La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (French; literally "Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People") and hinting to the French slang word sape which means "clothes" or sapé, which means "dressed up", is a subculture centered on the cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville in the Democratic...

2020年10月9日 · 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. …

来自非洲刚果的“氛围营造者和雅士协会”（简称“la sape”或“萨普协会”）的自称为”Sapeur”的这群人，可真是把装逼作为第一生产力。 根据马斯洛需求层次理论（大学交了四年学费就记得这词儿…），人类如果无法满足温饱的需求，可不会产生装逼的需求，但事实一次又一次地把马斯洛的小脸蛋都打肿了，估计他的棺材板都快压不住了。 至今刚果境内至少有6000名Sapeurs，大多分布在首都布拉柴维尔和金萨沙，布拉柴维尔的Sapeurs老套点，三种颜色的穿衣搭配是不可打破的 …

2025年1月16日 · In Brazzaville, much of the Sapeur style is a suave, polished nod to the Jazz Age and early-20th century European fashion. It’s defined by impeccably tailored suits, bowler hats, canes, pipes, plump bow ties, bright pocket squares (stuffed in, not folded), evening scarves, and flashy coordinating socks.

2022年3月1日 · In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (more commonly known as La Sape) are a subculture of men — or La Sapeuse for women — that embody elegance in both style and conduct, wearing clothing as complex and intricate as La Sape’s historical origins.

5 天之前 · Someone who follows La Sape is known as a Sapeur (or ‘Sapeuse’ for a woman). This series of portraits are of people who follow La Sape in various districts across the city of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.

2021年5月21日 · Anyone can become a sapeur, says Bertrand, who is an electrician by day. You join a group and then you learn how to dress (textures are important), how to mix colors (no more than three in an...

2014年12月11日 · Mama Africa is one of the most uncommon and most well-known "sapeuses" of her generation. Despite her modest means, and what others might have to say, "sape" remains a passion for this mother of six. "I have been a 'sapeuse' since the day I was born", says this smiling woman of 32 years whose real name is Maguy Ndumza.

2022年9月11日 · The sapeurs, SAPE or dandyism, is a very popular urban subcultural movement in some cities of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo.

Clementine Biniakoulou, 52-year-old housewife and sapeuse for 36 years, in Brazzaville, 2017. Photo: ©Tariq Zaidi