love The Sapeurs.