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Beau Brummels of Brazzaville

post #1 of 5
10/7/11 at 8:40pm
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Thought some of you might enjoy my story in WSJ magazine on the sapeurs of the Congo:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903927204576574553723025760.html
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post #2 of 5
10/8/11 at 6:27am

Always interesting to read about this unusual subculture and its ideas about clothes. It's a good case study for some of the ideas bounced around in the clothes/culture/ethnicity thread I started about a week or so ago. Thanks for a fun read!

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post #3 of 5
10/8/11 at 7:57am
extreme escapism, if I ever saw one... fascinating

another good photoessay for those interested:

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post #4 of 5
10/8/11 at 8:02am
somehow the URL didn't attach above...

http://zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/mediavilla/index.html
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post #5 of 5
10/10/11 at 3:35am
Here are a few past threads on the topic of "sapeurs", although I'm not sure if the links inside the threads are all active:

Insane Congolese clothing devotees

Dandy style movement in the Congo

Dandies in the Congo

SAPE - Conspicuous consumption in the Congo
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