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Sapeurs

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Congo

ISBN-13: 9783868289732

Contributor(s): Tariq Zaidi

Subjects: Photography & Photographs

Publisher: Kehrer Verlag

Publisher Imprint: Kehrer Verlag

Publication Date: 22-10-2020

Format: Hardback

Availability: Out of stock

£32.00

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About the book

British photographer Tariq Zaidi presents a fashion subculture of Kinshasa & Brazzaville: La Sape, Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes. Its followers are known as 'Sapeurs' ('Sapeuses' for women). Most have ordinary day jobs as taxi-drivers, tailors and gardeners, but as soon as they clock off they transform themselves into debonair dandies. Sashaying through the streets they are treated like rock stars - turning heads, bringing 'joie de vivre' to their communities and defying their circumstances.

Sapeurs

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