Photo Giusti Francesco (Francesco Giusti) on the members of the SAPE community (Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes — elegant Community of people) from the Republic of the Congo.
Even during the war in the Republic of Congo’s capital, Brazzaville, SAPE society has not ceased to exist.
With the arrival in Congo of the French in the early twentieth century, local youth serving settlers learned what elegance. In 1922, known for his beliefs against the settlers Andre Griner Matsuya (Andrè Grenard Matsoua) the first of the Congolese returned from Paris dressed like a true French “Monsieur” — and was enthusiastically received by the citizens.
Today the members of the SAPE consider themselves as artists, they are respected and adored by the whole community. “The SAPE is an art that has nothing to do with the amount of money a person. This ability to achieve harmony and match color combinations”.
Under this dress code encouraged the manufacture of clothing, choosing the right accessories, as well as the desire to be unique and unique. Members of SAPE with its elegant clothing and impeccable style make a little more attractive surrounding their miserable reality.
