Editor’s Note: Often referred to as “dandies” of the Congo, “sapeurs” and “sapeuses” are men, women and children whose sharp and stylish way of dressing has caught the world’s attention. Below, ...

Sporting only the most stylish designer labels, wearing only meticulously matched colors, the Congo’s dandies are the very embodiment of sartorial elegance. Known as “Sapeurs,” these dapper dressers ...

At La Main Bleue, an outdoor club hidden in the back alleys of Brazzaville, Hassan Salvador enters like he owns not just the Congo but the world: Gianfranco Ferré umbrella stretched open overhead, ...

Sapeurs are members of La Sape, the Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People), who dress up fashionably in Brazzaville and Kinshasa. The ...

In the two Congos, there’s a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as “sapeurs”, who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

Guinness’s “Made of More” campaign goes to the Republic of the Congo and spends time with members of a stylish subculture. The latest installment of Guinness’s “Made of More” campaign–a celebration of ...

At this point, most people know about drag queens — thanks, RuPaul! — but fewer are aware of drag kings: women who dress as men. There are thriving drag-king scenes in London, New York, Paris, Los ...

Some residents of the twin Congolese capitals of Brazzaville and Kinshasa have long been known for their love of stylish dressing - in particular members of the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant ...

A sapeur poses at the opening night of the 21st Francophonie Festival in Beijing, March 9, 2016. [Photo by Ruan Fan/chinadaily.com.cn] This group of people were captured by Boudouin Mouanda, a ...