La Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes

I came about this information a book called " Gentlemen of Bacongo" and various websites that went into description of this culture of some sorts, so here at red bricks and coal we thought we would share this information with you and our own opinion.

 from Le SAPE (  La Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes ) is a culture that has come out of The Congo Republic.

It, came around after the country was ruled by France, and the local's decided to have a bit of European Flair.
The people involved in this ( Known as sapeurs)  dress themselves up in tailor made suits, shoes and the occasional cigar.


The Sapeurs believe in motivated and cultivating the body & the mind, Here is a quote from the book which goes into in depth detail and has some stunning photographs - “We respect other people, we don’t like war, we like peace, and we have a moral code that is very Christian,” 


This cult, and the people that surround it have become cult icons in there home land and there towns.
What stands out for me in these pictures is how they clearly cut a striking image of upper class among the Poverty that surrounds them in there country and there continent, turning up in there best clothes amongst scenes of children starving and people living on the streets.